Stretch wrapping roping apparatus

A film rope forming apparatus for use with a stretch wrapping machine comprises a pair of spaced vertically aligned support angles secured to said stretch wrap machine, a pair of control drive cylinders positioned between said respective support angles, a rope forming and gathering spool movably positioned on each of said drive cylinders for engaging opposite longitudinal edges of the film, guide means for supplying pre-stretch wrapping film to said rope gathering spools, secondary guide means to engage said pre-stretch wrapping film exiting said rope gathering spools, means for controlling a relative position of said rope gathering spools to one another, a package rotatably positioned on a turntable aligned for engagement of said prestretch wrapping film, means for controlling the rate of supply of said pre-stretch wrapping material and rate and count of rotation of said package on said turntable.