Responsa for Makkot 41:16
היה לבוש בכלאים כל היום אינו חייב אלא אחת אמרו לו אל תלבש אל תלבש והוא פושט ולובש חייב על כל אחת ואחת
If he was wearing shatnez all day, he is only liable to one [set of malkus]. If they told him, "Don't wear shatnez", "Don't wear shatnez", and he nevertheless wore shatnez, then he is liable for each every [warning].
Shut min haShamayim
Regarding cutting sidelocks. Did the Torah forbid this even with the use of scissors? The Torah only says "Do not round off" (Leviticus 19:27), not 'do not destroy.' Is there any sense in the argument to permit this, based on the source in the Tosefta,1cf. Sifra Kedoshim 6:4, Makkot 21a:6 whereby the laws pertaining to haircutting are juxtaposed to the laws pertaining to beard-shaving, and in both cases, one is not liable unless a razor-blade is used2This argument is rejected by Tosafot on Shevuot 2b:12.
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