Commentary for Kilayim 9:6
תּוֹפְרֵי כְסוּת תּוֹפְרִין כְּדַרְכָּן, וּבִלְבַד שֶׁלֹּא יִתְכַּוְּנוּ בַּחַמָּה מִפְּנֵי הַחַמָּה, וּבַגְּשָׁמִים מִפְּנֵי הַגְּשָׁמִים. וְהַצְּנוּעִים תּוֹפְרִים בָּאָרֶץ:
Tailors [who use <i>kilayim</i> threads] may sew the clothes in their usual way [placing the garment on their laps], provided they have no intention [of protecting themselves] against the sun in the sun and ahainst the rain in the rain. The [particularly] observant [tailors] will place the garment on the ground [to sew it].
English Explanation of Mishnah Kilayim
Introduction
This mishnah discusses a tailor who may have materials made of wool and linen sitting on his lap waiting to be sewn.
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English Explanation of Mishnah Kilayim
Tailors may sew [materials which are kilayim] in their usual way, as long as they do have not the intention in the sun, [to protect themselves] from the sun, or in the rain [to protect themselves] from the rain. As in yesterday’s mishnah concerning the clothes salesman, the rules of kilayim also do not apply to a tailor who has various types of material resting on his lap waiting to be sewn. Again, this is prohibited if he intends to use the material as protection from sun or rain.
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English Explanation of Mishnah Kilayim
The scrupulous sew [such materials as they are laid] on the ground. Again, similar to yesterday’s mishnah, those who are more religiously scrupulous would not take advantage of such a leniency. Rather, they would lay the materials on the ground while they were waiting to be sewn.
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