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Alpaca Fiber Sorting Service
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Benefits of Certified Sorting
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Yearly harvest of fiber sorted into grades by color and length.
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Individual Sort Record on each animal with data that includes fleece weight by body area, grade of each area, comments on luster/brightness, density and uniformity of crimp, test for tenderness,Sorters comments on fiber.
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Sort Summary for the entire clip. Provides information on the amount of fiber in
each grade, color and length category.
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Increase in usable fiber – typically waste is less than 8 oz per alpaca
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Increase in potential profit from fiber
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Superior products created from sorted fiber
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Less loss of fiber during production
(10-15% less than average)
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Opportunity to become an NAAFP Coop
Member
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Suggested uses for each grade of fiber
along with profit projections for each grade for retail and wholesale options.
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Assistance with herd management – external parasites, skin conditions, fiber
stress breaks
can be identified and addressed during sorting process
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No need to skirt fiber at a later date
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Clip ready for processing
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Once shearing day is over you’re done!
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LANA BELLA
ALPACA FARM |
7256 Kensington Rd. NE
Carrollton, Ohio 44615
330-627-6000
www.4alpaca.com
info@4alpaca.com
Jody Hezoucky
Certified Sorter
Pricing:
Live Sort $15.00
Bag Sort $20.00
Properly prepared
Noodle fleeces
$15.00
Sorting includes Blanket
and Neck
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Testimonial:
"I brought fleeces from my herd to Jody and observed as she went
through the grading and sorting process. We recorded several
different attributes about each fleece, and Jody graded by the
handful, rather than a whole blanket. The fleeces were sorted to
grade, as well as into Long/Short and Hairy/Non Hairy. The result was
amazing. We had bags of fleece that were ready to process, but there
was so much more than that. Several cria fleeces were graded, and
one of the comments was "tender tips." If it weren't for Jody, we'd
have tried to process it into yarn. Because of her advice, we instead
blended these fleeces with 30% silk to strengthen it, had it returned
as roving, and handspun it. To date, it is the most beautiful product
I've had the pleasure of having my hands on. If we hadn't gotten the
sort, it would likely have been ruined by a commercial spinner. That
was worth much much more than the price of admission. On all of our
fleeces, we got comments and ideas about what was good in the fleece
and what needed improvement. This information will be invaluable when
we begin making breeding decisions for the girls.
Jody is a pleasure
to work with, and extremely knowledgeable about fleece in its own
right, and it's use in different types of processing. As for me, I
can market my end products honestly and appropriately. The end
products have been exceeding my customer's expectations and giving
them an incredible impression of alpaca fleece. This contributes to
the success of the industry as a whole. I will continue to bring my
fleeces to Jody for grading, as well as purchasing graded fleece. I
can't think of a better investment to protect the inherent value of
our alpacas."
- Chris Condley
Elite Yarn Plus, LLP |
Sorting Links:
Want to learn to sort and grade your own fleeces www.fibersorting.com
Get your fleeces out of your barns and basements and start making a return www.naafp.com Joann White did...
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How to properly collect fleece for sorting when a sorter
is not available for a live sort:
Click here for instructions on how to collect your fleece if a sorter is not available for live sort. |
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Lana Bella Alpaca Farm is just a short drive from from Akron, Canton, Cleveland, Columbus, Pittsburgh and Wheeling.
Directions:
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Lana Bella Alpaca Farm
7256 Kensington Rd. Carrollton, Ohio 44615
United States of America
Tel: 330-627-6000 Fax: 330-627-6000 |
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