Abstract: A thread severing mechanism is provided that has a long life and is easily and inexpensively replaceable, even when cutting glass yarn. The thread severing device includes a cutting blade having a razor edge, and an anvil with the thread supporting surface defined by a rubber block. The blade is moved with respect rubber block so that the razor edge comes in contact with the block, severing any thread between them. The anvil is desirably mounted on a temple of a shuttleless loom, its position with respect to the cutting blade is adjustable, and it includes an outwardly extending fabric guide that prevents the loom fabric from riding up onto the rubber block.

Abstract: An improved guide for filling yarn in its travel to an inserting device for a loom from a yarn measuring and supplying device having a circular rotatable yarn winder provided with a circular array of yarn-catching fingers along a peripheral edge thereof. The guide comprises two concentric axially-spaced rings, one large and one small, with the larger adjustably mounted coaxially with but spaced from the fingers and having an inner diameter slightly smaller than the outer diameter of the winder edge. The smaller ring is spaced from the larger on the side opposite the winder to reduce ballooning of the withdrawn yarn.