loop of said weft yarn into the conduit through one of the end openings thereof said weft yarn being subsequently withdrawn from the continuous opening for insertion into the loom application_number US 52240274 A description referring particularly to fig1 and 2 the yarn dispensing apparatus for the present invention is generally indicated by the reference numeral 10 and is shown attached to the frame 12 of a loom by a bracket 14 only a portion of the loom frame is shown the loom may be of any type in which weft is inserted from outside supply packages the yarn dispensing apparatus of the present invention comprises a housing 16 which contains a spiral conduit 18 see fig3 and 4 conduit 18 has an opening 20 at its outer end and an opening 22 at its inner end opening 22 is pneumatically connected to a suction pipe 24 conduit 18 also contains a continuous opening 26 which extends from opening 20 to opening 22 a valve 28 is located adjacent opening 26 along substantially the entire length of the opening and is anchored at 23 valve 28 is a flexible push pull member which is round in the cross section the diameter of which is larger than opening 26 so that when valve 28 occupies the position indicated in fig6 and the dotted line position in fig4 the opening 26 is effectively sealed suction pipe 24.