Getting fleece spun

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shadiya

Joined: 02 Feb 2008
Posts: 1285

Posted: Sun Sep 01, 13 12:05 pm Post subject: Getting fleece spun
I've given up on the idea of spinning for the time being as haven't got any better and never seem to have any time to go the local spinners group meetings. However, I do still want to be able to knit myself something from my own wool. Does anyone know anywhere/anybody you'd do a couple of fleeces and ideas of how much it might cost? I'm not in a hurry but would like to have a plan....

mochyn

Joined: 21 Dec 2004
Posts: 24585
Location: mid-Wales

Posted: Sun Sep 01, 13 12:08 pm Post subject:
My friend Freyalyn gets fleeces carded for her: I'm guessing the same place spins as well, however I think it's in Yorkshire. I can ask.

mochyn

Joined: 21 Dec 2004
Posts: 24585
Location: mid-Wales

Posted: Sun Sep 01, 13 12:08 pm Post subject:
My friend Freyalyn gets fleeces carded for her: I'm guessing the same place spins as well, however I think it's in Yorkshire. I can ask. How many fleeces?

NorthernMonkeyGirl

Joined: 10 Apr 2011
Posts: 4586
Location: Peeping over your shoulder

Posted: Sun Sep 01, 13 12:18 pm Post subject:
There's Griffiths Mill in Derbyshire, but they haven't replied to my email yet and I've not got round to phoning them. Halifax Mill in Yorkshire said I didn't have enough fleece for them. It was them that recommended Griffiths.

shadiya

Joined: 02 Feb 2008
Posts: 1285

Posted: Sun Sep 01, 13 8:18 pm Post subject:
I've got four, gave the others away. I think four might be a bit on the small side, numbers wise. if only I'd taken to spinning like a duck to water instead of a duck to a bicycle.... Or something equally rubbish.

Rob R

Joined: 28 Oct 2004
Posts: 31902
Location: York

Posted: Sun Sep 01, 13 8:22 pm Post subject:
Griffiths did the two fleeces for Nat's wedding dress, it wasn't cheap, mind.

NorthernMonkeyGirl

Joined: 10 Apr 2011
Posts: 4586
Location: Peeping over your shoulder

Posted: Sun Sep 01, 13 8:24 pm Post subject:
Roughly how much can you remember?

Mistress Rose

Joined: 21 Jul 2011
Posts: 15575

Posted: Mon Sep 02, 13 8:36 am Post subject:
You could try asking your local spinning group if anyone there was interested. It wouldn't be worth their while in terms of payment by the hour of course, but you might find someone who would do the job for you by hand if you were willing to pay them a reasonable amount. Getting it spun commercially will produce a more even yarn and is more economically viable though.

Rob R

Joined: 28 Oct 2004
Posts: 31902
Location: York

Posted: Mon Sep 02, 13 8:41 am Post subject:

NorthernMonkeyGirl wrote:

Roughly how much can you remember?

About £140 including delivery & VAT, I have been informed.

sally_in_wales
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Joined: 06 Mar 2005
Posts: 20809
Location: sunny wales

Posted: Mon Sep 02, 13 8:42 am Post subject:
offhand I think most of the commerical mills want 25kg of fleece to work with or there will be a big premium payment involved.

shadiya

Joined: 02 Feb 2008
Posts: 1285

Posted: Tue Sep 03, 13 9:04 am Post subject:
I shall try Griffiths. Thanks for info peeps.

Blacksheep

Joined: 12 Mar 2009
Posts: 196
Location: Shropshire

Posted: Sat Nov 09, 13 8:02 pm Post subject:
If you didn't manage to get fleece spun the Halifax Spinning Mill process small amounts of fleece, from 1kg according to their website https://www.halifaxspinningcompany.co.uk/index.html

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