History Flashcards
The flying shuttle
- Invented in 1733
- Invented by John Kay
- used to pass weft threads through warp to form fabric.
The spinning Jenny
- invented in 1764
- invented by James Hargreaves
- allowed a spinner to spin multiple yarns at the same time
(Factories invented)
Order of machinery
Flying shuttle Spinning Jenny Waterframe Power weaving loom Cotton Jacquard loom Ring spinning system Sewing machine
Industrial revolution
1760-1840
Waterframe
1769
Richard Arkwright
Powered by water not human activity
(Upheaval of factories)
Cotton Gin
1794
Eli Whitney
Removes gunk and impurities without human activity
Increased slavery in America
Jacquard loom
1801
Joseph Jaquard
To form patterned fabric
Ring Spinning System
1828
Automotive spinning Jenny
Sewing Machine
1846
Beginning of mass production
First electronic sewing machine
1920
Shops became economically successful
Synthetic Dye
1856
William Perkins
Trying to find a cure for malaria
Mauve was first colour as it represented the royals
(+) massive increase of jobs
(-) Carsonegenic, ruins ecosystems, non-biodegradable, destroys waterways
Synthetic Fibre
1884
Rayon
1889
Regenerated wood pulp
Replaced silk which was too expensive for general population
Accetate
C20th
1904
Type of viscose/rayon
Resin fabric finish
C20th
Finish on a fabric to be waterproof, fire retardant etc.
