The Production Process for Custom-Made Synagogue Items by My Parochet:
Congratulations! You’ve made the wonderful decision to commission a parochet or torah mantel with B’heichalo.
You may be wondering what happens from the moment you confirm the design by fax or e-mail, to the moment you receive the finished product.
Allow us to give you a brief glimpse behind the scenes…
Step 1
Our designer, using the latest technologies, designs your item to perfection on a Mac computer.
Step 2
The black and white outlines of the design are printed on a large sheet of parchment paper- this is your ‘stencil
Step 3
One of our skilled embroideresses uses a needle to punch tiny holes along the outlines on the parchment paper
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She then lays the parchment down upon the velvet and brushes a cream across the entire design
Carefully removing the parchment paper, she observes the outlines of the design which have been transferred to the velvet
The embroideress then proceeds to embroider the design, within the outlines, using a vast array of colored high-quality embroidery threads
Our seamstress then takes over and lays the velvet down on a large table, carefully marking the border of your item, according to the exact size that we received from you.
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8- She carefully cuts the velvet to size, along with a similarly-sized lining and sometimes even prepares a sponge filling for the item
9- These fabrics are sewn together
10- For parochets: Rings or hooks are sewn to the top of the parochet
11- For Torah mantels: A wooden top is cut to size by our carpenter, and then covered with velvet by our seamstress.
12- Finally, gimp and tassles are sewn as finishing touches
As you can tell, your commissioned work is a huge undertaking, but for us it is a labor of love, done with religious fervor and the joy of performing a mitzvah!