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Processing Prices |
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| OUR MILL IS A SPECIALTY FIBER MILL PROCESSING ALPACA (HUACAYA AND SURI), LLAMA (ALL FIBER TYPES INCLUDING SURI), AND MOHAIR |
| THE DUAL COATED PRIMATIVE BREEDS ARE OUR "WOOL" SPECLIALITY. WE NO LONGER PROCESS ANY TYPE OF FINE WOOLS AND ONLY LOW LANOLIN WOOLS SUCH AS ROMNEY OR COOPWORTH. WE OFFER FIBER SEPARATION AND SPINNING OF THE LONGER STAPLE LENGTHS, ex: Icelandic |
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MINIMUM "SPINNING" RUNS are based on "skirted raw weight" and the following.... 6 lbs for common wool or 3 lbs for primative dual coated wool or 3 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.
NO WEIGHT MINIMUMS FOR BATTS OR ROVINGS |
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a: Low Lanolin Wool example:
coopworth, romanov, romney
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b: Exotic Fibers & Mohair example:
alpaca, llama, mohair
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c: Primative Wool example:
icelandic, churro, shetland, jacob
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| Most fleece/fiber only need to be washed, picked, & carded into rovings or batts. Skirting, tumbling, picking (alone) & blending are extras if necessary. Mohair & Suri require additional processing... see below ** |
| Skirting:... based on incoming raw weight ... $3.00/lb for a,b,c |
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| Tumbling:....removes loose dirt and some VM ... $3.00/lb for a,b,c |
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Washing:... based on incoming skirted weight suri & mohair : $5.00/lb to wash |
| All customer washed fiber/wool found unsuitable for processing will be rewashed by mill after contact and consent from customer. |
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a: $4.50/lb |
b: $4.00/lb |
c: $4.50/lb |
Washing includes: 1 soak, 2 to 3 washes, & 3 rinses |
* very dirty fleece, use an additional wash @ $2.00/lb* |
*************Our mill does not offer washing by itself.************* |
| Picking: (alone)... based on washed weight ... $3.00/lb per pass for a,b,c |
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| Blending:... based on washed weight ... $5.00/lb per pass for a,b,c |
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Picked & Carded:... based on washed weight **mohair/suri** see below |
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| Rovings |
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| Pencil Rovings |
a: $7.50/lb |
b: $9.50/lb |
c: $7.50/lb |
| lamb a, cria b, kid fleece c |
a: $10.00/lb |
b: $12.00/lb |
c: $12.00/lb |
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| Fiber Separation: ... based on washed weight .. |
| Up to 3 passes |
a: n/a |
b: $17.50/lb |
c: $17.50/lb |
| Extra passes |
a: n/a |
b: $5.00/lb |
c: $5.00/lb |
ALL ROVINGS ARE WOUND INTO BUMPS AT NO EXTRA CHARGE . WE FEEL BUMPS MAKE A BETTER END PRODUCT.
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**Suri Fiber** and **Mohair** may take additional passes thru both the picker & carder to get a good straight roving or batt. If the locks are twisted tightly and full of VM; tumbling between picking and carding is a must. Staple length needs to be 5 " or less.
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. |
Please insert our "ORDER FORM" in every bag of fiber being shipped to our mill.
5% DISCOUNT! Please go to the "Special Processing" page for prices on de-hairing, blending, dyeing, felting, and handspinning,
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