| PYGORA and PCA FIBER PROCESSING |
Sunflower Pygoras specializes in processing Pygora/PCA fiber. Washing, picking, DEHAIRING, blending, and carding into roving or batts are all offered. With concentration on Pygora/PCA fiber, processing sheep wool is not offered. This means no waiting in line for those large sheep fleeces to be processed before your Pygora fiber! Blending of already processed wool with Pygora is available. Either wool or silk from my stash, or wool/silk you provide, can be beautifully blended with your Pygora. As with the raising of Pygora/PCA goats, Sunflower Pygoras micro-mini mill is very small and concentrates on quality over quantity. With machines from Belfast Mini Mills(dehairer), Patrick Green(carder, picker)and Ertoel(Roberta, electronic spinner), your fiber can be processed in a professional manner, with a personal touch. There is no minimum order, however, processing of less than one pound will be charged the minimum price of one pound or run*. Partial weights will be charged to the nearest half pound. Please skirt fiber before sending/delivering for processing... To send or drop off fiber, please email or call for our address. whallman@sunflowerpygoras.com (503) 632-3019 or (503) 407-5413 |
SERVICES/PRICES as of JULY 6, 2010 Washing-with other processing only, $3/lb or run, based on incoming raw weight. Fibers must be washed here before going through the dehairer, or ask me how to wash at home. Picking/blending-$5/lb or run per pass, based on washed weight. To open fiber before dehairing and/or for pre-blending fibers before going on to the carder. Dehairing-$25 per pound (or run under a pound) for up to 5 passes through the dehairer. Extra passes $5/lb or run per pass.* Carding-with other processing, $15/lb or run for first pass, $7.50/lb or run each additional pass. Batts or roving, your choice. Carding-without other processing, $18/lb or run for first pass, $9/lb or run each additional pass. Batts or roving, your choice. *Most Pygora, depending on various factors, is run through the dehairer five times. Unless otherwise discussed, it is the decision of the mill to determine if the fiber needs to be run additional times to remove more guard hair or vegetation matter Please discuss any questions or concerns about this with me. * One run equals one separation of fiber, such as by color or specific goat. For instance, if you send in 10 oz of brown and 6 oz of gray and want them processed separately, you will be charged at the rate of two runs, not one pound. If you sent in the same fiber and wanted them intermixed, you would be charged at the 1lb rate. |
People who have bought and own one or more goats from Sunflower Pygoras get a 15% discount on total cost of processing!!! |
| Please fill out one of these forms for each fleece you want processed. Fiber Processing Form |
 | |  | |  | |  | |  | |  | |  |