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For my omer-counting project this year, i got some beautiful Awassi wool from Handmade Palestine and have been spinning it into these lovely tzitzit strings! :^)
The wool has a natural ivory color with flecks of warm reddish brown, and a wavy, energetic texture.
All proceeds(!!!) from these strings will go directly back to supporting Palestinians through The Sameer Project. To get yourself a set, send me a message, or head over to my website! :^)
working on the next batch of golem felties! marble is here to watch over the little ones.
hey everyone- the Pushcart Judaica annual hanukkah market in Northampton is tomorrow, December 7! 🥳
i’ll be there selling needle felted glamim, lots of tzitzit strings, jaunty cotton kippot, and more. if you’re in or around the western MA area, come on by!
i’m giving my golem felties shelter names this time around! this is Triptan, Voix, Dosie, and Marin.
the ensemble grows!!! 🤖
(names, top-left to bottom-right: Marin, Voix, Dirt; Bixby, Dosie, Triptan; Negi, Olivine)
mini golem ensemble complete!!! 🥳
from top-left to bottom-right, we have: Bixby, Dirt, Olivine, Negi Quickly, Mott, River, Layzer, Jumbles, AC Marin, Triptan, Dosie, Voix
fun fact: i worked them in pairs so that when i got bored/tired working on one design, i could switch to the other! each golem is standing next to its bestie.
i’m giving my golem felties shelter names this time around! this is Triptan, Voix, Dosie, and Marin.
the ensemble grows!!! 🤖
(names, top-left to bottom-right: Marin, Voix, Dirt; Bixby, Dosie, Triptan; Negi, Olivine)
hi there, i saw a recent post about where to buy tallits, but i was wondering if you had any recommendations on buying chanukah candles. thank you! also, I'm in the US if that makes a difference.
hello yes! :^) here are some cool places to get chanukah candles in the US:
Adva Candle: located in chicago, if you're local you can pick up your order directly to skip shipping costs.
Narrow Bridge Candles: they do a subscription-based service with seasonal delivery
Jewitches: natural beeswax chanukah candles, they also have decorative & shabbat candles in fun colors.
Ohr Judaica: they have some multicolor options for chanukah candles.
i’m giving my golem felties shelter names this time around! this is Triptan, Voix, Dosie, and Marin.
do you know any reputable anti zionist places to buy a tallit from (extremely last minute with the high holidays approaching 😵💫)
i'm doing beyt tikkun's zoom services! you can sign up as a member on a sliding scale and get free access to their stuff
oh gd lol i misread this to the nth degree - i don't have any places off the top of my head (bought mine a long ass time ago) but leaving up for followers to weigh in
you can make your own! Not perfect for every person, but the tzitzit itself are the "critical" portion of the tallit, so if you have a scarf you like, you can make the tzitzit and attach them to the corners.
When I decided I wanted to create my own line of tallitot, there was a big learning curve. One of the challenges was learning to tie on tzit
I just found a random article about it, but I'm sure there's YouTube videos too. Just make sure there's no shatnez and you're good!
I think I have a Jewish diy book that may have more info, let me know and I'll dig it up and look through it for you.
I'm making my own tallit and my rabbi loaned me this do-it-yourself-Judaism book from the 70s that has a guide inside to making your own tallit:
And I haven't read it thoroughly but this website also has some info I found useful:
Hope that helps!!
Just wanted to add that I do know of a couple anti-Zionist tallit makers!
Both Hadar Cohen and Zhydovka make GORGEOUS custom tallitot. Since those are custom commissions, they are going to take longer.
And @furywren makes beautiful tzitzit. I've ordered from them before and had a great experience!
I have no doubt there are other anti-Zionist Judaica makers out there, but unfortunately a lot of them probably can't be out about their views for the sake of their business. But if anyone knows more please add on! Support our community's awesome artists!
thanks for the tag, and i’m so glad you liked the tzitzit! 🥳
the two artists you mentioned are great- I can add some more info about them + a few more cool tallit makers to check out:
Hadar Cohen: comforting and drapey, variegated colorblock designs. custom orders only.
Zhydovka: at the intersection of natural & glam. custom orders only.
Elly Bovarnick: lovely floral & vintage vibes. custom orders & ready-to-ship.
Kol Atzmotai: crunchy and colorful, natural dyes and block-printed designs. custom orders only.
Advah Designs: traditional design with modern colors & styles. ready-to-ship.
Alder & Alder: textured, cozy, and colorful. custom orders only.
Leah Bry: hand-painted watercolor designs & landscapes. custom orders only.
Not My Brother's Kippah: delicate & shimmery chiffon tallisim. ready-to-ship.
i also put together a couple zines about DIY tallit making! features include:
actual measurements for materials
sephardi & ashki minhag
citations with sefaria links
you can check them out here:
A zine with halakhot & instructions for making your own tallit gadol.
A zine with halakhot & instructions for making your own tallit katan.
happening now on Instagram - this matching necklace & earring set is ONLY available through the raffle, along with 17+ other items i’ll be listing over the next few days! join me, @furywren & a wide variety of other Jewish artists in raising much-needed funds for Gazan families. please share widely!
update: prizes have also been posted to bluesky, so you can check them out & share over there as well! 🥳
apparently Instagram is no longer friendly to viewing without an account, so i'll be mirroring the prize posts in a thread here for people o
happening now on Instagram - this matching necklace & earring set is ONLY available through the raffle, along with 17+ other items i’ll be listing over the next few days! join me, @furywren & a wide variety of other Jewish artists in raising much-needed funds for Gazan families. please share widely!
hi everyone, i sent out #2 of my little newsletter today! this time, we have:
new tzitzit string sets (big rainbow, linen, and more)
new zine (DIY tallit gadol)
new collab (sparkly wedding tallit)
if you’re interested in the goings-on of Fury Wren… please check it out! 😊
https://buttondown.com/furywren/archive/fury-wren-newsletter-2/
Email newsletter
hello, I finally started an email newsletter for my weird art! like & subscribe???
An every-so-often newsletter about Fury Wren's very cool handspun tzitzit strings, as well as other weird art and goings-on. Features includ
Omerbot, the Omer-counting discord bot
it's almost pesax, which means it's almost time to count the omer! if you run a discord server, and you'd like a little bot friend to remind you about the omer count for the day... please check out omerbot!
a discord bot for counting the Omer. Contribute to gt-rosen/omerbot development by creating an account on GitHub.
P.S.: f you're already a member of Shel Maala, please look forward to seeing omerbot in the #counting-the-omer discord channel! 🥳
I thought I'd make some little tzedakah pouches.. I've never seen a little pouch for it before, but I know it's helpful in terms of my own bag to keep it separately contained?
Process Post
I made an updated post describing my tzitzit-spinning process! It's on my website here:
I’ve made a lot of improvements since I last shared my string-spinning process, so it’s time for a new process post! :^) Preparation It all
ghostie arduino chanukiah
for xanuka this year, i made a little electronic chanukiah that i want to share! i know i’m not the only person who can’t do flame-based candles for some reason or another.
this chanukiah is an online simulation that you can run in any web browser, and it is, in my grandiose and objectively correct opinion, better than any other electric chanukiah out there right now.
lots of electric chanukiot do a decent job at emulating the visual appearance of a flame-based chanukiah. the goal with this project was to emulate not only the 🕎visual appearance🕎 of a chanukiah, but also the 🔥ritual experience🔥 of lighting the candles and watching them burn.
some neat features of the ghostie arduino chanukiah:
- candle representation: each candle is represented by a stack of LED lights, and you can make the candles any color you want! if you can express it with a hex code, it’s a valid candle color. there’s also two bonus gradient patterns.
- lighting the candles: you press a button to light the shamash, then you light each candle that you want by moving a slider that lights up its light sensor.
- watching the candles burn: after a candle is lit, the top LED begins to flicker like a flame! and after that, the candle slowly and semi-randomly begins to burn down- the top LED goes dark, and the next one in the stack begins to flicker, and so on, until the light goes out at the bottom of the stack.
- clean up: all the candles will burn out on their own over the course of 30-ish minutes(plus or minus like, 20. i should really optimize the burn pattern a little, lol). after that, you can stop the simulation and reset it for the next night.
it works great on both mobile and desktop, so put it on whatever device you want. a note for mobile users: instructions for use are in the “code” tab, on the top right!
check it out at: https://wokwi.com/projects/353600148292695041
(tiny golem voices) heehoo! hello!
