It consisted of a stick of a certain length, with a cross piece at each end, set at right angles to each other. The yarn is coiled on the cross pieces of the spool of the spinning wheel, so many threads or turns around the cross pieces, which threads are counted, make an old yard of cloth, i.e.
The device consisted of a straight rod with perpendicular arms at each end, forming an "X" shape. The yarn was wound onto the spindle of the spinning wheel, with a specific number of threads or turns around the arms, which were then counted to determine the length of fabric produced, i.e.