Spinning Jenny

Early this morning I passed a man carrying a large Spinning Jenny. After inquiring as to who he was, I discovered that his name was James Hargreaves, and that he was, in fact the inventor of the Spinning Jenny. He invented the multi-spool spinning frame in 1764 and this kick-started the Industrial Revolution. The Spinning Jenny was widely used to save time and to create faster workmanship time. this created a better output in wool production. At the time, cotton production could not keep up with demand, and Hargreaves tried to improve the process. The flying shuttle had increased yarn demand by the weavers by doubling their productivity, and now the spinning jenny could supply that demand by further increasing the spinner's productivity.