A large frame equipped with pegs, skewers, or spindles designed to hold multiple bobbins or cones of yarn simultaneously. It feeds yarn smoothly and evenly into warping machines, looms, or spinning frames without tangling.
Heard on the job
Load up the creel with the blue cones before we start warping the next beam.
Insider tip
Tension control is the most critical part of loading a creel; uneven tension will cause streaks or breaks during warping.