Abstract: A method and apparatus of forming a fibre assembly to be spun to form a yarn. The separated fibres are entrained in an air stream (61) and delivered in a tangential direction into a converging annular passage (64). The fibres are straightened in their travel through the passage (64) and issue as a peripheral curtain into a fibre collection zone (67), where the fibres merge to form a coaxial fiber assembly with the passage (64), and are shed from the airstream which is diverted to be withdrawn rearwardly from the fibre collection zone (67). The cohered fibre assembly is withdrawn forwardly from the collection zone to be spun to form a yarn.

Abstract: A method of spinning fibres to form a yarn wherein the fibres are condensed in an internal groove and a rotating annular member and the condensed fibres are peeled from the groove and passed between two surfaces of rotation co-axial with the annular member and rotating at different speeds so that the assembly of fibres peeled from the groove is caused to roll on its axis between the two surfaces of revolution as the assembly of fibres pass in an axial direction therebetween so that the fibres are twisted to form a yarn.