Tzitzit precursor and method therefor

Abstract

A method of tying tzitzit including forming a tzitzit precursor that comprises unfinished knots separated by groups of windings.

1 . A method of tying tzitzit comprising: 
 forming a tzitzit precursor that comprises unfinished knots separated by groups of windings.    
   
   
       2 . The method according to  claim 1 , further comprising tying the tzitzit precursor on a four cornered garment to form a series of stable, finished double knots separated by the groups of windings.  
   
   
       3 . The method according to  claim 1 , wherein forming the tzitzit precursor comprises winding four strings about a mandrel into unfinished knots separated by the groups of windings.  
   
   
       4 . The method according to  claim 3 , wherein tying the tzitzit precursor on the four cornered garment comprises passing the strings through a hole formed in the four cornered garment and through a passageway formed in the mandrel, separating the tzitzit precursor from the mandrel, and tightening the strings to form finished tzitzit.  
   
   
       5 . The method according to  claim 3 , wherein winding the four strings about the mandrel forms a noose.  
   
   
       6 . A tzitzit precursor that comprises unfinished knots separated by groups of windings.  
   
   
       7 . The tzitzit precursor according to  claim 6 , wherein the unfinished knots and the groups of windings comprise four strings wrapped and looped about a mandrel.  
   
   
       8 . The tzitzit precursor according to  claim 7 , wherein said mandrel is formed with a passageway for passing the strings therethrough.  
   
   
       9 . The tzitzit precursor according to  claim 8 , wherein said passageway includes a lumen formed through a length of the mandrel.  
   
   
       10 . The tzitzit precursor according to  claim 8 , wherein said passageway includes an aperture formed at one end of the mandrel.  
   
   
       11 . A method of tying tzitzit comprising: 
 tying tzitzit strings in a noose-like manner that comprises knots separated by groups of windings.    
   
   
       12 . The method according to  claim 11 , wherein the tzitzit strings are first placed through a hole in a four cornered garment before tying them.  
   
   
       13 . The method according to  claim 11 , wherein the tzitzit strings are placed through a hole in a four cornered garment after forming at least one knot.