possible to omit lubrication of the yarn transfer elements 2 sliding between the lamellae 3 thus obviating one source of dirt which might impair cloth quality the use of plastics helps to provide an approximately 40 weight reduction of the yarn transfer element 2 with a steel gripper 21 as compared with the conventional yarn transfer element 20 the gripper 21 too can be made of carbon fiber reinforced plastics to achieve a further weight reduction the guide lamella 3 is a lamella like profiled rod whose cross section is shown in fig8 it has three main parts a base zone 31 to which it is connected by way of at least one holder 4 see fig5 a slide bar 32 having two surfaces 32a 32b effective as main guides of the rods 2a and a partition 33 which separates adjacent transfer elements 2 and is also effective as a supporting guide advantageously the holder 4 is injection molded for example from polyethersulphone pes the base zones 31 of the lamellae 3 preferably being injected during the production of the holder 4 as shown by way of indication in fig5 since they provide a support and guiding function the lamellae 3 are made of metal for example steel more particularly 90mncrv8 with at least some hardening of the surfaces more particularly near the bars 32 or of an aluminium alloy also with at least some hardening of the surfaces by hard anodizing alternatively the lamellae 3 can be made of metal coated plastics these lamellae 3 are effective as abrasion resistant companion elements to the yarn transfer elements 2 since the changer member 1a fig6 is divided up into components viz into lamellae 3 and holders 4 which can be made of substances appropriate to their particular duties.