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Tassel
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A tassel is a finishing feature in fabric and clothing decoration. It is a universal ornament that is seen in varying versions in many cultures around the globe.
Tassels of a bed from Paris, circa 1782–1783, in the Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York City)
Tassels of a bed from Paris, circa 1782–1783, in the Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York City)
Making a tassel from yarn
Making a tassel from yarn
Tzitzit
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Tzitzit are specially knotted ritual fringes, or tassels, worn in antiquity by Israelites and today by observant Jews and Samaritans. Tzitzit are usually attached to the four corners of the tallit gadol, usually referred to simply as a tallit or tallis; and tallit katan. Through synecdoche, a tallit katan may be referred to as tzitzit.
Tzitzis
Tzitzis
The all-white tzitzit is Ashkenazi. The blue and white tzitzit is knotted in the Sephardi style. Note the difference between the 7-8-11-13 scheme and
The all-white tzitzit is Ashkenazi. The blue and white tzitzit is knotted in the Sephardi style. Note the difference between the 7-8-11-13 scheme and uninterrupted windings (between the knots) on the Ashkenazi, vs. the 10-5-6-5 scheme and ridged winding on the Sephardi tzitzit.
Knitted arba kanfot with worn tzitzit (2 of 4), Basel, 1930s, in the collection of the Jewish Museum of Switzerland.
Knitted arba kanfot with worn tzitzit (2 of 4), Basel, 1930s, in the collection of the Jewish Museum of Switzerland.
A child's tzitzit attached to school shirt
A child's tzitzit attached to school shirt