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Textile & Handloom Exercise 1.2.13

Shawl Weaving Artisan - Winding and Warping

Yarn winding for warp making process

Objectives : At the end of this exercise you shall be able to
• prepare yarn bobbins for warping
• calculate the total number of cones or bobbins required for warping process as per the number of ends
needed for a fabric.

Requirements

Tools/equipment’s/Instruments Materials
• Empty double flanged bobbin - 1 No. • Note book - 1 No.
• Yarn winding machine - 1 No. • Eraser - 1 No.
• Pencil - 1 No.
• Sharpener - 1 No.
• Yarn samples :wool - as reqd.
PROCEDURE

TASK 1: Prepare yarn bobbins for warping

1 Put the right size bobbin to fit in creel (140mm Fig 2
approx). (Fig 1)
Fig 1

4 Avoid overfilling of the yarn label and arrange
bobbins according to the warp sequence or pattern.
5 After completing the pre-determined length of the
2 Inspect yarn knots or damage. yarn in the package stop the machine and remove
3 Attach the wool yarn to the bobbin and wind evenly the bobbin.
with steady tension. (Fig 2) 6 Place the new bobbin and follow the winding process.

7 Observe all bobbins are evenly wound with consistent
tension.

TASK 2: Calculate no. of cones/ bobbins required as per no. of ends

Formula • Available creel capacity: 300 positions (For
example: creel can hold 300 cones at a time)
Number of cones
= Total number of Ends Calculation
Bobbins required
(Assuming one end per cone/bobbin and no multiple Step 1: Calculate the number of cones/bobbins required
unwinding from the same cone/bobbin) Number of cones

Exercise Example Bobbins = Total Ends = 1200 cones/bobbins
Preparing warp for a fabric with the following Step 2: If your creel holds only 300 cones at a time:
specifications:
Number of creel loading runs required = Total Cones/
• Total Ends Required: 1200 ends bobbins ÷ Creel Capacity
= 1200 ÷ 300 = 4 runs
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