Cotton Tzitzit

A customer recently asked me whether there is such a  thing as cotton tzitzit strings.

Are tzitzit -- the strings, not the tallit/begged)-- ever made from cotton rather than wool? Thank you, David

Cotton Tzitzit (with wool tzitzit strings)

Tzitzit strings are always made of wool, because according to halacha only wool tzitzit can be used on any begged whatsoever, regardless of the fabric. (In theory, linen tzitzit can be used too, but the custom is not to use linen for either the begged or the tzitzit strings.)

To understand the confusion surrounding the term "cotton tzitzit," refer to this blog post.

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