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I'm thinking of making myself a tallit [Jewish prayer shawl]. For further details on what that is, together with a very insane conversation with my mother on the subject, plus an erudite discussion of the way religious garments get gendered (which side-tracked into subjects such as how hot some men look in eyeliner), look at my post last night in ![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-community.gif)
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The short version is that being vegan, almost all conventional talitot are out for me since they are usually made with wool and/or silk, I've only seen one set of pure cotton ones and they cost a bomb, and I don't like the acrylic ones (shiny and with silver or gold in it is not my style), though you never know, I might see something suitable in Jerusalem next month. So I'm messing around at home with scraps practising applique and contemplating embroidery, and keeping an eye open for scarves which could be made into talitot. What do you think of this one? The one thing I'm not sure about is if the fabric turns out to be shiny, and for some reason the seller keeps ignoring me when I ask that (though she's answered other questions). I've never encountered polished cotton, does anyone know what it's like? The size is pretty standard for a tallit, the fringes look appropriate, the colour's right, I'd prefer cotton for the sake of coolness anyway, and she says that it's about the same weight as her husband's tallit.
faith_feminists.The short version is that being vegan, almost all conventional talitot are out for me since they are usually made with wool and/or silk, I've only seen one set of pure cotton ones and they cost a bomb, and I don't like the acrylic ones (shiny and with silver or gold in it is not my style), though you never know, I might see something suitable in Jerusalem next month. So I'm messing around at home with scraps practising applique and contemplating embroidery, and keeping an eye open for scarves which could be made into talitot. What do you think of this one? The one thing I'm not sure about is if the fabric turns out to be shiny, and for some reason the seller keeps ignoring me when I ask that (though she's answered other questions). I've never encountered polished cotton, does anyone know what it's like? The size is pretty standard for a tallit, the fringes look appropriate, the colour's right, I'd prefer cotton for the sake of coolness anyway, and she says that it's about the same weight as her husband's tallit.
