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, and wherein said arcuate yarn guide comprises a continuous slot having first and second end points, and wherein the first endpoint of said arcuate yarn guide is located forward of and below said package holder, and wherein the second end point is located rearward of and above said first end point.