Accepting:
New Wool Customers on a VERY limited basis
TO KEEP OUR TURN AROUND TIME TO UNDER 6 MONTH
Current Wool, Alpaca and Mohair customers please check in to see if it is ok to send your fiber.
We are working round the clock to keep the queue moving.
WE BILL WEEKLY FOR LARGE ORDERS. NO DEPOSIT NEEDED. BUT YOU WILL BE BILLED EACH WEEK AS WE GET YOUR ORDER COMPLETED. WE WILL SHIP ALL AT ONE TIME UNLESS YOU INDICATE YOU WANT US TO SHIP AS WE COMPLETE PARTS OF YOUR ORDER. THANK YOU.
FYI
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Due to severe allergies- we do NOT process RABBIT
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We DO NOT take alpaca 3rds- use them for mulch please
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We suggest adding merino to your alpaca - it adds loft and memory to your finished products
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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
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Fiber arriving in house with heavy vegetation matter will be tossed. There is enough good fiber available!
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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)
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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.
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AGAIN: WE DO NOT GIVE MILL TOURS- we simply have no time with running the business and taking care of 2 handicapped "kiddos".
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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
washing
Prices based on incoming weight
2- lb minimum charge
All Fiber types
1 cycle = 1 wash, 2 rinses - 3 times
$10 lb.
Additional washes full cycle
$5/lb based on incoming
Wash & Dye Your Fleece
$15 lb. for 2# and over one color
Under 2 pounds will be charged $10 per pound
Skirt your fibers
$10 per pound
often we need to skirt
vegetable matter
More on Dying
We do not dye your fleece a solid shade. We use a technique which allows for all the colors in the dye to show through, called splitting. When it is carded, you will end up with richer color instead of one solid shade. Example:
Jeans vs. Dress Pants
We do not dye skeins of yarn unless it will be handpainted. The reason we dye before spinning is to add interest to the final yarn based on the way we dye fibers.
Handpainting skeins of yarn is based on a 2 pound lot of the same colorway .
$25 per pound.
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.
carded roving
2 pound minimum charge
$10.00 lb.
based on finished weight
plus washing
100% Alpaca, llama and some long wools add $3.00 lb
carded batts
2 pound minimum
4 ounces $20.00 lb
8 ounces $15.00 lb
based on finished weight
plus washing
alpaca, llama or some longwools
must add 15% wool
bulky spun
300-600 ypp
Single Ply $23.00 lb
2 Ply $24.00 lb
3 Ply 26.00 lb.
4 Ply 30.00 lb.
100 yard skeins
based on finished weight
plus washing
100% alpaca, llama & some longwools
add $3.00 lb.
Lopi spun
800 - 900 ypp
$24.00 lb.
200 yard skeins
based on finished weight
plus washing
100% alpaca, llama & some longwools
add $3.00 lb.
worsted/aran
800 -1200 ypp
2 ply $26.00 lb
3 ply $28.00 lb
200 yard skeins
based on finished weight
plus washing
100% alpaca, llama & some longwools
add $3.00 lb.
DK/Sport
1201 - 1500 ypp
2 ply $28.00 lb
3 ply $34.00 lb
250 yard skeins
based on finished weight
plus washing
100% alpaca, llama & some longwools
add $3.00 lb.
Fingering
1501-1800 ypp
2 ply $34.00 lb
3 ply $42.00 lb
400 yard skeins
based on finished weight
plus washing
100% alpaca, llama & some longwools
add $3.00 lb.
lace
1800 and up TO 2400 ypp
2 ply ONLY $42.00 lb
400 yard skeins
based on finished weight
plus washing
100% alpaca, llama or longwools
add $3.00 lb.
rug yarn
50 ypp
250 yard bumps
corespun on cotton
based on finished weight
$16.75
plus washing
100% alpaca add $3.00/lb.
5 pound minimum charge on finished yarn
Extra Charges
Extra Charges found on your invoice:
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Extra Washing- $5 per pound
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Skirting- $10/lb - incoming fleece
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Heavy VM - $10.00/lb - finished weight
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Extra Carding - $8.00 for blending more thoroughly or to remove VM- finished weight
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Meriwether Cleaning- $50 due to heavy kemp or extra VM left on the carding cloth
Skirting Charge Example
Heavy VM Charge Example
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.
IF YOU DO NOT WANT MERINO ADDED TO YOUR FIBERS-
LET US KNOW AND WE WILL SEND THE FIBER BACK AS ROVING.
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 does 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.
Why your yarn may have unspun, or slubs in the yarn- please watch our video
Fibers looking like the below photos will be rejected and tossed onsite!!!
Blending Fiber Pricing
Prices current as of 2/2021
21 micron Dyed Merino Wool $ 2.50 an ounce
19 micron White Merino Wool $ 2.50 an ounce
19 micron Black Merino Wool $ 2.75 an ounce
Corriedale/Cheviot Wool $ 2.00 an ounce
Nylon for sock yarn $1.50 an ounce
Ecru Bamboo $ 2.75 an ounce
Dyed Bamboo $ 2.75 an ounce
Tussah Silk - extra bleached $ 3.75 an ounce
We DO NOT sell fiber to the general public. We carry these fibers for blending with our customer orders.