Abstract: An apparatus for the mechanical needling of pile fabrics onto a winding frame comprising a pair of rotatable suspension frames located at opposite ends of an axle and including radially disposed rows of fabric engaging hooks movable parallel to the axle, actuating means for moving the individual hooks toward the opposite end of the axle in sequence beginning with the radially innermost hooks and progressing to the radially outermost hooks in synchronization with the rotation of the suspension frames, the actuating means including ejector means rotatable with the suspension frames and cam means selectively movable into the path of movement of the ejector means for selectively moving the individual hooks toward the opposite end of the axle.