Pipe Cleaner - Is it Muktzeh on Shabbat?
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Question
Hello, A pipe cleaner - primarily used as a craft material for children, it is a wire wrapped in fibers. You can see an image here https://www.hamichlol.org.il/%D7%9E%D7%A0%D7%A7%D7%94_%D7%9E%D7%A7%D7%98%D7%A8%D7%95%D7%AA After it has been shaped into something, is it considered muktzeh on Shabbat? (A child made something like a microphone, is it permissible to move the wire and bring it close to his mouth?) Thank you very much.
Answer
Hello
The material, when designated for crafting, is considered muktzeh.
After it has been shaped into something to play with, it is a toy and not muktzeh.
It is permissible to tilt and move the shape as it is. [ However, not to dismantle it or make something else from it].