     
Mill Spun Yarn |
 |
Yarn Prices = picking, carding, drafting, plying, spinning, skeining, & steaming to set the twist
Minimum incoming weights are required or an additional $25.00 fee will be assessed. Please see middle of page for information.
Fiber Yield of 60% from washed fiber to spun yarn.
Based on Spun Weight |
Regular Wool |
Alpaca, Mohair, Fine Wool
|
| |
Add $1 for Long Staple Wool |
MERINO/FINE WOOL ONLY AS A 50% BLEND
ADD $5.00/LB TO BELOW PRICES FOR SURI |
| Single Ply Worsted (med) |
$20.00/lb |
$20.00/lb |
| Single Ply Sport |
$20.00/lb |
$22.00/lb |
| |
|
SURI or MOHAIR WORSTED YARN CAN ONLY BE SPUN AS A 50% WOOL BLEND AS THE SLICK FIBER DRAFTS TOO THIN W/O THE WOOL. |
| 2 Ply Worsted (med) |
$22.00/lb |
$24.00/lb |
| 2 Ply Sport |
$24.00/lb |
$27.00/lb |
| 2 Ply Fingering |
$27.00/lb |
$29.00/lb |
| 2 Ply Lace |
not available |
$30.00/lb |
| |
|
NO LACE YARN IN FINE WOOL BLENDS |
| 3 Ply Worsted (med) |
$27.00/lb |
$29.00/lb |
| 3 Ply Sport |
$27.00/lb |
$29.00/lb |
| 3 Ply Fingering |
not available at this time |
| |
|
| 4 Ply Worsted |
$30.00/lb |
$32.00/lb |
Please attach our ORDER FORM to your order.
| Yarn: Minimum mill runs are based on "skirted raw weight" and the following.... 6 lbs for commone wool and 4 lbs for primative dual coated wool or 4 lbs for alpaca/llama or mohair. Any fiber under this weight will be charged an additional fee of $20.00 per run due to the set up time of the spinner. note:... exotics usually have a 35% loss of weight from the carding process as it removes most short or course fiber at this time. It is better to combine two blankets than a blanket with a neck/leg clip to get the incoming weight as the latter compromises the softness and yeild. |
| The above is calculated with different weights for different fibers because the finished spun yarn weight on all equals around 3 lbs after going through the "start to finish" process. We felt it was easier for our customers to use "skirted raw weight" as a guide, rather than have to guess how much fiber it takes to reach the 3 lb finished spun weight. |
| Cashmere, pygora, cashgora, buffalo, yak, qiviut, or camel need at least 1.5 lbs of dehaired clouds to spin into lace weight yarn. |
I am attaching two articles which will help every fiber breeder. One is for wool and the other is for alpaca/llamas. It has helped many fiber breeders to prepare a better fleece for mill processing.
Wool: http://www.icelandicsheep.com/Winters_work.htm This is from Tongue River Icelandics and is very good! Scroll down to "Procedures" at the bottom of the page.
Alpaca/Llamas: http://www.shadyhaven.com/harvest%20fleece.htm This is from Vanessa Kessler's wonderful website. What makes a good fleece for either show competition or for sending to a mill to be spun is the blowing of dirt and hay from the fiber before shearing... I shear my own alpacas and this also helps to keep the clipper blades sharper for a longer length of time. Your shearer will thank you.
Our mill sends back to each customer a sample bag of fiber pulled from each item processed and attached to the finished product. This will help you to see what VM tends to stay in the fiber making the finished product what it is. Take a portion from the small bag and submerge it into a basin of water... you will see how the very fine particles of hay and bedding material embed itself into the fiber and do not release. This is very helpful for future selections of your alpaca's fiber for processing at any mill.
|
NOTE: Skirting your fleece for yarn processing is more precise than for rovings. We need the very best of the fiber to make yarn. Second cuts and a short staple length make for a poor yarn. The mill's spinning machine can only have a deviation of 2 inches between the shortest staple to the longest staple, otherwise the short staple gets pulled through at a faster rate with no control and this causes slubbing. Please be aware of approximately a 40% fiber loss when processing into yarn. Our large spinning machine spins fibers between 3" to 6" for the best quality yarns. Fiber shorter than 3" causes a "thick and thin" type yarn.
Our skeins are wound to 250 yds. At this yardage, we have found our 2 ply sport yarn to average 4 oz in weight, our 2 ply fingering to weigh 3 oz, and out 2 ply lace to weigh 2 oz. If you want a different yardage, please notify us.
FREE skeining of your yarn at 250 yds. If you want less than 250 yds per skein, add $1.00 per skein for extra handling. We can also wind onto CONES for an extra $2.00/250 yds, plus $1.00 for the price of each cone used. We steam our skeins to set the twist before winding onto cones.
Cashmere Processing has the yarn prices for bison, qiviut, yak, & camel.
Icelandic, Shetland, Churro ...... our mill can spin the extra long staple length!!
|
