Sheepskin Products, Knitting Patterns, and Wool yarn manufactured using wool from the sheep of Cestari, Ltd. at Chester Farms.
Five Good Reasons To Buy Cestari
Wool and Wool Blend Yarn:
Quality
We use Columbia Sheep, a breed of sheep
developed by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, which produces high
quality wool and meat. We also raise Merino Sheep, a breed which
produces superior fleece. Our fine Merino lines include a 3-ply
bulky weight yarn, 2-ply worsted weight, and 2-ply sock weight. We
manufacture our yarn using the traditional woolen system for carding and
spinning.
Softness
Over the years, we have further developed
our flocks to produce fine wool 26-28 micron in Columbia and 18-22 micron in
Merino, ideal for making hand knitting yarn. The wool is soft to
the touch and becomes softer with each successive washing.
Ease of Care
Products made from our regular Columbia
wool yarn are machine washable in cold water, and do not felt. We
suggest using a delicate cycle using soap or detergent. Our Merino
wool will felt if washed in hot water. Dry the product naturally,
not in the dryer or directly in the sun. You may spin dry with the
delicate cycle. Our Columbia wool yarn is naturally unshrinkable,
due to the type of sheep we have and the slow mill process used in
making our yarn.
No Chemicals
Since we do not need to use chemicals to prevent shrinking of
the wool, the yarn is good to your skin. In addition, we retain a
percentage of the lanolin (natural sheep oil) in the wool, making the
wool yarn somewhat water repellent.
Durability
The durability of our wool yarn is
indisputable. We have sweaters that we use on a regular basis,
machine washed over 100 times, that are still in use after more than 30
years of wear.
Cestari Wool Yarn
We produce 4 weights of 100% wool
yarn available in two put-ups: pull skeins in our Columbia and blended
yarns and hand turned hanks in our Merino yarn.
Please note that the yarn colors as displayed on your PC monitor may
vary a bit from the actual yarn color.
Making Money With Wool
It's not like spinning straw into
gold- but it does work. We have been raising sheep, making wool,
processing, and marketing the same for many years.
To encourage the development of quality wool in the United States,
Cestari, Ltd. provides custom processing of wool and natural fibers for
small, medium, and large wool producers at prices that are the lowest in
the Direct Farm Market Industry. All parts of the wool processing
are done at our farm, except wool scouring. All parts of the wool
processing and handling is of the highest quality in the wool industry,
and the integrity of your own wool and fiber is guaranteed.
Specifications
Minimum Quantity: 200 lbs of clean and
washed wool with staple length of 2" to 5.5" moth free wool.
Discard tags or belly type wool. The cleaner your wool, the
cleaner the end product will be. You do not, and we recommend that
you do not, put covers on the sheep. It is a waste of time and not
good for either the sheep or the wool. Keep burrs and thistles out
of the pastures. Clean pastures produce clean fleeces.
There are more than 1000 different breeds of sheep in the world producing
wool for a variety of purposes. Coarser wools make fine rugs and
carpets, while fine wools are excellent for garment wear.
Washing Instructions
Wool must be properly scoured. We
will be happy to refer you to a wool scourer if you call or e-mail us.
Prices
Please note that charges below are for
carding, spinning, and plying. Each are priced separately.
We have $150.00 set up charge for each lot in addition to the prices below.
Blending & Carding Pencil Roving- $3.50 per finished pound from
clean, scoured wool. There is a $2.00 per pound surcharge for
Alpaca.
Spinning & Coning Single Ply Wool- Made into 3 pound or larger cones-
$3.50 per finished pound.
Plying Into 2 or 3 Ply Yarn- 3 pound or larger cones- $2.50 per
finished pound.
Put into Hanks or pull skeins $2.50 per finished pound (in 3.5oz, 4.0oz,
or 8.0oz skeins)
Dyeing
If you wish to add color to your wool, we
can either have your wool dyed (500 lbs minimum) or add some of
our natural dark gray wool to assist
in achieving your desired color.
Natural dark grey costs $7.50 per pound. You may blend a
percentage of this stock with your own wool. We are happy to
assist in achieving your desired color.
Shipping Instructions
Contact UPS or other common carriers to
arrange delivery to our mill/farm.
Under separate cover, mail your processing instructions, together with
50% of the estimated charges. Place a copy of your instructions in
container #1, also let us know what you intend the final product to be.
(ex. sweater, rugs, etc.) Once your fiber arrives we will begin
processing.
CESTARI WOOL PRODUCT INFORMATION
