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$12.00 per ounce includes all 6 services below:
(Priced at weight upon receipt of raw fiber)
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 1. CARDING RAW FIBER:
Carding is the process olf preparing raw fiber to be
spun. Fiber is hand picked and fed into a 3 wheel
carder, thus alligning the fibers to create a well
balanced yarn.
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2. SPINNING SINGLE SPORT WEIGHT:
Once carded, the fiber is rolled into 1 ounce rollags and
then hand spun into approximately 24 wraps per inch thread.
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3. SPINNING 2-PLY YARN:
Two single threads are then spun in the opposite
direction to create a two ply yarn. Two ply produces a well blanaced and more durable yarn.
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4. WEIGHING & MEASURING:
After yarn is plied, it is removed from the spinning bobbin onto a skein winder. Each skein is measured in
yardage, yarn size (wraps per inch). and weighed.
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5. WASHING & SETTING TWIST:
Each Fiber Lot is individually soaked in a solution of natural orange cleaner and natural enzyme remover
in over 200oF water for 24 hours. Skeins are then
hand wrung and rinsed in clean water. Process is
repeated until the yarn is clean and odor free.
Skeins are hung in our drying room with 3 pound
weights until dry.
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6. CUSTOM SKEIN LABELS:
Your pet's photo is imprinted onto individual custom skein lables indicating breed, yardage, weight and care instructions. Each skein is re-skeined for presentation and lables attached.
There is a 3 ounce minimum charge on all fiber received.
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EXTRAS:
Some fibers may require additional services in order to be spun:
E-1 PICKING: Hand removal of excess debris $3.50 per ounce E-2 OPENING: Hand opening of compacted or matted fiber $3.50 per ounce E-3 CENTER PULL BALL WINDING: Ready to knit! (skeins require ball winding before use) $0.50 per ounce S-4 CORE SPUN: Short/Corse fiber (not recommended) up to 2 ounce: $60.00 flat fee ( not including sales tax or S&H) |
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SHIPPING & HANDLING:
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