Industrial EVOLUTION

MULE?

TIME PERIOD

CREATOR

INVENTED SITE

THE OPERATION

• It took the moving carriage of the Jenny and combined it with the rollers of Arkwright’s water frame.
• It gave greater control over the weaving process Spinners could make many different types of yarn Fine yarns could be spun

Impact On Industry
The spinning mule was a major step forward in the textile industry and was one of a cluster of inventions that opened the way to a mechanized way of producing cloth that would radically change the way the textile industry worked.

Other Impact
The spinning mule was perceived as a threat by some spinners who worked from home in a cottage industry.