Shuttle looms need a special filling yarn package, or quill, which fits in the shuttle; while shuttleless looms and weft knitting machines use yarn from large packages called cheeses or cones.

• 有梭织机需要使用特殊的续纱卷装,或称之为纬管,纬管纱置于梭子中。对于无梭织机和纬编机,使用的纱线卷装较大,卷装称为筒子纱或圆锥筒子纱。