WARPING, BEAMING OR LEASING

**Definition:** This place covers:

Apparatuses and methods for warping, beaming and leasing of warp yarns in preparation of the weaving process.

**Glossary:** - Warping: comprises winding parts of the warp yarns, normally from bobbins, on a warping beam, whereby sequential parts are wound next to each other until the full weaving width is covered. The warping beam is then normally in a next step of warp preparation used for beaming - Beaming: comprises winding the full width of the warp yarns in a single winding operation on the weaving beam (i.e. the beam which is to be placed on the loom). The warp yarns can be wound from a creel or a warping beam. - Leasing: comprises inserting lease cords between the warp yarns to separate groups of warp yarns. - Fibre: a relatively-short, elongated member of natural or artificial material - Filament:: an endless or quasi-endless, elongated member of natural (e.g. silk) or artificial material - Yarn: a unitary assembly of fibres, usually produced by spinning - Thread:: an assembly of yarns or filaments, usually produced by twisting