Silk Tallit and Tefillin Bags

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|data6  =Pouches created to hold a set of tefilin or tallit made out of natural or synthetic silk.}}
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|data6  = Pouches designed to hold a set of tefilin or a tallit, created from natural or synthetic silk.}}
  
'''Silk tallit and tefilin bags''' are light and created from a natural fabric. They can be embroidered or hand-painted making it very easy to personalize. Often these ritual pouches are sold in sets along with a matching silk tallit and kippa.
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'''Silk tallit and tefilin bags''' are lightweight and are created from a natural fabric. They can be embroidered or hand-painted making them very easy to personalize. Often these ritual pouches are sold in sets along with a matching silk tallit and kippa. Most bags on the market are created from natural silk while only a minority are manufactured from high grade synthetic silk.
  
 
==Silk Material==
 
==Silk Material==
Silk is a natural fiber normally woven from the threads from the cocoon of the mulberry silkworm. Silk was first produced in China thousands of years ago, when the Chinese found a way to cultivate the silkworm for its unique thread. The process, which was kept secret, involves killing the larvae so that the silk thread can be unwound from the cocoon, spun and woven into fabric. This luxury fabric was highly valued in the ancient world and was originally only used by royalty and the aristocracy. Today this fabric is still extremely popular and cheap types of silk are readily available, while good quality silk is especially prized for high end items.
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Silk is a natural fiber normally woven from the threads of mulberry silkworm cocoons. Silk was first produced in China thousands of years ago, when the Chinese found a way to cultivate the silkworm for its unique thread. This process, initially kept secret, involves killing the larvae so the silk thread can be unwound from its cocoon, spun and woven into fabric. This luxury fabric was highly valued in the ancient world and was originally only used by royalty and aristocracy.  
  
==The Silk Road==
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Today this fabric is still extremely popular and is mass produced in India as well as China in varying qualities. Cheap types of silk are readily available, while good quality silk is especially prized for high end items.
As the demand for silk garments grew, a silk trade developed throughout the east and gradually made its way west, reaching Egypt and Persia in biblical times. The silk trade gradually spread across the Mediterranean to the Roman Empire, but China continued to jealously guard the secret of this prized material. These caravans of camels, horses or mules carried silk, spices and other goods from the East to the West, while gold and other valuables were traded for the silk. These trade routes were known as the Silk Road. Eventually the secret of silk was discovered and silkworms were smuggled out of China in around 550 C.E. in an attempt to start a silk industry in Byzantium (modern day Turkey).
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===Jewish Traders===
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===Jews and Silk===
Much of this silk trade was carried out by Jewish merchants and by the year 1,000 C.E. there was a thriving Jewish community in Kaifeng, right in the center of China at the end of the Silk Road. Today silk is mass produced in India as well as China, and varies in quality and price. Silk is used for a wide variety of products including Judaica items like kippot, tallits, and tallit and tefilin bags. Some people prefer good artificial silk to cheaper versions of real silk either for quality or for ethical reasons.
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Historically much of the silk trade was carried out by Jewish merchants. By the year 1,000 C.E. there was a thriving Jewish community in Kaifeng, right in the center of China at the end of the silk trade route, often referred to as the 'Silk Road'. It can be assumed that many Tallis and Tefillin bags throughout Jewish History were created from silk.
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===Silk in Judaica===
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Today silk is used for a wide variety of Judaica products including kippot, tallits, and tallit and tefilin bags. Some people prefer good artificial silk over cheaper versions of real silk, either for quality or for ethical reasons.
 
   
 
   
 
==Style & Design==
 
==Style & Design==
Silk can be dyed a wide variety of colors or hand painted, as well as hand or machined embroidered with a variety of designs. Many people like to have their Judaica ritual items like a tallit, tallit bag and a tefilin bag, as well as kippot made to match and silk is an ideal fabric for this. Hand-painted silk tallit and tefilin bags can be color coordinated with the silk tallit. Embroidered tallis and tefilin bags are also very attractive and can be personalized and even combined with a hand-painted design.
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Silk tallis and tefillin bags can be dyed or hand painted in a wide variety of colors, as well as hand or machined embroidered with a variety of designs. Many people like to buy matching sets of talis and tefilin bags, and sometimes purchase a silk tallit and kipa with a matching design. Embroidering silk tallis and tefilin bags can add to the design and allows these items to be personalized with Hebrew names.
  
Many people prefer raw silk for bags as it is sturdier than regular silk and will last longer. One of the disadvantages of silk is that it easily gets dirty or water-stained and needs to be washed carefully by hand or dry cleaned. Silk also tears much more easily than other strong fabrics like leather or canvas, and using the special plastic protectors designed for tallit and tefilin bags will help preserve the silk fabric. Silk is still considered to be a high-end item and is much lighter than most other material used for tallit bags, making it an ideal fabric for people who travel a lot.
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== Durability ==
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Many people prefer raw silk for their tallit and tefillin bags as it is sturdier than regular silk and will last longer. One of the disadvantages of silk is that it easily gets dirty or water-stained and needs to be washed carefully by hand or dry cleaned. Silk also tears easier than other strong fabrics like leather or canvas. Using special plastic protectors designed for tallit and tefilin bags will help preserve the silk fabric. Silk is still considered to be a high-end item and is much lighter than most other material used for tallit bags, making it an ideal fabric for people who travel a lot.
  
 
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Latest revision as of 21:22, 13 March 2013

Silk Tallis and Tefilin Bags
 Silk Tallis & Tefilin Bags
Material:
Silk
Style/Look:
Luxury, soft, delicate
Description:
Pouches designed to hold a set of tefilin or a tallit, created from natural or synthetic silk.

Silk tallit and tefilin bags are lightweight and are created from a natural fabric. They can be embroidered or hand-painted making them very easy to personalize. Often these ritual pouches are sold in sets along with a matching silk tallit and kippa. Most bags on the market are created from natural silk while only a minority are manufactured from high grade synthetic silk.

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[edit] Silk Material

Silk is a natural fiber normally woven from the threads of mulberry silkworm cocoons. Silk was first produced in China thousands of years ago, when the Chinese found a way to cultivate the silkworm for its unique thread. This process, initially kept secret, involves killing the larvae so the silk thread can be unwound from its cocoon, spun and woven into fabric. This luxury fabric was highly valued in the ancient world and was originally only used by royalty and aristocracy.

Today this fabric is still extremely popular and is mass produced in India as well as China in varying qualities. Cheap types of silk are readily available, while good quality silk is especially prized for high end items.

[edit] Jews and Silk

Historically much of the silk trade was carried out by Jewish merchants. By the year 1,000 C.E. there was a thriving Jewish community in Kaifeng, right in the center of China at the end of the silk trade route, often referred to as the 'Silk Road'. It can be assumed that many Tallis and Tefillin bags throughout Jewish History were created from silk.

[edit] Silk in Judaica

Today silk is used for a wide variety of Judaica products including kippot, tallits, and tallit and tefilin bags. Some people prefer good artificial silk over cheaper versions of real silk, either for quality or for ethical reasons.

[edit] Style & Design

Silk tallis and tefillin bags can be dyed or hand painted in a wide variety of colors, as well as hand or machined embroidered with a variety of designs. Many people like to buy matching sets of talis and tefilin bags, and sometimes purchase a silk tallit and kipa with a matching design. Embroidering silk tallis and tefilin bags can add to the design and allows these items to be personalized with Hebrew names.

[edit] Durability

Many people prefer raw silk for their tallit and tefillin bags as it is sturdier than regular silk and will last longer. One of the disadvantages of silk is that it easily gets dirty or water-stained and needs to be washed carefully by hand or dry cleaned. Silk also tears easier than other strong fabrics like leather or canvas. Using special plastic protectors designed for tallit and tefilin bags will help preserve the silk fabric. Silk is still considered to be a high-end item and is much lighter than most other material used for tallit bags, making it an ideal fabric for people who travel a lot.

 
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