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I am looking to hire someone to sew a talit for my son’s bar mitzvah. It’s a special project using personalized fabric squares from family and friends who attended his Bris. Any ideas? I thought I would just buy a talit and have all the fabric squares (about 4″ each) sewn directly onto them. But now seeing this site, maybe it’s better to create the entire talit. I would appreciate any suggestions or leads to someone to hire. Thanks!
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This is a really interesting idea, similar to making a huppah from squares created by a number of people.
I’ll forward your note to several people who take commissions, and any fellow reader who is interested should feel free to post here.
Good luck, Sherrie!
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Can the holes through which the tzizit pass be reinforced with a metal halo for reinforcement and still keep the tallit kosher?
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Hi Irv, I’m not aware of any reason why using a metal halo or grommet (actually, in the context of a prayer shawl I like the term halo) would keep the tallit from being kosher. Conventionally, the holes are reinforced with stitches, but a metal halo would also work. If you’re interested in a tutorial for reinforcing the tzitzit holes with stitches, you can find it on the blog here: https://sewjewish.com/2014/01/09/to-sew-a-neat-tzitzit-hole-on-your-tallit-make-a-hexagon-sj0001/
Hope this is helpful.
– Maria
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