The spinning jenny
In 1764, the Spinning Jenny was invented by James Hargreaves.
What is this machine used for?
Advancing from the Spinning Wheel, the Spinning Jenny was used for making more than one ball of yarn or thread at a time. It increased the yarn and thread production.
How did the spinning jenny work?
The Spinning Jenny used a single spinning wheel that controlled eight spindles which created a single weave.
James Hargreaves was born in Oswaldtwistle, England in 1720, he received no formal education and was never taught how to read or write. James Hargreaves worked as a carpenter and a weaver. Legend has it that Hargreaves' daughter Jenny knocked over a spinning wheel and as Hargreaves watched the spindle roll across the floor the idea for the spinning jenny came to him. However, that story is just a legend. Jenny was rumored to have been the name of Hargreaves' wife and that he named his invention after her according to
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