proposed that the twisted yarn is subjected to a needling prior to cutting application_number US 87939301 A description the apparatus according to fig1 consists substantially of a stitching base 1 and a needle board 2 which is disposed opposite of the stitching base 1 which board is inserted in the conventional manner in a needle beam 3 and can be driven in a reciprocating manner in the penetration direction of the needles 5 by means of a push rod 4 in contrast to conventional stitching bases the stitching base in accordance with the invention forms parallel guide grooves 6 for the yarns 7 to be needled which are held under tensile stress between a roller draw in 8 and a roller pull off 9 for the purpose of guiding the yarns which are unwound from the supply coils guide eyes 10 are diposed on the inlet side of the roller draw in 8 a similar set of guide eyes 10 is disposed between the stitching base 1 and the roller pull off 9 as is shown in fig4 the individual pass through openings 11 of the guide eyes 10 are arranged in a division according to the guide grooves 6 in the stitching base 1 thus producing.