Fiber Processing Price Breakdown

All incoming fiber will be WASHED by SSH. This step is important and to ensure

consistent quality in the final product. Fiber receives 1-2 wash cycles and 2-3 rinse cycles using earth

friendly products.

• For those who want to wash their fiber first in order to reduce weight and save on shipping, to reduce cost, can be done providing you wash your fiber at the proper temperature. Depending on your fiber type and soap, most home water heaters cannot reach the necessary temperatures and you will have to supplement with heated water.
• Contact us to discuss your washing process. Once in the mill, we will utilize a short wash/rinse in order to fully remove any remaining soap or oils.

The price includes: washing, picking 

• Regardless of your final product, all fiber goes through the Picker which removes any tangles and opens the individual locks. 
• Blending: of fibers may begin here. The washing process removes oils, so conditioning agents are put back into the fiber to reduce static and improve its ability to process through the equipment. 
• Conditioning: SSH monitors the amount of conditioner used depending on the fleece weight and the final stage of the product.  Conditioner is needed to assist in the different stages of processing.  weight.

Loose Roving: $20/lb.

Roving Bumps: $22/lb.

Batts: $20/lb.

Price includes: washing, picking, & carding The carder is the heart of the mill. It aligns the individual fiber strands to produce roving and batts that may be used as final products or go on to subsequent steps.

Whats the difference:

• Loose Roving: is packaged in a clear bag.  Perfect for those that want to weigh out their own roving or for dyeing purposes.
• Roving Bump: is a final prep perfect for sale.  Each Bump comes pre weighted out 4 oz, 8 oz, 12 oz, fill bump winder (weights will vary with a fill).  Custom weight is available for  an additional fee of $2/lb. Each Bump is then packaged in  individual bag ready for sale all that is needed is  your label.
• Batts: Our Batts are perfect for those felters out there.  Each batt is wrapped in butcher paper for easy seperation. 

Lace Yarn (approx. 2100 yrd/lb): $40.00/lb.

Sport Yarn (approx. 1350 yrd/lb): $36.00/lb.

DK Yarn (approx.1100 yrd/lb): $34.00/lb.

Worsted Yarn (approx. 900 yrd/lb): $32.00/lb.

Bulky Yarn (approx. 500yrd/lb): $30.00/lb.

Custom Skeining (specific weight or yardage must be noted on order form): $2/lb.

Price includes: Washing, Picking, Carding and the 5 – steps spinning process below Minimum weight:  3 pounds. We will spin less, but the charge will be for 3 pounds.

Steps: 

• Washing (see above for details)
• Picking (see above for details)
• Carding (see above for details)

1.  Drawframe: Several roving’s pass through the Drawframe at once and, with a brushing action, the Drawframe further aligns the fibers. Roving’s may pass through two or more times to blend and lengthen. Each successive pass through the Drawframe averages any thick or thin sections to create a more uniform roving for spinning. Depending on your blending requirements
2. Spinning: The Spinner takes roving that has been through the Drawframe and spins it into single strands. The thickness of the strand produced depends on the desired yarn weight, i.e., finger, sport, worsted, bulky.
3. Plying: The Plyer combines singles from the spinner together to create 2 or 3  ply yarn.
4. Finishing: In the finishing process we wash, and air dry your skeins to remove conditioners and oils that accumulate during processing.
5. Skeining: Currently SSH only offers customers to receive their yarn back as a skein. Our skein are 200 yards and have been tied with cotton string in 3-4 spots on the skein.  

Custom Skein is available for an additional fee of $2/lb and weights are available upon request for an additional fee of $2/lb. The custom weight or yardage must be marked on the order form otherwise the yardage will be 200 yards.