A professional who performs any combination of following duties in weaving, spinning, carding, and finishing departments of woolen mill. Responsibilities include:

• Threads or laps cloth between or over rolls of processing equipment, such as washers, dryers, and dye vats.
• Cuts tacking stitch that secures top and bottom layers of folded cloth with scissors and pulls out threads.
• Transports wool, yarn, and cloth between operations and departments, using handtruck or hoist.
• Replaces empty spools with full spools of roving on creel of roving or spinning machines.
• Cleans machines and floor area of grease, dirt, and lint, using air and vacuum hose, broom, and rags.
• May be designated according to task performed as tacking-stitch remover.