spinning mill

Fiber processing plant

A spinning mill is a factory where fiber—typically cotton, wool, or flax—is spun into yarn or thread.

The term dates from the Industrial Revolution, when water- and steam-powered machinery moved textile production from homes to large facilities: The old spinning mill by the river has been converted to apartments.

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yarn · spindle · loom · factory · weaving · fiber · bobbin · machinery · water wheel · industrial · wool · fabric · workers · child labor · shaft · Industrial Revolution · pulley · steam

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Opposites
textile production stage

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Cloth-lightening industrial site

dyehouse

production scale/method

spinning millhand spinning

Creating yarn without machines

spinning wheel · cottage industry · artisan workshop · domestic production · handcraft

Family

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Familiarity
Top 500,000
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Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G