Major inventions in the 1800 started to modernize the cotton industries. One invention led to the next. In 1733, John Kay made a shuttle that sped back and forth on a wheel. The flying spinner would not be enough for the speedy weavers they needed someone to produce a a better spinning machine.
In 1764, a textile worker named James Hargreaves invented a spinning wheel that he named after his daughter Jenny. This invention allowed one spinner to work up to eight threads. It helped them to keep pace with the weavers. However, some of the workers felt threatened. They believed that one spinning jenny could do several men's work. So they formed a mob, stormed into Hargreaves house, and destroyed all of his inventions. Hoping to protect his family he moved them to Nottingham and opened a mill where he manufactured yarn.
Connection to today: The Spinning Jenny helped developed clothing at a faster pace. It decreased manual labor and it helped develop a better quality of clothes. The Spinining Jennny also allowed factories to become industrial. The factories' mass production increased and it gave factory owners a better opportunity in gaining economical wealth.
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