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Textile Timeline

By karisaanddildi

  • Flying Shuttle

    Invented by John Kay - an improvement to looms that enabled weavers to weave faster.

  • Cotton Mills

    First opened in England

  • Spinning Jenny

    Invented by James Hargreaves - the first machine to improve upon the spinning wheel

  • Water Frame

    Invented by Richard Arkwright - the first powered textile machine

  • All-Cotton Textiles

    THe first all-cotton textiles were produced in factories

  • Spinning Mule

    Invented by Crompton - allowed for greater control over the weaving process.

  • Power Loom

    Patented by Cartwright - A mechanically operated verson of a regular loom, combined threads to make cloth.

  • Cotton Goods Production

    Cotton goods production had increased 10 folds since 1770.

  • Textile Machinery Design

    Samuel Slater brought textile machinery design to the U.S.

  • Steam Powered Textile Factory

    Arkwright built the first steam powered textile factory in Notthingham, England

  • Cotton Gin

    Eli Whitney invented the cotton gin - a machine automated the seperation fo cottonseed from the short-staple cotton fibre

  • Jacquard Loom

    Joseph Marie Jacquard invented the Jacquard Loom that weaved complex designs. He invented a way of automatically controlling the warp and weft threds on a silk loom by recording patterns of holes in a string of cards

  • Varibale Speed Batton

    William Horrocks invented the variable speed batton for improved power wheel

  • Synthetic Dye

    William Perkin invented the first Synthetic Dye