Described is a control and programming system and method for producing a ball of thread having a plurality of stretches with different colors along the longitudinal direction with a ball winding machine comprising: a device for acquiring the chromatic characteristics of the thread connected to a respective control unit, a device for moving the thread towards the ball winding machine and a device for cutting the thread.

Described is a control and programming system and method for producing a ball of thread having a plurality of stretches with different colors along the longitudinal direction with a ball winding machine comprising: a device for acquiring the chromatic characteristics of the thread connected to a respective control unit, a device for moving the thread towards the ball winding machine and a device for cutting the thread.