Hierarchy classification:

1. top of the aat hierarchies
2. Objects Facet
3. Furnishings and Equipment (hierarchy name)
4. Tools and Equipment (hierarchy name)
5. equipment
6. [equipment by material processed]
7. textile working equipment
8. [textile fabricating tools and equipment]
9. textile machines

Anotations

Scope note:

Mechanized devices designed to modify the physical form of synthetic textile materials by introducing twists, loops, coils, or crinkles into the fiber's filaments, thus improving textile appearance, increasing warmth and absorbency, and lessening pilling. Because there are myriad texturing methods, these devices vary slightly. While some utilize friction disks or spindles and heat to twist fibers, others utilize air streams and high pressure to facilitate the texturing process.