How to Make Tzitzit Fringes
- 1). Attach the clipboard to the work surface with the double-sided tape. Attach the board clip side up and use enough tape that you can pull on the board without dislodging it.
- 2). Line up the white cords so that they are even. Line up the blue cord with the white so that the white cords are centered on the blue. Because the blue is longer, the ends of the cord will extend beyond the ends of the white.
- 3). Find the center of the bundle of cords and fold the cords in half. Clip the folded portion of the cords onto the clipboard. This will form the loop of the tzitzit.
- 4). Measure the distance from the grommet or tzitzit hole in your prayer shawl to the edge of the fabric. Measure twice that distance on the folded cords and tie two single knots, with all the cords, at that point.
- 5). Recite “L’Shem Mitzvat Tzitzit” as you tie the knots.
- 6). Wrap one piece of blue cord around the entire bundle, either seven times for the Ashkenazi tradition or 10 times for the Sephardic tradition. Wrap the cord tightly and pull the end of the cord through the final wrap to secure the wrap.
- 7). Tie two single knots with all the cords and recite “L’Shem Mitzvah Tzitzit.”
- 8). Wrap the longer blue cord around the entire bundle, either eight times for the Ashkenazi tradition or five times for the Sephardic tradition. Pull the end of the cord through the final wrap to secure the wrap.
- 9). Tie two single knots with all the cords and recite “L’Shem Mitzvah Tzitzit.”
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Wrap the longer blue cord around the entire bundle, either 11 times for the Ashkenazi tradition or six times for the Sephardic tradition. Pull the end of the cord through the final wrap to secure the wrap. - 11
Tie two single knots with all the cords and recite “L’Shem Mitzvah Tzitzit.” - 12
Wrap the longer blue cord around the entire bundle, either 13 times for the Ashkenazi tradition or five times for the Sephardic tradition. Pull the end of the cord through the final wrap to secure the wrap. - 13
Tie two single knots with all the cords and recite “L’Shem Mitzvah Tzitzit.” - 14
Trim the ends of the cords to equal lengths. Tie a single knot into each cord, if desired. Repeat the entire process to make three more cords.
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