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Processing Prices *$25.00 for dehairing is charged for under 1 lb runs.* There needs to be 1 lb of dehaired cashmere fiber left for spinning into yarn. Less than 1 lb dehaired fiber will be charged the 1 lb rate. $3.00/lb for washing (using raw fiber weight) $10.00/lb for bison $25.00/lb for dehairing into clouds (using washed weight) $17.00/lb for carding (using dehaired weight) $15.00 if 50% is alpaca or wool $32.00/lb for 2 ply sport/fingering/lace yarns ( finished weight of yarn) additional $2.00/lb for 3 ply Rovings = washing + dehairing + carding prices. Yarn = washing + dehairing + carding + yarn prices. Please attach our ORDER FORM to your order. If you desire another type of wool/fiber to be blended in with your primary fiber...please add a blending fee of $5.00 /lb onto the carding process. Shorn cashmere has a 20-30% return. Combed cashmere has a 50-80% return. Yak & Bison usually has a 30-50% return.
A good product is a combination of efforts from both the breeder and the processor. WE SORT AND PACKAGE YOUR DEHAIRED CLOUDS INTO THREE DIFFERENT CATEGORIES. WE HAVE FOUND THIS TO BE AN ASSET FOR OUR CUSTOMERS, ESPECIALLY IN SALES. KEEPING THE DIFFERENT LENGTHS SEPARATE HAS ALSO HELPED DECREASE THE SHEDDING AND PILLING OF THE YARN AFTER IT HAS BEEN KNITTED/CROCHETED INTO A GARMENT. "PRIME": EXTREME EXCELLENCE WITH THE LONGEST STAPLE LENGHT AND DENSITY. "FIRSTS": RE-RUN FROM THE DROP BIN. IT HAS SMALL QUANTITIES OF FINE HAIR. "SECONDS": REMAINDER OF FIBER AFTER "FIRSTS" ARE REMOVED PLUS SHORT & FINE. WASTE HAIR IS DISPOSED OF UNLESS "RETURN TO CUSTOMER IS REQUESTED" IF SHIPPING MORE THAN ONE COLOR, DESIGNATE YOUR COLOR GROUP ON EACH BAG. Shorn cashmere is exciting to dehair. It is wonderful to see the difference between the fist run and the final cashmere cloud! Combed cashmere processing gives you the best yield/return. Shorn cashmere has extra waste weight due to the intermixed hair. There is more loss of good fiber with shorn cashmere and a greater chance of noils after the multiple runs through the dehairer. Note: We have found some of the combed cashmere to noil on the second run through the dehairer. Perhaps an over zealous comber could have jumped ahead of the shedding time for that animal; pulling and stretching the fiber more than usual during the removal off the goat. The combed fiber gives the livestock breeder more yield, but it also allows for a less superior end product unless it is carefully combed. Again, the pulling and stretching during combing contributes to the advancement of noiling, even before approaching the dehairing process. We have noticed pre-noiling in some of the raw combed fiber, not to mention the fine particles of VM intermingled in the fiber upon receiving the shipment at our mill. VM is usually minimal in shorn cashmere as there are no teeth from a comb or slicker brush to drag it into the raw down. So if we are seeing this correctly...please have a little patience to wait until the goat is fully ready to release it's undercoat and/or comb gently to prevent the extra trauma to the hair shafts. This will help give you a product that shows "ultimate luxury" and highest yield.
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