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Flying Shuttle
Invented by John Kay. Enables weavers to weave faster. The shuttle was thrown by leaver controlled by the weaver. It held the spool of thread and increased the timing. -
Water Frame
Richard Arkwright invented the first powered water powered machine. He also spun the first cotton thread. The machine pushed water to keep the textiles rotating -
Spinning Jenny
Hargreaves patented it.It is a spool spinning machine that increased yarn production. A worker was able to make 8x as many spools -
Textiles in Factories
The first all-cotton textiles were being made in factories -
Spinning Mule
Allowed greater control over the weaving process. It spun thread and yarn. A combination of other inventions. -
Power Loom
Improved it so the speed of the textile was faster. -
Cotton Gin
The cotton gin seperated cotton seed from the cotton. It helped the workers hands and increased production a dramatic amount. -
Jaquard Loom
invented the Jacquard Loom that weaved complex designs. Jacquard invented a way of automatically controlling the warp and weft threads on a silk loom by recording patterns of holes in a string of cards -
Speed Baton
William Horrocks invented the variable speed batton. Increased the speed of the textile. -
Synthetic Dye
Perkin invented the first synthetic dye. The colors started getting bright and vivid, and other countries were amazed by the color and durability, so our exports grew.
