Periodically we get an inquiry, often from mothers, asking why our boys tzitzit cost a whole lot more for Sephardic tying.Here's how it works in the tallit and tzitzit industry: The major manufacturers somehow are able to tie on machine-spun tzitzit at a very low cost, far lower than it costs us to tie tzitzit in-house. They find people willing to tie on in very large quantities, but, you know -- you get what you pay for. Their standards are not very stellar. Recently we came across a manufacturer that started offering Sephardic tying for just a bit more than the standard with Ashkenazi tying. I was a bit skeptical, but I ordered a small quantity to get an impression. When it was delivered and I opened it up, I found the tying to be way below my low expectations.When the manufacturer ties on tzitzit, for 95% of tallit and tallit katan products it's always the same: thin machine-spun tzitzit strings, tied according to the Ashkenazi custom. If a customer wants anything else -- different tzitzit strings, different tying -- the standard practice in the tallit industry is to just snip them off with scissors and do the tying in-house (unless the customer wants to tie himself).Our in-house tying costs a lot more. The strings cost us more, the tying is done by kollel scholars, the caliber of the tying is a different league, the knots are tight and ends are trimmed.We looked into ways to offer Sephardic tying for kids at a lower price, but after all these years have yet to find a solution. So essentially when you select Sephardic tying, you're getting much higher standards.
Traditional tallit katan with Sephardic tzitzit. Clearance sale.
Traditional Tallit Katan with Sephardic Tzitzit
Children's tallit with blue stripes. Various tzitzit options.
Size 40 Wool Blue-striped Children's Tallit
Your source for tallit and tzitzit from Israel
Black-Striped Classic Wool Tallit Katan
Tallit Shop - Ben's Tallit & Tzitzit Shop
Sephardic tzitzit for boys - Ben's Tallit Shop
Boys Tzitzit
Children's tallit with white stripes. Various tzitzit options.
Size 28 Wool Black-striped Children's Tallit
Sephardic Tallit - handwoven silk
S&P Sephardic Silk Tallet
Wool NeaTzit Contoured Tzitzit Undershirt
Boys Tallit
Sephardic Tallit - handwoven silk
S&P Sephardic Silk Tallet