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The Industrial Revolution
Several inventions in textile machinery occurred in a relatively short time period during the industrial revolution.
•1733 Flying shuttle invented by John Kay - an improvement to looms that enabled weavers to weave faster.
•1742 Cotton mills were first opened in England.
•1764 Spinning jenny invented by James Hargreaves - the first machine to improve upon the spinning wheel.
•1764 Water frame invented by Richard Arkwright - the first powered textile machine.
•1769Arkwright patented the water frame.
•1770Hargreaves patented the Spinning Jenny.
•1773The first all-cotton textiles were produced in factories.
•1779Crompton invented the spinning mule that allowed for greater control over the weaving process.
