Customer Testimonials

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"Hi Linda,
​I am so pleased to have received my first order from Painted Sky Fiber Mill.  You do a fabulous job!   I had a friend recommend your mill to me, and I am so happy they did.  From our visit to see your operation, recommendations you gave me on what to do with my llama fiber, and to the great care you took in processing my order and shipping it to us (even on your labeling on our finished product), at every step you have shown care and attention to detail.   I look forward to using my beautiful llama yarn in upcoming projects. Thank you to you, and everyone at Painted Sky! "

Theresa Rush

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Weasel Brook Farms

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"Dear Linda,
Wow! We received our Wool a few days ago. And we couldn't be happier with your work. The spinning is perfect and we couldn't be happier with the colors, just lovely. I have plenty of any color I could want.

Thank you for all you have done for us especially your great advice.

Hope your summer goes well and is a bit less busy for you although I doubt it will be."

Peggie and Paul Sandler

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Stone's Throw Farm

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"We just received our yarn from our spring shearing from Painted Sky Fiber Mill. We did something a bit different this year with our fleece and had Linda and her team get creative (they always are!) and over dye most of our fleece with brilliant colors. We have a lot of brown alpacas so we wanted some color. Well boy did we get gorgeous colors! Burgundy, Sea Foam, Rust, Eggplant just to name a few. We wouldn't trust any other Fiber Mill!
Thank you Linda and team! ​"
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Terri and Peter Silvester

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Grist Mill Farm Alpacas

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"I picked up my yarn from Painted Sky Fiber Mill and boy-oh-boy the yarn is fantastic! Linda and the team did just what I asked them to do. I wanted my yarn to be 100% Suri. I did not want it blended with any other fiber and I wanted a tighter spin to the yarn. The results exceeded my expectations!"

Jackie Mathiason

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Alpaca Road LLC

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We are so excited to receive our fiber that has been lovingly, carefully, and professionally processed by Painted Sky Alpaca Farm & Fiber Mill. It's a treasure to have a mill within reasonable driving distance. The staff at Painted Sky Alpaca Farm & Fiber Mill have been so accommodating, educational, supportive, and helpful. They are truly passionate about natural fiber and building the fiber industry in the US. The end result is exceptional service and quality products. They gave us an incredibly in depth tour of their mill, and walked us through the tedious, fascinating, and labor intensive process from start to finish. If you are looking to have fiber processed into roving or finished skeins, or would like an educational tour or farm visit, we at Nimbus Farm whole heartedly recommend giving Painted Sky Alpaca Farm & Fiber Mill a visit. ​

Nimbus Farm Alpacas

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"The coned yarns that Painted Sky Fiber Mill processed for me from our alpaca fiber was absolutely top rate! I weave with the yarn and the 3-ply sport weight and 3-ply DK weight yarns were excellent as both warp and weft. The consistency of the twist for each yarn weight is identical from cone to cone. I would highly recommend Painted Sky Alpaca Farm & Processing Mill!"

Cathy Flinn

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Weaving By Cathy

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“I am so very pleased with my final product. You ladies do a superb job with my fiber every year. I have gotten all of my yarn processed here for the last 4 years. The expertise and creativity the two sisters possess produces the finest product I have ever seen. It is like Christmas morning when I pick it up. I cannot wait to share it with my customers and work with it as well. I had several ideas coming to mind on my ride home. Thank you so much. See you in a few months after the next shearing and skirting.”

Dana Russell

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Briar Branch Alpacas

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Fiber Mill Forms
Click the links to view & print forms. 

• Terms & Conditions
• Price Schedule
• Processing Order Form
• Jacquard Dye Chart

Please include a signed Terms & Conditions Form with your first order. We will keep a copy on file for future orders.
 
​A completed and signed Fiber Processing Form must be included in each bag of fleece indicating your fiber processing preferences. 
If you have questions, give us a call and we'll be happy to assist you.​ 

Frederick Fiber Fest
​October 26th
If you would like to drop fiber off at the festival, please complete the Fiber Drop Off Form below. We need to know the type of fiber and how many bags. Be sure to include a signed Fiber Processing Form in each bag. 
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Welcome to Painted Sky Fiber Mill

Painted Sky Fiber Mill is a family owned and operated fiber mill located on the beautiful Eastern Shore of Maryland. We offer total fiber processing services for all types of natural fibers including Alpaca (Huacaya & Suri), Wool (including Merino, Cormo, CVM, Shetland, Gotland, Corriedale, Romney, Border Leicester, Finn, Tunis and many others), Llama, Angora, Pygora, Mohair and more.

Painted Sky Fiber Mill is a full service fiber mill.
Services include tumbling, washing, dyeing, blending, picking, separating/dehairing, carding, draw frame, spinning, plying, coning, steaming, and skeining. Our goal is to make the highest quality yarns, rovings, batts or rug yarn from each and every fleece. 

Looking for something to set your yarns apart?
Take a look at some of the beautiful color blends we've created for our customers in the photos above. We'll process your individual fleeces in their natural color blends or offer you ideas on creating beautiful colorful blends by dyeing your fleeces or adding dyed merinos, bamboos, silk noils, angelina and more. The finished yarns are stunning and the color combinations are endless.

Want something different than your traditional fawn and brown yarns?
Try over dyeing your fawn and brown fleeces to create some unique and interesting colors. Each fleece takes the dye differently so we cannot guarantee the final dyed color when overdyeing multiple color fleeces.

Not sure what yarns to make? 
No problem. We'll make suggestions on the best color combinations, blending options and yarn weights based on the fiber characteristics of each fleece.  Stop by for visit,  give us a call or send an email with any questions and we'll be happy to discuss with you. 

We require fleeces to be skirted before sending to the fiber mill.
Fleeces must be skirted to remove vegetable matter, seed pods, monkey balls, burrs, toenails, poop, sticks, straw and any other bedding material. Fleeces that are not skirted will be returned to the owner at owner's expense or they will be disposed of. 

Our mission is to create a beautiful quality product from each and every fleece. If fleeces are not skirted, we simply cannot produce a nice quality product and we will not spin a product that does not meet our quality standards. 

We spin in accordance with YPP Industry Standards.
Fingering - 1800 to 2400 ypp
Sport - 1300 to 1800 ypp
DK - 1000 to 1400 ypp
Worsted - 900 to 1100 ypp
Bulky - 400 to 700 ypp​
If you have a specific yarn weight you would like us to match please include a ​three yard sample with your order.

Fiber Mill Hours
Monday through Friday 9 am to 5 pm.

Please call for order turnaround times.
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Have a question or need additional information regarding our fiber processing services? Feel free to contact Linda Dickinson @ 410-708-2212 or send an email to [email protected].