Abstract: The rotary yarn guide for cooperating with a spindle in a textile machine comprises an externally cylindrical, hollow guide member 4 having inlet and outlet ends for guiding the yarn, a ball bearing 7 surrounding the guide member and having inner and outer races 8 and 9, the inner race being rigid with the guide member, a permanent magnet 6 for cooperating with a spindle in order to rotate the guide member, a magnet-supporting member 5 for securing the permanent magnet with the guide member, and an outer casing 13 fixed to the outer race of said ball bearing.