to reduce the overall size of the machine but it must nevertheless be greater than the maximum diameter of the full bobbin hereinafter the term 34 spindle 34 will denote the mechanical component and the words 34 spinning position 34 will define the physical location of the spindle the continuous spinning machine pitch is not large enough for the two bobbins and the two tubes during the 180 u00b0 rotation described hereinabove always to lie during their movement inside a distance equal to twice the pitch as considered along the longitudinal axis of the machine during their simultaneous rotation the full bobbin of the odd numbered spinning position of a quadruple mechanism must not collide with the empty tube of the even numbered spinning position of the previous quadruple mechanism and the empty tube of the even numbered spinning position of the quadruple mechanism must not collide with the full bobbin of the odd numbered spinning position of the next quadruple mechanism and to achieve this essential effect according to the invention an offset must be produced between the rotation of the quadruple mechanism and that of the previous and subsequent quadruple mechanisms to this end one drive is provided for rotation of the odd numbered quadruple mechanisms and a separate drive for the rotation of the even numbered quadruple mechanisms these drives are so arranged that a the direction of rotation of the even numbered quadruple mechanisms is the reverse to that of the odd numbered quadruple mechanisms b rotation of the odd numbered quadruple mechanisms is effected with some delay in.