Let's talk about skirting for a minute! In no way is this to shame or embarrass anyone... yet let's use it for an educational experience! Animals will be animals and they absolutely won't stay clean on their own... it's part of their nature. But there are things we as growers can do to help maintain clean fleeces such as feeding practices, pasture management, keeping their environment/barn stalls clean. The cleaner the fiber is kept from the day they are shorn, the nicer your end result with your fiber will be! Bonus... it also helps reduce your processing costs by eliminating additional washing/skirting fees.
We really do value our customers, each and every one! We appreciate all of the trust put in us to deliver a great product all at a reasonable cost, but it's a team effort! We are working very hard every day to reduce our backlog, all while maintaining our costs. However, we need help doing just that. When we receive fiber in the mill that is full of vegetation that was clearly not attempted to be skirted or kept clean, we can't process it. (Side note... we can turn it into wool pellets). We always strive to return a quality product from the fiber we are provided, but when fiber is delivered in the condition similar to what is pictured, it creates considerable issues in processing. (And yes this was fiber that was unfortunately sent to our mill for processing into yarn). It also causes premature wear and tear on our carding cloth, not to mention the loss of time having to excessively clean our machines. We realize that sorting and skirting isn't always a fun task, but one that, if you do before sending to the mill, it will reduce your overall costs of processing as well as yield you a much nicer product. As much as we would love to wave a magic wand and poof clean... it doesn't work that way. We skirt every fleece that enters the mill before washing, but just can't do it to the extent pictured. Thank you as always for your support, teamwork, and understanding!
We really do value our customers, each and every one! We appreciate all of the trust put in us to deliver a great product all at a reasonable cost, but it's a team effort! We are working very hard every day to reduce our backlog, all while maintaining our costs. However, we need help doing just that. When we receive fiber in the mill that is full of vegetation that was clearly not attempted to be skirted or kept clean, we can't process it. (Side note... we can turn it into wool pellets). We always strive to return a quality product from the fiber we are provided, but when fiber is delivered in the condition similar to what is pictured, it creates considerable issues in processing. (And yes this was fiber that was unfortunately sent to our mill for processing into yarn). It also causes premature wear and tear on our carding cloth, not to mention the loss of time having to excessively clean our machines. We realize that sorting and skirting isn't always a fun task, but one that, if you do before sending to the mill, it will reduce your overall costs of processing as well as yield you a much nicer product. As much as we would love to wave a magic wand and poof clean... it doesn't work that way. We skirt every fleece that enters the mill before washing, but just can't do it to the extent pictured. Thank you as always for your support, teamwork, and understanding!
Why skirting is required for processing fiber
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