An old engraving showing an early yarn wrap reel winding machine It is from a mechanical engineering book of the 1880s. A wrap reel or skein winder is a device for making yarn into hanks of a standard size (a hank is a coiled or wrapped unit of yarn or twine). The reel’s revolutions are counted as the yarn is wrapped around it. Typically, a set number of revolutions will be used so that the hank is of a standard size – a skein or lea. The tension of the yarn as it was wound onto the reel was important because a standard tension ensured uniformity when the yarn is made into fabric.
An old engraving showing an early yarn wrap reel winding machine It is from a mechanical engineering book of the 1880s. A wrap reel or skein winder is a device for making yarn into hanks of a standard size (a hank is a coiled or wrapped unit of yarn or twine). The reel’s revolutions are counted as the yarn is wrapped around it. Typically, a set number of revolutions will be used so that the hank is of a standard size – a skein or lea. The tension of the yarn as it was wound onto the reel was important because a standard tension ensured uniformity when the yarn is made into fabric. This device was an important part of the process of producing cotton, linen and woollen textiles.
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