Yarn creel assembly adapted for carrying multiple interconnected yarn packages in a plurality of vertically spaced package stations

A yarn creel assembly, comprising:

• a vertical frame;
• a plurality of vertically arranged package stations, each package station comprising:
• i. an elongated package holder having a proximal end attached to said vertical frame and a distal end adapted for receiving and carrying a yarn package, whereby a tail end of one yarn package in a first package station is attached to a head end of another yarn package located in a second package station;
• ii. a substantially horizontal planar station divider located between vertically adjacent package stations;
• and
• iii. a vertical wall adjacent said station divider and spaced apart from the distal end of said package holder, said vertical wall defining an arcuate yarn guide adapted for guiding a moving end of yarn drawn from an emptying yarn package in the first package station and transitioning to a full yarn package in the second package station.