Rolls very much larger than the above are made on special machines adopted to wind about six rolls as shown in Fig. 23.  It is built specially for winding heavy or thick yarns into rolls of 15 in. diameter and 14 in. length, and this particular machine is used mostly by rope makers and carpet manufacturers.  One roll only is shown in the illustration, and it is winding the material from a 10 in. x 5 in. rove bobbin.  The rove is drawn forward by surface or frictional contact between the roll itself and a rapidly rotating drum.  The yarn guide is moved rapidly from side to side by means of the grooved cam on the left, the upright lever fulcrumed near the floor, and the horizontal rod which passes in front of the rolls and upon which are fixed the actual yarn guides.  This rapid traverse, combined with the rotation of the rolls, enables the yarn to be securely built upon a paper or wooden tube; no flanges are required, and hence the initial cost as well as the upkeep of the foundations for rolls is much below that for bobbins.

[Illustration:  By permission of Messrs. Charles Parker, Sons & Co.  FIG. 22 BOBBIN WINDING MACHINE WITH HANKS]

Precisely the same principles are adopted for winding the ordinary 9 in. x 8 in. or 8 in. x 7 in. rolls for the warping and dressing departments.  These rolls are made direct from the yarn on spinning bobbins, but the machines are usually double-sided, each side having two tiers; a common number of spools for one machine is 80.

The double tier on each side is practicable because of the small space required for the spinning bobbins.  When, however, rolls are wound from hank, as is illustrated in Fig. 24, and as practised in several foreign countries even for grey yarn, one row only at each side is possible.  Both types are made by each machine maker, the one illustrated in Fig. 24 being the product of Messrs. Charles Parker, Sons & Co., Dundee.

In all cases, the yarns are built upon tubes as mentioned, the wooden ones weighing only a few ounces and being practically indestructible, besides being very convenient for transit; indeed it looks highly probable that the use of these articles will still further reduce the amount of yarn exported in bundle form.

[Illustration:  FIG. 23 ROLL WINDER FOR LARGE ROLLS By permission of Messrs. Douglas Fraser & Sons, Ltd.]

The machine illustrated in Fig. 24, as well as those by other makers, is very compact, easily adjustable to wind different sizes of rolls, can be run at a high speed, and possesses automatic stop motions, one for each roll.

A full roll and a partially-filled roll are clearly seen.  A recent improvement in the shape of a new yarn drag device, and an automatic stop when the yarn breaks or the yarn on the bobbin is exhausted, has just been introduced on to the Combe-Barbour frame.

[Illustration:  FIG. 24 ROLL WINDING MACHINE (FROM HANKS) By permission of Messrs. Charles Parker, Sons & Co.]