In a method for controlling a piecing process for reintroducing a yarn (G) on a textile machine, in particular a spinning machine (1), by means of a piecing device (5), a plurality of work steps preparatory to the actual piecing process are carried out in succession in succession. The work steps are each assigned a predetermined period of time within which the respective work step is performed. For at least one of the working steps, the predetermined period of time can be changed, wherein the current time duration of the at least one working step is determined as a function of a yarn character (GC) of the currently produced yarn (G) and / or as a function of a utilization of the piecing apparatus (5). A textile machine has a control unit (12) which is designed to operate the textile machine according to this method.
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