or Samaritanism) makes a further exemption to this law for tzitzit, based on the Torah's juxtaposition of the laws for shatnez and tzitzit in Deuteronomy 22:11-12 Thus, according to rabbinic Judaism, both laymen and priests were supposed to wear mixtures of wool and linen all the time. From this perspective, the shatnez of the layman reflects that of the priest.

In practice, the Hazal permitted using wool and linen strings in tandem only when what they hold to be genuine