Apparel and Textile Production I
Industrial Revolution Notes Activity
1. _______________________ was one of the key developments in the
industrialization of weaving. It allowed a single weaver to weave much wider
fabrics, and it could be mechanized, allowing for automatic machine looms.
2. It was patented by _________________ (1704–c. 1779) in 1733.
3. ______________________is a machine used to spin cotton and other fibers in
the mills.
4. _______________________ invented the spinning mule or mule jenny in 1779.
5. The spinning mule spins textile fibers into yarn by an intermittent process.
6. ______________________________is a multi-spindle spinning frame
7. It was invented in 1764 by ________________________
8. The device reduced the amount of work needed to produce yarn, with a worker
able to work ___________________ or more spools at once.
9. This grew to ___________________ as technology advanced.
10. _____________________________a machine that automated the separation of
cottonseed from the short-staple cotton fiber.
11. _______________________ was the inventor of the cotton gin and a pioneer in
the mass production of cotton.
12. Prior to his invention, farming cotton required hundreds of man-hours to separate
the cottonseed from the raw cotton fibers.
13. _____________________________ was an American inventor and sewing
machine pioneer.
14. Contrary to popular belief, Howe was not the first to conceive of the idea of a
sewing machine. Many other people had formulated the idea of such a machine
before him, one as early as 1790.
15. Howe originated significant refinements to the design concepts of his
predecessors, and on September 10, 1846, he was awarded the first United
States patent (U.S. Patent 4,750) for a sewing machine using a lockstitch design.
16. His machine contained the three essential features common to most modern
machines:
__________________________________
__________________________________
___________________________________
Apparel and Textile Production I
Summer 2014
Industrial Revolution Notes Activity
Answer Key
1. ___Flying Shuttle___ was one of the key developments in the industrialization of
weaving. It allowed a single weaver to weave much wider fabrics, and it could be
mechanized, allowing for automatic machine looms.
2. It was patented by _John Kay(1704–c. 1779) in 1733.
3. Spinning Mule is a machine used to spin cotton and other fibers in the mills.
4. Samuel Crompton invented the spinning mule or mule jenny in 1779.
5. The spinning mule spins textile fibers into yarn by an intermittent process.
6. Spinning Jenny is a multi-spindle spinning frame
7. It was invented in 1764 by James Hargreaves
8. The device reduced the amount of work needed to produce yarn, with a worker
able to work Eight or more spools at once.
9. This grew to 120 as technology advanced.
10. Cotton Gin a machine that automated the separation of cottonseed from the
short-staple cotton fiber.
11. Eli Whitney was the inventor of the cotton gin and a pioneer in the mass
production of cotton.
12. Prior to his invention, farming cotton required hundreds of man-hours to separate
the cottonseed from the raw cotton fibers.
13. Elias Howe was an American inventor and sewing machine pioneer.
14. Contrary to popular belief, Howe was not the first to conceive of the idea of a
sewing machine. Many other people had formulated the idea of such a machine
before him, one as early as 1790.
15. Howe originated significant refinements to the design concepts of his
predecessors, and on September 10, 1846, he was awarded the first United
States patent (U.S. Patent 4,750) for a sewing machine using a lockstitch design.
16. His machine contained the three essential features common to most modern
machines:
i. a needle with the eye at the point,
ii. a shuttle operating beneath the cloth to form the lock stitch
iii. an automatic feed
Apparel and Textile Production I
Summer 2014