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A professional who operates battery of looms to weave multiple widths of narrow fabric, such as ribbon or tape. Responsibilities include:
* Observes weaving to detect exhausted filling packages and replaces exhausted packages with full packages.
* Replaces defective shuttles, tension springs, and shuttle eyes, using handtools.
* May operate looms equipped with automatic motions to stop loom as yarn breaks or after weaving specified number of picks. May draw-in warp yarn.
* May tend machine to wind filling.
* May be designated according to type of fabric woven as ribbon weaver; tape weaver.
Industry:Professional careers
A professional who operates battery of looms to weave cotton yarn between strands of tire cord to form loosely woven tire cord fabric. Responsibilities include:
* Observes fabric being woven to detect weaving defects.
* Examines looms to determine cause of loom stoppage, such as warp and filling breaks or mechanical defects.
* Ties piece of yarn to broken end and threads yarn through loom parts to repair warp breaks, using hook.
* Pulls out broken filling and pushes shuttle throughshed to insert new pick. Marks or cuts fabric when sufficient yardage has been woven.
Industry:Professional careers
A professional who adjusts, changes, and repairs endless chains that carry spools of yarn for weaving on axminster looms. Responsibilities include:
* Places chain on frame sprockets, using chain hoist.
* Inserts or removes links to lengthen or shorten chain, following loom setup specifications and using handtools.
* Inserts rivets to join end links together to form endless carrier chain.
* Turns screws and nuts and slides sprockets into slots to adjust chain tension.
* Replaces defective parts and rebuild chains to specifications.
Industry:Professional careers
A professional who draws warp yarn through loom parts to arrange warp for weaving specified pattern, following pattern chart. Responsibilities include:
* Reads pattern chart to determine information, such as type warp to be drawn, number of harness frames, and type of reed required for pattern.
* Positions warp, harness frames, drop wires, and reed on or in proximity of drawing-in frame or loom to facilitate drawing-in process.
* Selects warp yarn according to lease, color, and sequence indicated by pattern chart.
* Pulls yarn through drop wires, heddle eyes, and reed dents, using reed hook. May repair warp yarn on loom when numerous threads are broken.
* May be handed warp yarn by coworker, during drawing-in process.
* May be designated according to type of loom on which drawing-in is performed, as dobby loom drawer-in; jacquard loom drawer-in; plain loom drawer-in.
Industry:Professional careers
A professional who inspects and adjusts warp ends in loom to ensure accuracy of warp position as specified by warp pattern. Responsibilities include:
* Pulls warp ends from reed to verify that each thread is located in harness as specified in pattern and in corresponding slot in reed.
* Reties warp ends to correct errors and ties warp ends to beam in bunches to prepare warp for weaving.
Industry:Professional careers
A professional who inspects and adjusts warp ends in loom to ensure accuracy of warp position as specified by warp pattern. Responsibilities include:
* Pulls warp ends from reed to verify that each thread is located in harness as specified in pattern and in corresponding slot in reed.
* Reties warp ends to correct errors and ties warp ends to beam in bunches to prepare warp for weaving.
Industry:Professional careers
A professional who arranges yarn ends from full loom beam with corresponding warp ends in loom preparatory to tying of warp ends and resumption of weaving. Responsibilities include:
* Mounts beam in brackets of loom, using jack.
* Separates alternate ends of new warp and warp left in loom according to lease arrangement and inserts lease rod strands so their position of strands will be maintained.
* Ties thread to broken end and draws thread through harness to piece up breaks.
* Transfers loom beam to and from loom, using dolly.
Industry:Professional careers
A professional who repairs warp yarn on loom when numerous threads are broken (breakout). Responsibilities include:
* Ties short piece of thread to each end of broken warp yarn and cuts off ends close to knot with scissors.
* Draws repaired warp yarn through drop wires, heddle eyes, and reed dents, using reed hook. Picks out filling yarn when defective weaving is observed, using fine metal comb.
* Starts loom and observes operation to detect defective setup or weaving.
* May start loom after warp change and repair breaks resulting from knots passing through drop wires, heddle eyes, and reed dents.
Industry:Professional careers
A professional who weaves rugs or woolen cloth, using hand loom. Responsibilities include:
* Draws warp yarn through loom parts to arrange warp for weaving specified pattern.
* Inserts bobbin of filling in shuttle and depresses pedals to start loom.
* Observes cloth to detect weaving defects, such as broken filling or warp.
* Pieces up broken warp ends.
* Pulls out broken or defective filling and pushes shuttle through shed to insert new pick.
* Doffs loom.
Industry:Professional careers
A professional who inspects woven fabric during weaving process to detect grease spots and weaving defects, such as broken ends, slubs, and coarse yarn. Responsibilities include:
* Patrols work area and scans cloth on loom for defects.
* Stops loom, ties length of yarn to broken warp yarn, and draws yarn through harness and reed, using reed hook. Picks out slubs and coarse yarn, using burling iron, and reweaves cloth, using needle.
* Marks grease spots and irreparable defects with crayon to indicate yardage allowance.
* Trims loose threads with scissors.
Industry:Professional careers
