Roving or Yarn

Pennsylvania…

Belle Alto Farms and Fiber Mill – Wernersville (near Gettysburg), PA

Batts, Roving, Yarn

Blue Mountain Fiber Mill – Harrisburg, PA (UPDATE: closing as of 8/24)

Mill at Stramba Farm Wampum, PA

Batts, Roving, Yarn, Needle Felting

Sterling – Willow Street, PA (Southern  Lancaster County).

My yarn turn around depending on poundage is roughly 9 months.  I specialize more in small batch processing.  I also process, bunny, dog, cat, bison and other exotics.

One Another Fiber Mill – Pocono Area, PA – Opening Summer 2024

Roving only, 5# minimum (<5# charged as 5#)

 Further afield….

Battenkill Fibers – Greenwich, NY

Frankenmuth Woolen Mill– Frankenmuth, MI

Roving, batts (for spinning, felting, quilting, mattresses, pillows)

Lancaster Creek Spinnery – Farnham, VA (formerly located in Halifax, PA under name Gurdy Run Woolen Mill)

Fiber Junction Mill, White River Junction, VT

Roving, Yarn – no double coated breeds, no/low crimp fiber (Cotswold, Gotland, Teeswater, etc.) will be blended with higher crimp fiber (some Border Leicester and Finn fleeces as well)

Green Mountain Spinnery, Putney, VT

Still River Mill  Eastford, CT

Zeilinger Wool Co. – Frankenmuth, MI (UPDATE: closing as of 7/24)

Directories

National Mill Inventory (data from Fibershed Mill Survey – not all inclusive)

Search by location, fiber types processed, minimum volume processed, mill capabilities.
The Mill Inventory Explorer was developed from publicly available data on websites, through surveys and conversations. If you would like to edit your information or be added to the Mill Inventory, email nationalmillinventory@fibershed.com

The PA Fibershed group Producer Directory includes mills:  Select “Regional Economies” in top header to get drop down list, then hover over “Clothing and Textiles” to get that drop down list and click on “Fibershed” to get to the directory.  Includes members and some self reported or nominated mills, not all inclusive.

Mills who may be able to spin your animal fiber into sock yarn for textile sock knitting machines (~ 2/12, 3360 yards per pound, high twist):

• • America’s Natural Fiberworks, Somerville, OH
  • Autumn Mist Alpaca Farm & Fiber Mill, Prattsburgh, NY
  • Kraemer Textiles, Nazareth PA
  • Lazy Meadows Fiber Mill, Hugesville, PA
  • Painted Sky Fiber Mill, MD
  • New Era Fiber, Gallatin, TN
  • Rach-Al-Paca Fiber Processing, Hastings, MN
  • Stonehedge Fiber Mill, East Jordan, MI
  • The Mill at Stramba Farm, Wampum, PA
  • Zeilinger Wool Co., Frankenmuth, MI

Felt

Mill at Stramba Farm Wampum PA  Needle felted

 

Finished Goods

Bedfellows Blankets (Peggy Hart) Shelburne Falls, MA

Frog Creek Socks Chalfont, PA – socks

Zeilinger Wool Co. – Frankenmuth, MI – socks, mattress pads

 

Fiber Business Development

Brooklyn Fashion + Design Accelerator is a hub for ethical fashion and small business development

Gaston College, Textile Center Yarn Processing Center Belmont, NC

With as little as 100 grams of your fiber, the Textile Center’s Yarn Processing Department can spin it into the yarn of your choice. Offering short and long staple options, the center supports both the synthetic and natural fibers industries.

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Note: This is a starting place.  Resources listed are known or have been used by members but this is not an all inclusive list, the list is not updated/ checked frequently and we can not guarantee results as changes happen frequently within this industry.  Please let us know if you find a mistake so we can correct it ASAP.

Page Updated: May 8, 2024