Grand Alpaca Company is a farm and fiber mill located in the beautiful West Michigan farming community of Montague, MI. Not only is our fiber mill capable of turning your animals' fiber into a beautiful yarn, we can also create roving, batting, core spun rug yarn, and needle felted material. Our goal is to provide and maintain a quick turn on all fiber submissions while at the same time making the process as simple as possible.
We look forward to serving you and helping in every way we can to provide value to your annual fiber harvest!
Process for submitting fiber to
Grand Alpaca Company Fiber Mill
- Complete Hold My Spot Form
- Pay Holding deposit $75 (non refundable) at our store, under Hold My Spot Fee
- Prepare fiber for shipping
- Complete the Processing Policy & Payment Agreement Form
- Submit a processing form for our carding service or spinning service for each batch
have its own form or batch ID
b) Fiber must to be at least 3 1/2 inches to make yarn, best if packaged in noodle, when not pre-skirted
c) 2 to 3.5 inch typically goes into roving or batting (usually 2nds)
d) 3rds (not less than 1.5") are ideal for core-spun rug yarn (Course 2nds also make good rug yarn)
6. Ship or Drop your fiber off to Grand Alpaca Company Farm and Fiber Mill
7. Pay deposit for fiber processing (deposits will be credited back on final invoice)
**once fiber is received and checked in we will send you invoice**
First time customers are required to digitally sign and submit our Processing Policy & Payment Agreement Form - we will not begin processing until this form is on record.
Hold My Spot Form- Once your fiber has been harvested (if you have had it sitting around). Start here to ensure your spot in line for processing once a $75 deposit has been paid.
For Carding Services (roving, core-spun rug yarn, batting, pin-drafted roving, and needle felting) fill out the Carding Services Order Form for each individual batch and follow instructions within the form for submission and payment. *Please include the batch identification in each bag for tracking purposes.*
For Spinning Services (finished yarn) fill out the Spinning Services Order Form for each individual batch and follow instructions within the form for submission and payment. *Please include the batch identification in each bag for tracking purposes.*
