The preparation for weaving is the key phase in the modern weaving process. It is important for the quality of products on the one hand and for quicker responsiveness of fabrics manufacturers to market demands on the other hand. Due to high speeds of modern looms the fabric manufacturers urgently need very well prepared material, so the quality of the preparation for weaving phase has becoming still more important. Development achievements that were presented at this year's ITMA will highly contribute to better quality, higher productivity, faster automation and rationalization of particular sub-phases in the preparation for weaving process. The paper deals with the importance, problems, latest development achievements and trends in yarn winding, warping, sizing, insertion/tieing-in and winding to weft bobbins. At winding the possibility of computer supported yarn tension regulation has been obtained. The automation of standard warping machines and the increased capacity of pattern warping machines will increase the efficiency of warping medium, short and pattern warps. Sizing with yarn pre-wetting medium, short and pattern warps. Sizing with yarn pre-wetting will provide savings in sizing and auxiliary agents and energy. New tieing-in machines and the machines for warp insertion provide flexibility and give better economic effects. However, there were no important novelties shown regarding the opening speed of particular sub-phases of the preparation for weaving process. The speeds of cross-winding have remained max. 2.000 m.min-¹, the speeds beam warping max. 1.200 m.min¹-, the speeds of sectional warping max. 800 m.min-¹, the speeds of spinning ayrns sizing max. 160 m.min- ¹and of filament yarns max. 500 m.min-¹.