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TO ORDER: Please print out our Service and Price List, our Fiber Processing Order Form
with Shipping Terms. Then give us a call and we will assist you with your fiber processing needs.
* Hand Picking * Scouring * Roving * Carding * Dyeing * Spinning
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SERVICE AND PRICE LIST February 2010 Big Sky Quality Wool * 120 East Holt Broadus MT 59317 * 406-436-2184 |
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HAND PICKING (Due to the time involved we had to raise the price) |
$5.50 |
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BARREL SPIN |
$0.50 |
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SCOURING Based on Raw Incoming Weight (includes pre machine picking) |
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All Fibers |
$4.75 |
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Extra Wash Note: Our normal wash cycle consists of two washes and at least 3 rinses. Therefore an extra wash is generally not necessary. However some extremely greasy or dirty fleeces may require it. |
$1.50
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Rewashing as Needed |
$5.00 |
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CARDING INTO ROVING Based on Clean Weight (includes machine picking and pin
drafting)
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All Wool except Long Staple Under 5 lbs. |
$7.50 |
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5-15 lbs. |
$7.00 |
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16-30 lbs. |
$6.50 |
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Over 30 lbs. |
$6.00 |
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Long Staple & Exotics (over 5" Alpaca, Llamas, Mohair are considered
exotics)
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Under 5 lbs. |
$9.75 |
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5-15 lbs. |
$8.75 |
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16-30 lbs. |
$8.25 |
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Over 30 lbs. |
$7.75 |
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CARDING INTO BATTS Based on Clean Weight (includes machine picking) |
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Approximately 18"x38" |
$7.50 |
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CUSTOM HAND DYEING We use Pro Chemical WashFast Acid Dyes Click here to select your dye color. Then click on dyes for wool and Select Pro washfast acid dye |
$7.00 |
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SPINNING Based on Actual Yarn Weight (includes extra
Pin Drafting, Plying 2 or 3 & Steaming)
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$15.50 |
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Lace weight yarn over 6500 yards per pound singles |
$19.50 |
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Lot Sized Under 5 pounds - ADD |
$2.00 |
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SKEINING (Random Weight) SKEINING (To specific yards or ounces)
WINDING ONTO CONES WINDING INTO BALLS (Random weight) WINDING INTO BALLS (To specific yards or ounces) |
$0.50 $1.50 $1.00 $0.50 $1.50 |
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PIN DRAFTING Only Based on Carded Weight |
$4.00 |
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PLYING more than 3 Ply |
$1.50 |
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WASH SKEINS |
$2.00 |
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BLENDING Picker Blend: where you add special fibers such as Mohair, Llama, Alpaca,
Lincoln, Angora, etc. at the picker
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$1.75 |
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Specialty Blend |
$2.25 |
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Price Estimate Example |
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Raw Wool to Yarn (Weight loss is approximate) |
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Incoming Greasy Wool Weight: 10 lbs. Scouring at $4.75 x 10 lbs. = $47.50
- Clean Weight 10 lbs. x 50% loss from scouring = 5 lbs. Pick, Card & Draft at $7.00 x 5 lbs. =
$35.00. - Drafted Weight: 5 lbs x 15% loss from carding.- Carding & Drafting = 4.25 lbs. Spinning
- 4.25 lbs. x 5% loss from spinning = 4 lbs. yarn - Yarn 4 lbs. x $15.50 = $62. - Skeining
4 lbs. x $0.50 = $2.00 Total Example = $146.50
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After each process the fiber is weighed. That weight is then used to calculate the next process.
Unlike alot of mills that use the original incoming weight to calculate each process.
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Your own fiber will always be returned to you! |
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