Textiles
By Polina, Christian, Chris, Mary &
Rebecca
 In 1733 a clockmaker
named John Kay invented
the flying shuttle.
 James Hargreaves, a poor
English worker in 1764,
invented a machine called
the spinning jenny.
 Richard Arkwright made
further improvements
with a machine called the
water frame.
James Hargreaves
NKFU
John Kay
Cotton Town
Richard Arkwright
Cotton Town
 In 1784 Samuel Crompton
combined the best
features of the spinning
jenny and the water
frame in another
machine, the spinning
mule.
 In 1785, an English
minister, Edmund
Cartwright invented a
loom powered by water.
 In 1794, Eli Whitney
invented the cotton gin.
Samuel Crompton
Bolton Museums
Edmund Cartwright
BBC
Eli Whitney
US History Images
 Flying shuttle: John Kay:
1733: weaver able to weave
faster
 Spinning Jenny: James
Hargreaves: 1764: It made
the time for yarn creation
much quicker
 Water Frame: Richard
Arkwright: 1764: Was able
to make stronger threads of
yarn
Flying Shuttle
Blog Spot
Spinning Jenny
About.com
Water Frame
Blog Spot
 Spinning Mule:
Crompton: 1779: Spun
cotton
 Power Loom:
Cartwright: 1785:
Weaved cloth
 Cotton Gin: Eli
Whitney: 1792: Quickly
separated seeds from
cotton
Spinning Mule
About.com
Power Loom
Science Museum
Cotton Gin
American Enterprise
 Variable Speed Batton:
William Horrocks: 1813:
an improved power loom
 Synthetic Dye: William
Perkin: 1856: Dyed
Clothings.
Variable Speed Batton
TimeRime
Sythetic Dye
Wikispaces.com
 Originally, men and women would
make cloth in their homes.
 However, because new machines were
being made, the work had to be done
Working in the factory
Guardian
in factories.
 Men and women would work in these
factories, using these machines to make
increased amounts of cloth.
 Weavers and spinners could also work
faster in these factories.
Weavers
Live Journal
 Because of the improvements in producing textiles, it can be
predicted that Britain will gain power over textile
production throughout Europe during Industrial
Revolution.
 The machineries and improvements in production increased the
amount of textiles produced in a shorter amount of time.
 Because of the increased production of textiles, their price started
to decrease.
 When cotton-made clothes’ prices came down, the English people
began demanding more textiles.
 Since the English had large resources of cotton, tremendous
amounts of cotton fabrics were made and a large amount of natural
resources were imported to other countries.
 Therefore, Britain had many factors that were advantageous in the
production of textiles which made England gain more access to the
control of textile production.
Cotton
Wool
H&M
Horse, Sheeps & Goats
How it Spread:
 All of the new inventions that
were made (like the loom
powered by water and spinning
mule) really helped pick up the
speed of production of the cloth.
 Helped produce a greater
amount of cloth to meet the
high demand for it
Cotton Fabrics
Punjab Clothes Warehouse
 Cotton cloth became cheaper to produce and
the cost to buy it became lower.
 Made it better for the companies who are
producing it
 Made the people buying it happier because
they could get it for a lower price
 Money could be spent on other things
 Like transporting more goods, buying
more raw cotton to meet higher
demands, or to promote the products
 Could also be spent on improving the
machines further.
Cotton
Wikimedia
Canal
Willy Verwoerd
 Cotton gin also helped
speed up the process of
cotton cloth production
 It allowed cotton to be
cleaned faster, therefore
enabling the cloth to be
produced faster.
 Meets demands faster
Cotton Gin
Cotton Gin
How it will impact other countries:
 All the inventions from England will travel to other countries
 This will help the other countries produce other things faster
 They will be able to make things at a cheaper price because their speed of
production will increase
 They will have better trade and economy because of this
 They will also be able to meet the needs of their people better because of
the faster production rate
Spread of Industrial Revolution
SRU Faculty
 The textile industry was the first industry in England to use
mechanization, or the use of machinery to enlarge production.
 These machines led to advancements in other industries
 Ex. More machines led to a greater demand for iron and steel
 Mechanization, which began with the textile industry in
England, is still used in manufacturing today.
Textile Machine
Iron and Steel
EuroMiss Limited
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