Abstract: Textile strands are crimped by feeding them into and forwarding them within a laterally confining region that terminates in a laterally surrounding fine screen with a flared outlet end. The resulting strand-crimping apparatus of stuffer-crimper type utilizes flow of injected fluid to forward or assist in forwarding the crimped strand therethrough.
Abstract: Textile yarns or strands are heated, as by contact with hot rolls, and then are crimped, preferably compressively as in a stuffer crimper, after being drawn to increased length if so drawable.