Talmud for Eruvin 192:14

אמר רבא ומשום דתני לה אהבה בריה דרבי זירא כיפי תלא לה והתנן במה דברים אמורים בישנות אבל בחדשות פטור

But even where they were twisted might it not be assumed that they were doubled for the purpose of being inserted in the border of a cloak? - This is a case where they were cut,<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Into short lengths, which make them suitable for zizith but quite unit for use in the border of a cloak.');">²⁷</span> since people would not take so much trouble<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' To tie them together and then to use them for a border instead of one long thread.');">²⁸</span> with them.

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