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Answer for the clue "A person who twists silk or rayon filaments into a thread or yarn ", 9 letters:
throwster

Word definitions for throwster in dictionaries

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Throwster \Throw"ster\, n. [Throw + -ster.] One who throws or twists silk; a thrower.

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. (context obsolete English) One who twists or spins silk to prepare it for weave.

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
n. a person who twists silk or rayon filaments into a thread or yarn [syn: thrower ]

Usage examples of throwster.

Aaron Throwster, and the lot of them are off again muttering and growling.