filature

1. The act or process of spinning, drawing, or twisting into threads.
2. The act or process of reeling raw silk from cocoons.
3. A reel used in drawing silk from cocoons.
4. An establishment where silk is reeled.

[French, from Late Latin fīlātus, past participle of fīlāre, to spin. See filament.]

The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: a bobbin used in spinning silk into thread