A professional who operates machine to wind yarn from short spools onto longer spools in specified color arrangement to prepare yarn for weaving into rugs. Responsibilities include:

• Positions spools of yarn on creel as specified by pattern chart.
• Threads ends of yarn through reeds, tension devices, and guides, as specified by pattern chart.
• Adjusts tension on thread.
• Clamps ends to takeup (long) spool.
• Starts machine and observes winding for yarn tangles and breaks.
• Pieces up broken ends.
• Stops machine when specified amount of yarn has been wound, cuts yarn with cutting blade, places clamp onto spool to hold yarn in place, and replaces spool with empty one.
• May be designated according to machine for which yarn is prepared as six-quarter machine rug setter(carpet & rug); three-quarter machine rug setter.
• May operate machine to wind yarn onto loom beams and be designated velvet rug setter.