Wrap Reeled Hanks

WRAP REELED HANKS

Cotton hanks reeled in wraps or leas of 120 yards each. During the reeling of one wrap the thread guide remains stationary, but when 80 revolutions of the 54-in. reel have been made, the thread guide is racked sideways a distance a little more than the space occupied by one wrap. There can be any number of wraps to a hank, and seven wraps constitute a full hank of 840 yards. When the hanks are complete there is a small space between adjacent wraps which assist the reeler operative in inserting her fingers for the interlacing of special tie bands which preserve the identity of each wrap of yarn and minimise entanglement in dyeing, etc.