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