Paterson, New Jersey - Textiles. Redrawing: This operation is performed on the winding machine. In making the warp, thread is wound off the bobbins (the bobbins seen in the picture). The practice is to take bobbins from the creel with some yarn left on them. This leaves bobbins partially filled for

Paterson, New Jersey - Textiles. After drying, the skeins are taken from the rack and each skein is put on a swift of the winding machine. This machine winds the yarn from the skein on to bobbins.

Paterson, New Jersey - Textiles. Silk skeins on winding creels or swifts. The yarn is wound from the skein on to bobbins.

Paterson, New Jersey - Textiles. Creel showing bobbins with rayon. The operator is shown tying the thread of a full bobbin to the thread of a partially exhausted bobbin, which will be replaced by the former.

Paterson, New Jersey - Textiles. After drying, the skeins are taken from the rack and each skein is put on a swift of the winding machine. This machine winds the yarn from the skein on to bobbins. Nederlands: Overspoelen van strengen op flensspoelen (verouderd).

Paterson, New Jersey - Textiles. Warp threads being wound off of the frame on to the beam.

Paterson, New Jersey - Textiles. Threading broken warp thread through the eyes of drop wires, preparatory to tying the broken ends. Drop wires are part of the stop motion system. A drop wire is placed on each thread of the rayon warp shown here. When a thread breaks, the wire drops, making a contact

Paterson, New Jersey - Textiles. Rayon yarn being wound from one bobbin to another and being twisted.

Paterson, New Jersey - Textiles. Rayon yarn being wound from one bobbin on to another and being twisted.