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The flying shuttle was invented by John Kay; this was an improvement to looms that enabled weavers to weave faster.
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Cotton Mills were first opened in England.
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The 'spinning jenny' was invented by James Hargreaves and was the first machine to improve upon the spinning wheel.
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The water frame was invented by Richard Arkwright; this was the first powered textile machine.
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Arkwright Patented the Water Frame
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Hargreaves Patented the Spinning Jenny
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The first all-cotton textiles were produced
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Samuel Crompton invented the spinning mule that allowed for greater control over the weaving process.
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Edmund Cartwright patented the power loom
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Cotton goods production had increased ten times since 1770
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Samuel Slater bought textile machinery to the USA
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Arkwright built the first steam powered textile factory in Nottingham, England.
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Eli Whitney invented the Cotton Gin, a machine that automated the separation of cottonseed from the cotton fibre.
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Jospeh Marie Jacquard invented the Jacquard Loom that weaved complex designs; Jacquard had invented a way of automatically controlled the warp and weft threads on a silk loom by recording patterns of holes in a string of cards.
