The article The Spinning Jenny Industrial Revolution, just what was it? by HLB has many good points that show why the Spinning Jenny was so important in the Industrial Revolution. First, the older machines like the “spinning wheel produced thread on a single spindle, Hargreaves invention would have eight spindles and eventually up to 120 spindles.” The Spinning Jenny sped the cloth production up by one hundred and twenty percent, giving people more time to work on new things. Second, the Spinning Jenny had a large impact on the world during the Industrial Revolution was because as “a small machine and cheap to construct,” the Spinning Jenny could be mass produced and used "on a manufacturing factory scale" instead of just in workers homes. If cloth could be made in factories then there would be much less work. Third, the Spinning Jenny was light and “did not require a large physical force and so women and children could operate it.” With women and children being able to work in the textile industry it gave men more time to work on new inventions.
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The article The “Spinning Jenny” gives a great explanation as to why the Spinning Jenny was so important during the Industrial Revolution. First, the Spinning Jenny solved the problem of how “it now took three spinners to keep up with one weaver” and it increased production greatly, as weavers no longer had to wait for spinners to produce enough thread. Higher production rate meant there could be a surplus of cloth and everyone could have enough clothes. Second, the Spinning Jenny needed fewer workers for the creation of cloth as “each machine was capable of doing the work of eight people.” With the Spinning Jenny the textile industry became more automated, which led to the completely automated industry we have today. And third, the Spinning Jenny was “small enough to be used in the cottage.” With the Spinning Jenny Being so small many of the machines were able to fit in a single factory. The older machines such as the spinning wheel were "turned by hand or, in some cases, by using a foot peddle." The Spinning Jenny made creating cloth a lot less difficult as more cloth was created per spin.