Couples who want to create a wedding chuppah with a personal touch have a new option: chuppah fabric featuring designs based on classic Jewish motifs that can be used to create their own chuppah canopies.

These new cut and sew chuppah fabrics can be made into canopies from 5.5’ to 6’ square—or even a little larger depending on the technique you use to finish the edges. 

The canopies are suitable for free standing chuppah frames as well as handheld chuppah poles.

I’ve been thinking about designing cut and sew chuppah canopies for a few wedding seasons, and I’m pleased to be able to offer the option now for the first time with a collection of three designs. You can find more details about each of them in the SewJewish Etsy shop.

I Am My Beloved’s and My Beloved Is Mine

The deeply traditional and deeply moving verse from the Song of Songs, in English and Hebrew.

Song of Songs

Inspired by imagery from the Song of Songs: scrolling vines of lushly colored pomegranates, grapes, figs, and quinces.

We Will Build this World with Love

The inspiring line from Psalm 89, along with the Hebrew text, “Olam chesed yibaneh,” encircled by blue roses.

Bonus: The fabrics are machine washable.

Cut & Sew Your Own Chuppah Canopy

The designs can be adapted to create canopies with finished sizes from  5.5’ to a little over 6’, depending on how large you cut the canopy piece and the technique you used to finish the edges.

The project does call for an experienced sewist who can choose the techniques for finishing the canopy edges and also adding ties to attach the canopy to the chuppah frame or poles.  

For example, the “I Am My Beloved’s…” canopy and the “We Will Build this World with Love” canopy both have a 76” printed square around the central design. If you cut out the canopy along this square and finish the edges with a 1” double fold hem, you’ll create a 6’ x 6’ canopy. This hemming technique works well for adding grommets to the corners for attaching the ties. If you cut the canopy a little larger or smaller, or use a different technique for finishing the edges, you’ll create a canopy of a different size.

Similarly, the border around the Song of Songs fruits design serves as a guideline for marking the cutting line with your desired dimensions.

You’ll find more details about each of these cut and sew canopy fabrics in the SewJewish Etsy shop.

And if you have any questions, please do feel free to get in touch. Especially since this is a new offering, I’d love to hear comments and questions.