"FAQ"
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

Question:  If a cone weighs an average of 8-9 lbs., can I get 1-2 pounds wound off?
Answer:  No; not at this time.  The reason we can sell our yarn at such reduced rates is because they are sold "as is" on large cones as we receive them.  If we wound all of our large cones onto smaller ones, the price per pound would be $1-2 per pound more and we do not currently have the manpower or resources to do this.  A suggestion would be to share a cone with a friend or someone at your local fiber art guild.

Question:  How much will my shipping be?
Answer:  We do not know the EXACT shipping charges until all of the yarn you request is weighed and boxed.  But to get an idea of what the shipping costs will be, you can add up the total amount of pounds of yarn requested, add about 3 lbs. for tare and the box weight itself, go to www.ups.com and put in our zip code (37336) and yours and that should give you an approximate amount.  Keep in mind that if you, for example, order 2 lb. of a particular yarn, the cone may actually weigh 2.3 pounds, etc.

Question:  How do I know what size a yarn is?
Answer:  We list all of our yarn by WPI (wraps per inch) or YPP (yards per pound).  If you are looking for a particular size yarn, take a familiar yarn you have at home and wrap it around a ruler for one inch (side by side without overlapping and without stretching it too tight) and see how many wraps you get.  Use these figures to compare to the yarn listed on our website.

Question:  What is WPI and YPP?
Answer:  WPI is wraps per inch and YPP is yards per pound.  These terms are used mostly in weaving.  See above question for figuring wpi.

Question:  What is Woolen and Worsted Yarn?
Answer:  Woolen Yarn is spun from "rolags" prepared by carding.  The fibers can be relatively short and are not parallel as they entangle with each other, trapping air in the center.  Woolen yarn is soft and lofty, ideal for garments and light blankets, especially when the fabrics are fulled with wet finishing.

Worsted Yarn is spun from long-stapled fibers prepared by combing, which keeps the fibers parallel and removes shorter ones.  Worsted yarns tend to be stronger than woolen yarns and are therefore more ideally used for rugs and long-wearing items like blankets.  Not all worsted yarns can be fulled with wet finishing.

Question:  What is Open-End and Ring-spun Cotton?
Answer:  Open-End cotton yarn is spun similar to "woolen yarn" above and Ring-Spun cotton yarn is spun similar to "worsted yarn" above.