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Wool feeds into the picking
machine which aligns the fibre.
create a business plan, based mostly
on the potential output of the
equipment. When they delivered the
equipment they also provided
training.
The learning curve is very steep,
Angelika says. You have to learn how
to assess the fibre that comes in, how
the machinery works and what you
want to have at the end of the line
when the processing is completed.
So far the Hammels have
processed everything from
sheep's wool to angora rabbit to
alpaca. As we sit talking, customers
arrive with llama fleece and cria (the
ultra -fine first shearing from a young
alpaca). The mill can handle any
fleece Less than six inches in length,
Angelika says.
The fleece arrives at their new
mill building, located on the farm,
through the receiving area. They
hope that the fleece has already been
"skirted", said Angelika. Skirting is a
process where the fleece from a
sheep is laid out on a screen table
and dirt and manure are removed.
With wool worth so little in Ontario
often people don't take the time for
skirting, lowering the quality for
wool making.
The fleece of each sheep should
be bundled so it stays intact, even if
put into a wool bag with several other
fleeces, she says.
Receiving relatively clean, skirted
fleeces is important at Lindenhof