Make some waves! Learn how to sew wave tucks for a handmade hand towel in this first video tutorial based on a project in the Sew Jewish book: the al natilat yadayim hand towel. Watch the video above or on YouTube.

Here are the links mentioned in the video:

Buy the Sew Jewish book on Etsy ► http://etsy.me/1jWZvFx

Subscribe to the Sew Jewish YouTube channel ► https://www.youtube.com/c/sewjewish

I designed this hand towel especially for the hand washing before eating bread and before eating the matzah during the Passover Seder. After all, a special hand washing deserves a special hand towel! The wave tucks evoke flowing water and the idea of mayyim hayyim –living waters– and spiritual renewal. I wrote a bit more about the background behind the design in an earlier post about the challenge of designing Judaica without using Jewish symbols. You can read that post here.