A professional who tends machine that automatically laces jacquard pattern cards with cord to form pattern chain for use on jacquard loom: stacks punched pattern cards in sequence or blank cards in automatic feed mechanism or places cards individually on feed belt.

• Observes machine operation to ensure that cards are spaced evenly and fed singly according to numerical sequence into lacing mechanism.
• Replenishes spools of lacing cord.
• May tend machine that duplicates sets of cards.
• May number cards according to prescribed sequence, using pencil or hand-numbering device.