Preparing Your Fiber

The Spindrift mission is to meet or exceed your expectations for your fiber products. We prefer to skirt and wash your fleeces to meet our standards if you like. We will also contact you regarding pre washed fiber that is felted or otherwise not able to be processed in our machines. The quality of fiber is affected long before any shearing takes place and many factors can play a part in how the fiber will be processed. Fiber evaluation is the key to achieving desired results. Take a good look at yours before deciding which process is best for you. These are a few suggestions that you may already be implementing.

·        Make sure there are no pests in your fleece.

·        Remove as much bedding, feed, and crud as possible.

·        Shear on a mat or other clean, dry surface.

·        When possible shear before birthing takes place.

·        Please don’t pay extra shipping charges to send us heavy globs of mud or chunks of manure. Of course, we can skirt for you but, the sooner most of the debris is removed, the better.

·        Store your fleeces where they can breathe and stay dry. Well stored fleeces can be processed even years later.

·        Only clean, strong fiber with consistent staple lengths can produce top quality yarns. Other fibers can be used for roving, batts, and felts.