Prepare the warp for weaving (knotting or headling)

This standard is about preparing warps for weaving including knotting or headling warps.

This includes preparing machinery, gathering appropriate resources, checking equipment is in good order, working to and sampling work against specification and removing finished rollers. It also includes releasing, moving and fitting beams, preparing warps over frames or knotting, drawing warps through heads and beads, filling heads with ends, replacing selvedge and leno ends and changing weft, designs and picks.

This standard is for those who carry out essential preparatory operations prior to starting the weaving process.

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1. carry out required preparation activities within agreed timescale
2. maintain a clean and safe work area at all times
3. select and check required resources in line with specifications
4. ensure sufficient resources are available to maintain continuity of specified work operations
5. report resources which do not conform to specifications to the appropriate person
6. organise work area, resources and equipment to ensure efficiency during work operations
7. ensure equipment is ready for use in order to meet requirements
8. protect resources from damage and contamination at all times
9. confirm preparation activities are correct and complete
10. release and remove beams from looms in line with procedures
11. fit new beams in line with procedures
12. prepare new warps over frames and knotting in line with procedures
13. draw warp through heads and reeds in line with procedures
14. fill all heads with ends in line with procedures
15. replace selvedge and leno ends in line with procedures
16. change weft, designs and picks when required
17. sample weaves when required to ensure products meet given specifications and dockets
18. remove finished rollers to cloth inspection areas when required in line with procedures
19. carry out takeover operations in line with procedures
20. complete accurate records and documentation and store them in designated locations

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1. how to receive and follow work instructions, making use of the information supplied
2. how to plan and prepare work activities to maintain continuity of operations
3. the characteristics of materials to be processed and how to handle them
4. the capabilities of equipment to be used and actions to be taken when it does not conform to specification
5. how to interpret weaving dockets, to certify correct setts loaded before warp drawn
6. how to load new beams onto looms efficiently
7. how and when to release, move and fit beams
8. how and when to prepare warps over frames and knotting
9. how and when to draw warps through heads and beads
10. how to check all ends are accurately filled
11. how and when to replace selvedge and leno ends
12. how and when to change weft, designs and picks
13. the effects of wastage on operations and sustainability
14. the importance of maintaining a clean and safe work area
15. how to resolve problems within the work area, and within limits of personal responsibility hygiene
16. how your specific work activities relate to the whole process and the limits of your responsibility
17. the importance of effective communication with colleagues, lines of communication, authority and reporting procedures 
18. the organisation's procedures, rules, codes and guidelines including timekeeping and personal hygiene
19. the organisation's quality standards
20. own organisation's ethical and sustainability policies
21. the types of records kept, how they are completed and the importance of accuracy
22. how to comply with instructions, equipment operating procedures, safe working practices and manufacturers' instructions
23. statutory responsibilities under health, safety and environmental legislation and regulations

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5

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2025

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Current

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Original

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Creative Skillset

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SKSTEX3

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Crafts, Creative Arts and Design, Design Associate Professionals, Manufacturing Technologies, Textile and Garment Trades

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5419

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Warps; weaving; knotting; headling; beam; policies

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