Tallit for Rabbi W. Gunther Plaut

Viscose chenille
Monk's Belt weave
28 x 254 cm. (11" x 100"), plus fringe

One day, quite unexpectedly, Rabbi Plaut asked me to weave him a tallit. This was the fortuitous beginning of my career in Judaic textiles, since I had not until then thought of applying my commitment to Judaism, interest in literary symbolism, and experience as a textile artist to religious art.

It is also fascinating that one of the two remaining tallitot in this original run was purchased, complete with tzitzit, by Rev. Fred Styles, an Anglican minister.