BY:DONAVYN

WHO MADE THE SPINNING JENNY?!

• James Hargreaves invented the spinning jenny.
• He was born in Lancashire and died 1778

WHAT TIME PERIOD OR DATE WAS IT INVENTED?!

• The spinning jenny was invented in 1764.
• More than 20,000 machines were used in Britain.

WHAT DID THE SPINNIG JENNY DO?!

• It was a simple wooden contraption that spread several threads at once.
• The machine used 8 spindles onto which the thread is spun from a corresponding set of rovings.

SOURCES

• "James Hargreaves." James Hargreaves. N.p., Aug. 2000. Web. 10 Jan. 2014.
• "Of Men and Machines--The Industrial Revolution." ThinkQuest. Oracle Foundation,11
• Simkin, John. "Spinning Jenny." Spinning Jenny. N.p., n.d. Web. 10 Jan. 2014.