What is the spinning jenny and how did it work?

James Hargreaves was a weaver living in the village of Stanhill in Lancashire. It is claimed that one day his daughter Jenny, accidentally knocked over over the family spinning wheel. The spindle continued to revolve and it gave Hargreaves the idea that a whole line of spindles could be worked off one wheel. read more

How Do Spinning Jenny Work A key development in the industrial revolution of England, the spinning jenny allowed yarn to be manufactured in large quantities. The spinning jenny – the world’s first industrial spinning frame – worked by connecting multiple spindles and multiple rovings (a long, narrow bundle of fibre) to the end of a fixed wooden frame. read more

The “Spinning Jenny” was one of the earliest attempts to mechanize and rationalize the production of textiles. The machine was basically a collevtion of spinning wheels with a common driving axle. read more

The spinning jenny is a multi-spindle spinning frame, and was one of the key developments in the industrialization of weaving during the early Industrial Revolution. It was invented in 1764 by James Hargreaves in Stanhill, Oswaldtwistle, Lancashire in England. read more