A professional who separates sections of tangled threads from salvaged beams to establish lease and strips defective filling from quills. Responsibilities include:

• Positions beam onto holding rack, using electric overhead chain hoist.
• Pulls and cuts knotted sections of yarn to align and separate layers of yarn on beam, using hand shears.
• Tapes yarn ends to secure alignment on beam prior to establishing lease.
• Separates alternating strands of yarn between thumb and index finger and places lease strings between sheds and repeats process to establish specified lease.
• Ties lease strings to secure yarn.
• Wraps protective paper around beam and attaches identifying tag to beam.
• Removes defective filling from quills.