Each Split Rock Ranch Limited Edition Custom Fiber Blend is carded by hand on our Ashford Drum Carder, using some of the softest, most luxurious fibers we can find, including llama, camel down, alpaca, mohair, cashmere, tussah silk, cashgora, faux cashmere, and soft wool blends, including Merino, Rambo, Targhee, Dorset, and Lincoln. The coarser Romney wool is used in very limited amounts only for color.

We have perfected a carding technique that affords wonderful color separation while ensuring perfect fiber blending to assure you of hours of spinning pleasure with each of these blends. Most vegetable matter (VM) is removed during this process. Any VM that remains easily flicks out as you spin. Fiber Blends are sold in batts weighing approximately 1 ounce. You can simply unroll the tube and start spinning from one end of the batt, or tear the batt into thinner strips. Personally, I like to tear the batts into approximately 2 inch wide strips, but I don't tear them completely from the remainder of the batt, I start the next 2 inch strip back up the batt, etc. until I have one long continuous strip of fiber. I then roll the fiber into a ball and drop it into a plastic gallon ice cream bucket so it can roll freely without getting dirty or tangled.

Sure, it's easier and generally less expensive to purchase commercially prepared fibers. However, you won't usually find the wonderful artistically creative color blends, nor the different fiber blends in most commercially prepared fibers.

These custom fiber blends are prepared in limited amounts for a limited period of time. If you see a blend you like, be sure to order plenty of fiber for your project because each batch of fiber is unique and when the Limited Edition is retired, that blend will no longer be available.

If you have a special project in mind, we will prepare a Personalized Custom Limited Edition Blend just for you. Just tell us which colors and fibers you want included and we will prepare a small sample for your inspection and approval before finishing up your Personalized Custom Limited Edition Blend. All PCLE Blends must be ordered in a minimum 4 ounce batch. Pricing will depend on fibers chosen and your PCLE Blend will be prepared within two weeks. A 50% deposit is required on all PCLE Blends over 8 ounces when ordered, the remaining 50% is due after the sample is approved and prior to the PCLE Blend shipping.

To order any of these fibers, please send us an email with the number of ounces you would like to purchase, along with your email address and mailing address. We will send you a PayPal invoice for your fiber and shipping/handling charges. If you have any questions, please let us know.

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