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Re: Any recommendations for cleaning tzizis without tangling them?
« Reply #20 on: December 16, 2016, 05:52:35 AM »
Here's something:

People spend hundreds of dollars on an esrog noeh, but have no problems wearing a yellowed, blackened, smelly, torn, putrid, sweat stained, herring stained and mangled talis.

Evey six months, soak and scrub your talis in a bathtub with tide. Hang dry, make sure to untangle and tighten the strings while wet. Then spend 15 minutes ironing it. And ironing in the creases.

Hisnoeh lefonoiv bemitzvos!

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Re: Any recommendations for cleaning tzizis without tangling them?
« Reply #21 on: December 16, 2016, 05:54:41 AM »
Btw I think there's a thread on this topic

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Re: Any recommendations for cleaning tzizis without tangling them?
« Reply #22 on: December 16, 2016, 06:25:44 AM »
Here's something:

People spend hundreds of dollars on an esrog noeh, but have no problems wearing a yellowed, blackened, smelly, torn, putrid, sweat stained, herring stained and mangled talis.

Evey six months, soak and scrub your talis in a bathtub with tide. Hang dry, make sure to untangle and tighten the strings while wet. Then spend 15 minutes ironing it. And ironing in the creases.

Hisnoeh lefonoiv bemitzvos!
what changed thats once a year isnt enough anymore? Is it the addition of herring?
I hand wash my talis once a year in Bath, let it soak overnight etc. Then I iron it on high with plenty of steam. Creases come out very good.
Btw I find that the cleaners make talaisim yellow.
I also note that people are very makpid on a nice esrog while they have no problem with a sweaty, black, yellowed, and even ripped talis. Zeh keli veanvehu: talis, Lulv etc...

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Re: Any recommendations for cleaning tzizis without tangling them?
« Reply #23 on: December 16, 2016, 06:30:41 AM »
My kids tzizis strings get tangled and mangled in the wash. What is a good way to wash them without that happening (and without buying the Magen Tzizis thing)

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if you do take it to the cleaners, take a bunch of tie wraps (those things that look like plastic handcuffs), loop the tzizit and cinch the tie wraps closed around them, it will keep the tzizit from getting tangled and frayed. When it comes back, cut the tied wraps with wire cutters and your talit will be clean and your tzizit will be fine. Same applies for washing your talit katan in the machine rather than hand washing it...

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Re: Any recommendations for cleaning tzizis without tangling them?
« Reply #24 on: December 16, 2016, 07:32:50 AM »
Malchus and keter have a service.  It costs like 20 bucks, you bring in your old tzitzis,  they give you new ones.   You don't even have to bring in your old ones,  except what else will you wear to the store.
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Re: Any recommendations for cleaning tzizis without tangling them?
« Reply #25 on: December 16, 2016, 08:47:51 AM »
Malchus and keter have a service.  It costs like 20 bucks, you bring in your old tzitzis,  they give you new ones.   You don't even have to bring in your old ones,  except what else will you wear to the store.

I might have to use this service for my boys. No matter how much I scrub them, their Tzitzis look like they've been through a war.


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Re: Any recommendations for cleaning tzizis without tangling them?
« Reply #26 on: December 16, 2016, 10:21:26 AM »
I might have to use this service for my boys. No matter how much I scrub them, their Tzitzis look like they've been through a war.

I think he means you can buy a new pair for $20
Unreasonable is not ok. Picky you're entitled to be.

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Re: Any recommendations for cleaning tzizis without tangling them?
« Reply #27 on: December 16, 2016, 10:44:23 AM »
Is the Rama good enough?
How about cotton poly blends and 100% poly? Who says that they are kosher?
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Re: Any recommendations for cleaning tzizis without tangling them?
« Reply #28 on: December 16, 2016, 10:48:03 AM »
Here's something:

People spend hundreds of dollars on an esrog noeh, but have no problems wearing a yellowed, blackened, smelly, torn, putrid, sweat stained, herring stained and mangled talis.

Evey six months, soak and scrub your talis in a bathtub with tide. Hang dry, make sure to untangle and tighten the strings while wet. Then spend 15 minutes ironing it. And ironing in the creases.

Hisnoeh lefonoiv bemitzvos!

That can be said about many things.
what changed thats once a year isnt enough anymore? Is it the addition of herring?
How did you manage that one?
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Re: Any recommendations for cleaning tzizis without tangling them?
« Reply #29 on: December 16, 2016, 02:07:42 PM »
Here's something:

People spend hundreds of dollars on an esrog noeh, but have no problems wearing a yellowed, blackened, smelly, torn, putrid, sweat stained, herring stained and mangled talis.

Evey six months, soak and scrub your talis in a bathtub with tide. Hang dry, make sure to untangle and tighten the strings while wet. Then spend 15 minutes ironing it. And ironing in the creases.

Hisnoeh lefonoiv bemitzvos!
Very true, Disgusting...


My kids tzizis strings get tangled and mangled in the wash. What is a good way to wash them without that happening (and without buying the Magen Tzizis thing)

Thanks
About washing Your regular cotton ציצת You can wash In the washing machine,
I was them about 2 times a month, all you have to do to cause them not to tangle and have the smelly ציצת strings which dipped into the toilet, sinks and dragged on the floor washed as well, best way I found was to put in a net bag or mesh bag and now they can get washed just like everything else in the washing machine, I really don't get those who put them in tin foil or plastic wrappings as you want to wash the whole pair of tzizzus, and for all those who are worried about having the creased and rumble schtilkined pair of ציצת all you have to do is simple, take them while still damp or wet and unravel all the knotted ציצת strings which got stuck together in the wash, and be careful when pulling the strings to make them tight as if you will pull to hard you will cause the strings to rip which happened to me a few times, since it's wet the strings are tend to be more delicate, and now to undo all the crinkles would be to place the ציצת. On an ironing board working the long way by going from side to side with a quick steamy iron and go side to side until you have completed the whole pair of  ציצת ,for best results iron the other side as well, and make sure to untangle the knots while wet as after they dry it will be a pain and furthermore. You want to iron them while still wet so make sure there nice and tight and then take the iron and go over the strings to straighten them, it works like a charm I do it all the time, it's a renewal of my pair of ציצת , It feels like I'm  wearing a new crispy pair....with a wool pair I have never put it in the wash only went into the shower with it to have it washed by hand while taking my shower and yes it smells great while washing, but after when letting it dry it smells worse then before washing and regret the washing! ;)
But just let them hang dry and by the morning you wouldn't even know from where that horrible odor was from....

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Re: Any recommendations for cleaning tzizis without tangling them?
« Reply #30 on: December 16, 2016, 02:41:34 PM »


That can be said about many things.
Namely?

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Re: Any recommendations for cleaning tzizis without tangling them?
« Reply #31 on: December 16, 2016, 02:42:54 PM »
Namely?

Oh I was hoping you were replying about poly tzitzis....
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Re: Any recommendations for cleaning tzizis without tangling them?
« Reply #33 on: December 16, 2016, 03:52:42 PM »
Arovos.
How many people plant their own esrog trees?

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Re: Any recommendations for cleaning tzizis without tangling them?
« Reply #34 on: December 17, 2016, 11:32:42 AM »
How about cotton poly blends and 100% poly? Who says that they are kosher?
Blends are good according to most as usually they have rov cotton.
Poly I would say is a checkmate although I can pull up a daas yochud or two that  holds its fine.

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Re: Any recommendations for cleaning tzizis without tangling them?
« Reply #35 on: December 17, 2016, 06:19:06 PM »
Arovos.
OK.. fine. But talis noeh is mentioned explicitly, and arguably it applies more to mitzvos that are more publicly presented.

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Re: Any recommendations for cleaning tzizis without tangling them?
« Reply #36 on: December 17, 2016, 06:58:53 PM »
Blends are good according to most as usually they have rov cotton.
Poly I would say is a checkmate although I can pull up a daas yochud or two that  holds its fine.
Next step. Is nylon mekabel tuma?
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Re: Any recommendations for cleaning tzizis without tangling them?
« Reply #37 on: December 18, 2016, 01:21:03 AM »
Next step. Is nylon mekabel tuma?
Debatable.


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