In relation to textiles, from the time of their invention to when they started being used for huge industrial purposes, there were 3 major people who developed to that change. In 1740 by John Kay patented the flying shuttle, which is a tool used in textiles to make it possible for a single person to weave multiple, thicker fabrics. In 1764, James Hargreaves invented the spinning jenny, which is a machine made with more than one spindle at a time. In 1769 the water frame was invented by Richard Arkwright and was used to use water to power a spinning frame rather than other, more costly resources. These men made not only the development of the Industrial Revolution go more swiftly, but have made the rest of the world in modern times better off.
In order for the revolution to really take off, they needed large supplies of natural resources to keep their new inventions functioning. For example, coal, which was for the most part used to give power to things, was used to run steam engines. Coal was also used to produce another resource, iron, from iron ore. Within the textiles, cotton, yet another resource, was used to produce goods such as clothes.
An image of within a textile mill, circa 1765.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Textile_manufacture_during_the_Industrial_Revolution#mediaviewer/File:Powerloom_weaving_in_1835.jpg
To get this information, I used notes taken in class as well as the Biography section of Wikipedia.
John Green's Crash Course Video on the Industrial Revolution
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zhL5DCizj5c&feature=youtu.be
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