2023 Fiber Collection/Sort


The yearly fiber collection for PAOBA is always the weekend of
the fleece show and seminars @ The Penn Stater, State College,
July 28-30.
The sort is on Sunday, July 30, from 8 AM until we are
finished—hopefully 3:00 p.m. If we have a great turn out and lots
of fleece, we may start sorting on Saturday.

WHY CONTRIBUTE ?
  • If you have a limited number of animals on your farm, you can expand you PA Preferred offerings to your customers.
  • The volunteers on the Fiber Committee track your sorted
fiber;
                  o You receive a spreadsheet of the fiber submitted by
grade and weight.
                  o You will know which batch numbers your fiber is in so
you can buy those yarns for your store.
                  o You can receive payment (see below).
  •  The Fiber Committee chairs and volunteers get the sorted
fiber to the mills for yarn production with no work from
you. You get to choose the yarns that you, your
customers, family & and friends will like.
  • A great way to move the fleece from your barn into
production with minimal effort from you.
  • You receive an additional 10% off the wholesale cost of
the yarn. All PAOBA members can buy the yarn at
wholesale.
  • You help PAOBA be the affiliate that gives back to its
members while promoting alpaca fiber!

WHAT WE NEED 
  • Grade 1-4 fiber (roughly 19-30 microns)
  • White, light fawn and light grey give the committee the
most options.
  • Fiber needs to be at lease 3 inches long and with
MINIMAL vegetative matter. Fleece with a lot of VM,
moths, or mold will be put in the trash.
  • If your fleece is grade 5 or higher or very hairy, or shorter
than 3 inches long, it will be sent to NEAFP for PAOBA to
buy insoles to sell at the Farm Show in January. You will
not receive any payment for this fiber. You may request it
be returned to you would need to pick it up, it cannot be
shipped back.

What you get
PAOBA will pay according to the following schedule:
  • Grades 1 & 2 $7.00 per pound
  • Grade 3 $5.50 per pound
  • Grade 4 $4.50 per pound
If you have contributed fiber and would like to purchase yarn at
the contributor price, please contact
Sheri Hunt-Smith at 717-495-8979 or sheri@alpacasofyork.com
OR
Pam Ellenberger at 484-797-2263 or bentlimbfarm@gmail.com