Fibre Preparing, Spinning and Winding Machine Operators

operating and monitoring machines for cleaning and turning woollen yarn waste into fluffed wool

operating and monitoring machines which combine textile fibres into uniform blends

operating and monitoring machines which clean and fluff textile fibres, transform them into sliver, comb them into sliver for first drawing, combine slivers into sliver lap or sliver laps into ribbon lap

operating draw frame (machine) having number of drawing sets, each set combining several slivers into one of nearly same weight and thickness as any of original sliver

operating and monitoring machines which spin thread and yarn from roving, wind two or more threads onto bobbin, twist two or more strands of yarn or thread into single strands of yarn to increase strength, smoothness and/or uniformity of yarn, or wind yarn or thread from one package to another

operating and monitoring spinning frame that draws out and twists roving or sliver into yarn

operating and monitoring machines for drawing slivers received from drawing machine into loosely twisted strands

preparing sizing for use in stiffening and finishing cloth and yarn by mixing ingredients such as starch, tallow, resins, soaps with water and boiling mixture for specified time in steam

treating textiles with chemicals to make them water resistant

cleaning rollers and cylinders of carding machines to remove wool waste

operating and resurfacing metal drawing rolls of various spinning, combing and lapping machines with new rubber or leather covers.