Automatic textile winding system with multi-stranded rotatable yarn feed

An automatic winding system for winding a plurality of yarn strands across a jig having a plurality of upstanding peripheral retention pins disposed around a central workspace area, the system comprising:

• a winding head, the winding head including:
• a rotatable base;
• a plurality of yarn guides arranged in a linear array and extending from the rotatable base;
• a rotation motor coupled to the rotatable base and configured to selectively rotate the rotatable base independently from other parts of the winding head to alter an orientation of the linear array;
• a movement mechanism coupled with the winding head and including a plurality of motors operative to controllably translate the winding head across the workspace area;
• a plurality of continuous strands of yarn, each continuous strand of yarn extending through a different respective yarn guide of the plurality of yarn guides;
• and
• a winding controller in electrical communication with each of the plurality of motors of the movement mechanism, wherein the winding controller is configured to operate the movement mechanism to draw the plurality of continuous strands of yarn across the workspace area between and around the plurality of upstanding peripheral retention pins.