skirting your fleeces
Assessing the fiber - when we receive your fiber, we will visually access the condition and length of your fiber. The minimum length is 3" and the maximum length is 7". We reserve the right to return any fiber which we feel we cannot process properly. Please test your fiber for strength prior to sending to the mill. We are not responsible for fiber that "noils" or breaks during processing.
Skirting the fleece - We will lightly skirt your fiber. Unskirted fiber can lose up to 50% of it's incoming weight. It is to your advantage to skirt your fleece before sending it to us. We will offer skirting demonstrations throughout the year to help guide you through the correct skirting for our system.
Skirting the fleece - We will lightly skirt your fiber. Unskirted fiber can lose up to 50% of it's incoming weight. It is to your advantage to skirt your fleece before sending it to us. We will offer skirting demonstrations throughout the year to help guide you through the correct skirting for our system.
tips for processing
SKIRT WELL - Saves $$ - Pick out vegetable matter, debris, beans, matted fiber, coarse medulated fibers - we will charge a per hour fee for reskirting dirty or unskirted fleece.
PRE-WASHING - Saves $$ - We will accept prewashed fiber and discount the spinning prices by $2.50 per pound. We reserve the right to rewash any fleece that does not meet our quality standards.
COMBINING FLEECES INTO BATCHES - Saves $$ - our minimum batch is 5 lbs - sort by quality and color. Less than 5 lbs will be charged a set-up fee.
UNSPINNABLE FIBER - Saves $$ - Do not send tender, moldy or infested fleece, fiber shorter than 3" or longer than 7" - it will be returned to you at your cost.
ADD A BIT OF WOOL - Value Added - Consider adding 10% - 15% fine merino wool to give memory and loftiness to your finished yarn.
CONSIDER BLENDING - Value Added - Add other fibers such as silk, mohair or bamboo to create an interesting finished yarn. Blending cost depend on the fiber types and at what stage the fiber is blended $5 to $8 per pound.
SKEINS—Value Added–have your yarn returned to you made into 4 oz. or 250 yd. skeins and ready to sell.
PRE-WASHING - Saves $$ - We will accept prewashed fiber and discount the spinning prices by $2.50 per pound. We reserve the right to rewash any fleece that does not meet our quality standards.
COMBINING FLEECES INTO BATCHES - Saves $$ - our minimum batch is 5 lbs - sort by quality and color. Less than 5 lbs will be charged a set-up fee.
UNSPINNABLE FIBER - Saves $$ - Do not send tender, moldy or infested fleece, fiber shorter than 3" or longer than 7" - it will be returned to you at your cost.
ADD A BIT OF WOOL - Value Added - Consider adding 10% - 15% fine merino wool to give memory and loftiness to your finished yarn.
CONSIDER BLENDING - Value Added - Add other fibers such as silk, mohair or bamboo to create an interesting finished yarn. Blending cost depend on the fiber types and at what stage the fiber is blended $5 to $8 per pound.
SKEINS—Value Added–have your yarn returned to you made into 4 oz. or 250 yd. skeins and ready to sell.