A spinning machine that imparts twist to yarn using a small metal loop, called a traveler, which rotates rapidly around a stationary ring. As the drafting rollers feed the roving, the traveler drags behind the bobbin's rotation, twisting the fibers into yarn and winding it simultaneously.
Heard on the job
The tension on the ring spinner needs adjusting because the cotton yarn is coming out underspun.
Also heard as
- ring spinning frame
Related terms
Traveller
A small metal or plastic ring used in ring spinning to guide yarn onto a bobbin.
Traveler hook
A specialized hand tool used by mill workers to replace the small metal clips on a ring spinning frame.
Yarn-beam
A large cylindrical spool that holds warp threads under tension for weaving.
Rover
A spinning machine that drafts and slightly twists fiber slivers into rovings.