Accepting new wool customers 

NO NEW ALPACA CUSTOMERS AT THIS TIME

TO KEEP OUR TURN AROUND TIME TO UNDER 6 MONTH

Current Wool, Alpaca and Mohair customers please let us know you are sending your boxes.

We are working round the clock to keep the queue moving. 

FYI

• Due to severe allergies- we do NOT process RABBIT

• We DO NOT take alpaca 3rds- use them for mulch please

• We suggest adding merino to your alpaca - it adds loft and memory to your finished products

• Know that we are not able to spin Alpaca 2nds or coarse blankets into anything but rug yarn, often the fiber is too short to process and will be returned at the owners expense

• Fiber arriving in house with heavy vegetation matter will be tossed. There is enough good fiber available!

• If you do not put an order form or a contact into in the bag we will not process the fiber at the time it is pulled to start processing and will be sent to the city compost - we cannot store fiber or contact a medium to tell us who it belongs to - ( wink wink) 

• If any of your fiber comes into the mill for processing with bugs- eggs or larva- it will be tossed IMMEDIATELY!! This is why it is best to process your fibers as soon as you shear- especially for alpaca- alpaca seems to attract moths more than wool.

• AGAIN: WE DO NOT GIVE MILL TOURS- we simply have no time with running the business and taking care of 2 handicapped "kiddos". Thank you for understanding. 

IF WE PROCESS YOUR FIBERS WE WASH IT-

Though we have approved a few customers to wash their own fleeces, clean for you is not clean for our machines. This causes issues with the end product, not to mention our equipment and the time it takes to stop the flow of our mill to wash a batch of fiber that was said to be clean. If you want to prewash your fibers to save on shipping and washing weights, know that we will still wash your fibers and you will still be charged. We love creating beautiful roving and yarn for you and that will not happen with dirty fiber.

Prices subject to change without notice

    Spinning yarn includes carding, blending, spinning, skeining and steaming yarn. Washing is extra.

Your yarn will be bundled in 1 pound bundles - do not panic, it is not one whole large 1 pound skein. Open them up and let them relax. We found this makes it easy to ship. I do not have time nor wrist strength to skein every one.
Other weights of yarn to your specified weights/yardages, if within a few yards no charge, but larger or small yards will be charged 25 cents per skein.  Example: you ask for 50 yard lace weight skeins, you will be charged per skein as we normally do 400 yards per skein. Cones are $1.50 extra.

WE RESERVE THE RIGHT TO ADD MERINO TO ALPACA , LONG WOOL, & MOHAIR SPINNING ORDERS. THESE FIBERS, IF ABLE TO SPIN 100% WILL HAVE A $3.00 PER POUND CHARGE ADDED TO THEM. THESE FIBERS ARE SLIPPERY. WE DO NOT USE CO-HESION FLUID AS SOME MILLS DO. WE DO NOT LIKE THE FEEL OF THE FIBER, IT GUMS UP MERIWETHER, AND THE FINISHED YARN WILL RETAIN SOME ON THE FLIUD, IN OUR OPINION.

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IF YOU DO NOT WANT MERINO ADDED TO YOUR FIBERS-

LET US KNOW AND WE WILL SEND THE FIBER BACK AS ROVING.

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Why?  Elasticity is determined by the scales of a fiber. Alpaca is stretchy, due to the scales of the fiber being short and smooth.

The fiber of alpaca do not  "lock" together well. 

This results in 100% alpaca yarns having a tendency to stretch, and unlike wool it will not shrink back into place when washed.

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A Word about Plies

There's more to a plied yarn than you might think; below are some characteristics of different yarn constructions. At Spinderella's, the  number of plies refers to the number of strands of singles spun within the yarn. Often in commercial yarns, especially in the UK and Australia, the ply number is used as a yarn weight. For instance, a fingering weight yarn is often called "4-ply", regardless of how many strands the yarn actually has.​

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• Single Ply - As the name suggests, this is just one strand, or ply of fiber. In a single ply yarn, you might end up with  a biased piece of knitting  and pills easily. This is due to the fiber being twisted in one direction. It is a round yarn and when knitting with it, allows individual stitched to fill all spaces available to them, leaving a "cozy" feel to the fabric. Singles should not be used in a piece that will get a lot of wear because it will pill and come apart. This yarn is great for felting after you know or crochet a project.

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• Two Ply-  This yarn is flatter but has a wavy look to them. Two single plies of yarn are wrapping around each other, giving strength and durability to a finished piece. It is a balanced yarn, and will not skew in one direction like a single ply. It's wavy edge makes for for color-work yarn due to the ease of blending the borders of color changes. They are also traditionally used for lace knitting.

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• Three Ply - Three-ply yarns are more durable and rounder than single or two-ply yarns. Each ply of yarn adds to the durability of the yarn since much more of the surface of the fibers are exposed. Lynn likes the look of a 3 ply yarn, as it adds to stitch definition. While the more plies you add also adds to the density of the yarn because the amount of available space is taken up in each ply.  You might want to consider that for your projects.