workstation an independent yarn balloon control is possible at every workstation of the yarn balloon forming textile machine the values and data of the diameter of the yarn balloon of every individual workstation or the corresponding values and data of a multitude of workstations preferably all of the workstations of a yarn balloon forming textile machine can also for example be evaluated in a central computer means the evaluated data can then serve for statistical purposes as well as for the optimisation of the referenced diameter of the yarn balloon although the aim of the present method according to the invention is a twisting or cabling process that can be operated without use of a storage plate the twisting or cabling process can also in principle be operated with an existing storage plate use of the method according to the invention is in principle also possible at workstations equipped with a twisting plate with such workstations where the running yarn circulating during the twisting process before it circulates as a yarn balloon is subject to guiding or a constant output from a twisting plate the method according to the invention can be used to advantage the method according to the invention can also be used to advantage in connection with a reference spindle this means that the method according to the invention is used on at.