Custom Flax Processing: Flax growers can now send us their retted flax so we can break, scutch, and hackle the fibre. The cost for primary processing of the retted flax is $30 per hour + HST. After processing you will have clean long fibre, clean tow from the hackling, tow and shive mix from the scutching, and shive from the breaker.
We can also further process your tow. $30/ hour + hst to separated it, providing clean tow.
We can then card using Belfast Mini Mills equipment to be turned into battings and/or rovings.
Spinning flax on our spinning machine takes 6 times as long to spin vs doing wool. It is amazing! Fibre quality depending, we are able to spin a 9 lea single yarn. The cost for spinning flax yarn is currently very high. Our spinning mill rate is $37 per hour. Because of the size of our mill, when doing flax we are held up and unable to multitask because of how long it takes to spin. Therefore our cost for spinning yarn is currently $37 per hour. Please know we are actively seeking alternatives to make this more affordable for us all.
Animal Fibre Processing: Our equipment from Belfast Mini Mills is designed to create yarn from fibre with staple lengths up to 7 inches long. We can create rovings, battings, and any gauge or ply yarn that the fibre allows.
The Mill is located at 10009 Hwy 1 in Greenwich (the old winter market at Noggins Corner Farm)
PRICING / CUSTOM FIBRE PROCESSING
Taproot Fibre Spinning Mill is a dual mill processing both animal and plant fibres. We process wool seasonally and make every effort to clean our machines thoroughly, but we cannot guarantee the absence of plant material from the final product. Please fill out our Custom Milling Form to be added to our milling cue. The Mill is located at 10009 Hwy 1 in Greenwich (the old winter market at Noggins Corner Farm. to the right of the new market entrance when you are looking at the new entrance). The prices below are for wool fibre processing. Flax prices are outlined above.
|
Service |
Price is Based on |
Price per Pound |
|
Wool Wash |
Incoming weight |
$8.00 |
|
Batts or Roving |
Finished weight |
$15.00 |
|
Blending (if 2nd pass through carder is needed for blending fibres) |
Finished weight |
$5.00 |
|
Separating |
Finished weight |
$12.00 |
|
Fingerling- Sport 2 ply |
Finished weight |
$45.00 |
|
DK-Bulky – 2 or 3 ply |
Finished weight |
$35.00 |
|
Lopi Singles |
Finished weight |
$25.00 |
|
Picking / Tumbling (if needed) |
Incoming weight |
$3.00 |
|
Extra skirting (if needed) |
Incoming weight |
$3.00 |
If you wish to receive your yarn on cones & unfinished (not having the finishing wash) please let us know. You would be required to skein wind it and finish it on your own. We are willing to do this and provide a discount of 10% on your yarn cost.
Clean linen tow can be added to your wool to create a blended batt, roving or yarn. Our Annapolis Valley grown and processed linen tow is $54 / lb which would be added onto your bill to the desired blend percentage. (Ex, 70/30 Wool/linen blend 3 ply Worsted would be $36.2/lb)
*Prices do not include tax or shipping and handling.
Your fiber can lose as much as 60 % of its weight during the washing and spinning process. We will weigh your fibre along the way to bill as accurately as possible. If extra work needs to be done to your fleece we will contact you to discuss details and pricing.
Fibres that are over 7” long stretched may not be able to be spun on our machines in any other weight than bulky lopi singles.
We reserve the right to decline processing any fibre that has excess dirt, vegetable matter or felting.
Please be sure that your wool is free from vegetable matter and wood chips. The carder does not like them.
If the balance owing is not paid in 60 days all yarn will become property of TapRoot Fibre Spining Mill.
Please note that our custom order wait time is currently 6 months.
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