Talmud for Menachot 80:5

ואמר רבא הא מילתא אמרי ואיתמר במערבא משמיה דר' זירא כוותי היא של בגד וכנפיה של עור חייבת היא של עור וכנפיה של בגד פטורה מאי טעמא עיקר בגד בעינן

Rab Zera said, It is also to be feared that one will use it as a night wrap.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Which is exempt from zizith. And whenever the garment is used not in pursuance of the performance of the precept (e.g., if worn by night) one transgresses the prohibition of diverse kinds.');">⁹</span> Raba also said, I stated the following and in the West it was similarly reported in the name of R'Zera: If the garment is made of cloth and the corners thereof of leather, it is subject to zizith; If the garment is made of leather<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' And a leather garment is exempt from zizith.');">¹⁰</span>

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