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.