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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

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

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.

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.