Washing, Picking & Dehairing

After your fleece is booked into our system and weighed, the first stage of our process is a thorough wash and rinsing. Biodegradable detergents are used throughout in the purpose-made Mini Mills' Washer >>

<< After drying, the fleece is Picked or opened, to untangle knots and matted clumps ahead of the more delicate processes.

If necessary, coarse hair will be removed in the dehairer prior to carding. >>

<< The carder brushes fibre into a more orderly stream and produces slivers of consistent linear density in preparation for spinning. The carder is the final stage of the process for those customers who require rovings for hand spinning and batts for felting.

For customers requiring yarn, the slivers are further aligned and drafted on the drawframe >> Density and weight are set to meet customers' needs and these records are kept for further use. Different fibres can also be variegated at this stage. The ultimate yarn quality is dependant on our expertise and the accuracy of the purpose built equipment used in these preparatory stages.

<< Yarn is spun on the 8 spindle spinner and plyed on the 4-spindle spinner. Thickness, twist per inch and other customer requirements are achieved at this stage. The yarn is further stabilized using a steamer whilst winding onto skeins or cones as specified by customers.

The use of specialist equipment combined with Meryl and Marion's expertise produces consistent quality and reduces waste. Thus we can offer a prompt and affordable service. For those customers interested in felt or producing their own, our felter is available for hire. >>

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