Job Description:

• 1) Repairs warp yarn on loom when numerous threads are broken: Ties short piece of thread to each end of broken warp yarn and cuts off ends close to knot with scissors.

• 2) Draws repaired warp yarn through drop wires, heddle eyes, and reed dents, using reed hook.

• 3) Picks out filling yarn when defective weaving is observed, using fine metal comb.

• 4) Starts loom and observes operation to detect defective setup or weaving.

• 5) May start loom after warp change and repair breaks resulting from knots passing through drop wires, heddle eyes, and reed dents.