flying shuttle
Textile revolution device
A flying shuttle is a weaving device that carries the weft thread across the loom mechanically rather than by hand.
Invented in 1733, it dramatically increased weaving speed and allowed a single weaver to produce wider cloth.
The flying shuttle was a key innovation of the early Industrial Revolution, transforming textile manufacturing.
- loomFabric-making frame
- weavingInterlacing strands into fabric
- textileMaterial from woven fibers
- textile industrySector producing cloth goods
- bobbinSmall cylindrical thread holder
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