Abstract: The invention relates to a warp machine for warping and spooling warp threads, particularly elastic or viscous warp threads. The warp machine according to the present invention includes a warp beam or parallel warp beam for taking up the warp thread and which is mounted to be rotationally driven about a rotary axis and which consists of a cylindrical spool element preferably having two lateral, flange-like warp beam discs. In addition, the machine is equipped with a compression element which is preferably movably mounted in an essentially radial direction to the warp beam which engages between the warp beam discs, and which presses the warp thread against the spool element.