Pricing
DO NOT send fiber without contacting us for availability.
Note: All pricing is based on minimum lot size of 3 pounds. A lot is the amount of fiber
to be processed in one run. If you wish to have a special fleece processed separately,
you will be charged for a minimum of 3 pounds.
We do not accept alpaca leg and/or neck fiber to be processed into yarn.
A $35.00 per fleece fee will be added for any fleece found with foreign objects that might
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All fleece should be well skirted prior to shipment.
Fiber must be a minimum of 2 inches and a maximum of 6 inches in length.
We reserve the right to reject any fiber deemed unsuitable for processing.
Washing
- $5.00 per pound of incoming weight (Washing only $7.00 per pound)
Picking and Carding
- $6.00 per pound of finished product
Dehairing (up to 3 passes)
- $10.00 per pound based on weight of fiber entering the process. The amount of loss
depends on the quality and cleanliness of the fiber. This machine removes guard hair,
vegetation and second cuts dramatically improving the quality of your finished product.
Loss can vary from 10% or less to as much as 50%.
Spinning 2 ply* (on cones)
- $16.00 per pound of finished product for Bulky or Worsted weight
- $18.00 per pound of finished product for DK, Sport or Fingering weight
- $20.00 per pound of finished product for Lace weight
* Add $3.00 per pound for 3 ply
Additional Services
- Blending Fibers -- $3.00/lb Blending of 2 or more natural colors/types of customer furnished fiber.
We have the following blending fibers available for sale (no blending fee):
- Merino Wool - Ecru $1.75/ounce, Black or Dark Brown $2.20/ounce
- Tussah Silk - Ecru $3.00/ounce
- Bamboo – Ecru only $1.50/ounce
- Soysilk - White $4.50/ounce
- Synthetic Sparkle $0.95/ounce
- Nylon - White $1.15/ounce
- Maine Alpaca - White $1.55/ounce
Winding of measured yardage skeins
- $3.00 per pound (please specify desired yardage)
Shipping
- actual shipping and packaging cost
Prices subject to change without notice
What you can expect when you send your fiber to us
- We will communicate via email with you during the time you fiber is with us. Please
respond to our questions. This will ensure timely processing.
- Upon receipt, your fiber will be evaluated for staple length, vegetation and cleanliness. You will be added to the production calendar and given an
approximate completion date.
- Upon completion of your order, we will send you a final invoice. Your products will be shipped to you
once your payment is received.
Outstanding accounts will be assessed a 5% charge on any balance due over 30 days and for each
additional 30 day period the account goes unpaid. Fiber/yarn from accounts unpaid after 90 days will
become the property of NEWAIM Fiber Mill.
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