Zeilinger Wool Co. - Natural Fiber Processing into Yarns, Socks, Batts & Rovings

Yarn Processing

Our newly rebuilt carding machinery consists of a metallic breast, a cross lapper, three breakers, and a condenser with 96 ends. We have a rebuilt spinning frame, twister, coner, skeiner and a 48" picker. Our yarn engineer has over 30 years of experience in the making of yarn.

The minimum amount of fiber is 25# raw or 15# clean. The most cost effective processing for you, the customer, is at least 100# grease wool or 50# clean wool. We are capable of processing greater quantities. You must have at least 30 pounds of clean weight or more for bulky yarn.

The staple length must be 2" and no longer than 6". The yarn choices available are bulky, worsted, sport and fingering weight. Please send a sample of yarn (if available) to resemble what you desire. (The heaviest bulky yarn we can make is 1-ply, 975 yards to a pound with 100% wool; 2 ply 487 yards and 3 ply 325 yards.) We strongly recommend that if your yarns are targeted for sock projects that 20 - 25% nylon be added . This will make the yarn stronger and will make the finished project more durable to wear. The additional nylon is $3.90 per pound for white and $7.50 per pound for dyed.

A 25% -50% down payment is required when you send your fibers to be made into yarn. We have limited storage capability. A monthly fee of $20.00 per month will be charged after 30 days upon completion of your order.

There are 8 steps in the yarn making process. They are washing, picking/carding, spinning/twisting, coning, skeining, and re-washing skeins.

PICKING/CARDING (based on clean weight)
1. Your clean weight, 25# - 49# ... $8.00 per lb.
2. Your clean weight, 50 - 100# ... $6.80 per lb.
3. Your clean weight, 100# + ... $6.30 per lb.
4. Your clean weight of any fibers under 25# ..... $10.50 per lb.
5. WE CAN PROCESS 100% MOHAIR, LLAMA AND ALPACA NOTE: 100% llama or alpaca yarn will have little or not memory. There will be greater loss due to no wool being added. Therefore, we highly recommend 20% fine or medium, wool being added. (We cannot process 100% adult mohair into yarn, must add 15% - 20% wool.)

SPINNING/TWISTING/CONING (Price is based on finished weight. It is returned to you on paper cones and apply to your choice of bulky, worsted, sport or fingering weight yarns).

	1. Your carded fibers, 25 - 49#	2. Your carded fibers, 50 - 100#	3. Your carded fibers 100# or more
a. 1 ply	$7.00/lb.	$6.55/lb.	$6.30/lb.
b. 2 - 3 ply	$8.50/lb.	$8.00/lb.	$7.25/lb.
c. 4 ply	$9.20/lb.	$8.55/lb.	$8.00/lb.

4. Any finished fibers, 15 - 24# ..... $10.50 per lb.
5. Add $2.30 per lb.to spun weight for fingering, lace, or sock yarn.
6. Add $1.00 per lb. to spun weight for 100% mohair, llama or alpaca yarn.
7. Available fibers to be added to your yarn orders:
Natural Wool - $17 per lb. • Adult of Yearling Hair - $24 per lb.
Dyed Wool - $25 per lb. • Tops - $18 per lb. • Kid Mohair - $27 per lb.

SKEINING
1. $3.95 per pound for a 2 oz. skein
2. 4oz., 8 oz., & 1lb. Skeins - $3.35 per lb.
3. Rewashing skeins after processing - $3.95 per lb.

ZWOOL SHIPPING TIP: In order to cut down on YOUR shipping costs TO Zeilinger Wool Co., please pack as much as possible into each box being shipped. Separate runs on processing DO NOT need to be shipped in separate boxes. Just separate each run/type of processing with paper or pack in separate bags within the SAME shipping box. Shipping companies charge more by the actual dimensions rather than the weight of each box shipped.