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Apparel & Textiles during the Industrial Revolution

Apparel & Textiles during the Industrial Revolution. Objective 1.01. Industrial Revolution. From approximately 1760 to 1840’s Change in clothing styles occurred after the French Revolution The change to a democracy led people to have a say in what kinds of fashion designs were available

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Apparel & Textiles during the Industrial Revolution

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  1. Apparel & Textiles during the Industrial Revolution Objective 1.01

  2. Industrial Revolution • From approximately 1760 to 1840’s • Change in clothing styles occurred after the French Revolution • The change to a democracy led people to have a say in what kinds of fashion designs were available • Simpler fashions replaced the elegant fashions

  3. Inventions of the Industrial Revolution • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hpwaVqTFteo

  4. Industrial Revolution • Production of textiles begin to change in the late 1700’s • This movement was marked by major economic changes due to the invention of many machines • The invention of these machines allowed fewer people to produce more fabric

  5. Flying Shuttle • Invented by John Kay in 1733 • A tool used to weave the crosswise threads back and forth on a loom • Allowed for a single weaver to weave much wider fabrics • The with shuttle, the weaver pulled a stick and the shuttle automatically moved across the loom – hence the name “flying” www.youtube.com/watch?v=PCpYJ7iiS40

  6. Water Frame • Invented by Richard Arkwright in 1769 • This was a spinning machine powered by water instead of by manpower • Faster than hand spinning

  7. Spinning Jenny • Invented by James Hargreaves in 1770 • Had eight spindles so a spinner could spin eight yarns at the same time • This reduced the amount of work needed to produce yarn, one worker was able to work all spindles • Eventually spinning jenny’s had as many as 120 spindles http://history.howstuffworks.com/31667-industrial-revelations-spinning-jenny-video.htm

  8. Spinning Mule • Invented by Samuel Crompton in 1779 • Features of the spinning jenny and water frame were combined into this huge machine • This machine could spin cotton and other fibers into yarn

  9. Cotton Gin • Invented by Eli Whitney in 1793 • This machine separated the cotton fibers from the seeds • Prior to this invention, farming cotton required hundreds of man-hours to separate the cottonseed from the raw cotton by hand http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0SMNYivhGsc

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