A professional who tends machine that winds narrow fabrics, such as tape, into skeins for dyeing or shipment. Responsibilities include:

• Draws fabric ends from box, threads each end through traverse guide, and ties end to reel.
• Turns dial to set yardage counter that stops machine when specified yardage has been wound.
• Presses pedal to start machine.
• Laces string through and around each skein to preserve arrangement and prevent tangling.
• Pulls lever to contract reel, slides skeins to end of reel, and removes skeins.