James Hargreaves
Born	cir 1720 Stanhill, Blackburn, Lancashire, England
Died	April 22, 1778 (aged 58) unknown
Other names	James Hargraves
Known for	spinning jenny

James Hargreaves (also known as James Hargraves ^[1]) (1720 – 22 April 1778) was a weaver, carpenter and an inventor in Lancashire, England. He is credited with inventing the Spinning Jenny in 1764. If you hold the copyright to an image (e. ... // Events January 6 - The Committee of Inquiry on the South Sea Bubble publishes its findings February 11 - Sweden and Prussia sign the (2nd Treaty of Stockholm) declaring peace. ... This article is about the town in Lancashire, England. ... Lancashire is a non-metropolitan county of historic origin in the North West of England, bounded to the west by the Irish Sea. ... For other uses, see England (disambiguation). ... is the 112th day of the year (113th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1778 (MDCCLXXVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Monday of the 11-day slower Julian calendar). ... For the magazine of the same name, see Spinning Jenny (magazine). ... // Events January 6 - The Committee of Inquiry on the South Sea Bubble publishes its findings February 11 - Sweden and Prussia sign the (2nd Treaty of Stockholm) declaring peace. ... is the 112th day of the year (113th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1778 (MDCCLXXVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Monday of the 11-day slower Julian calendar). ... Genera Many:see text The Weavers are small passerine birds related to the finches. ... For other uses, see Carpenter (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see Inventor (disambiguation). ... Lancashire is a non-metropolitan county of historic origin in the North West of England, bounded to the west by the Irish Sea. ... For other uses, see England (disambiguation). ... For the magazine of the same name, see Spinning Jenny (magazine). ... 1764 was a leap year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ...

Along with Richard Arkwright, Hargreaves is one of the most famous names of the Industrial Revolution in Britain, yet little is known of him as a person. Born at Knuzden Brook near Stanhill in Oswaldtwistle in Lancashire, he lived at Blackburn, then a town with a population of about 5,000, known for the production of "Blackburn greys," cloths of linen Warp and cotton weft. They were usually sent to London to be printed. The demand for cotton yarn outstripped supply, and the crude one-thread spinning wheel could not keep up. Richard Arkwright Sir Richard Arkwright, born (23 December 1732 – 3 August 1792) to Ellen and Thomas Arkwright, was an Englishman credited for inventing the spinning frame — later renamed the water frame following the transition to water power. ... A Watt steam engine, the steam engine that propelled the Industrial Revolution in Britain and the world. ... Rhyddings Park Oswaldtwistle is a town on the Leeds and Liverpool Canal in Lancashire, 3 m. ... Lancashire is a non-metropolitan county of historic origin in the North West of England, bounded to the west by the Irish Sea. ... This article is about the town in Lancashire, England. ... It has been suggested that Textile be merged into this article or section. ... Torn linen cloth, recovered from the Dead Sea Linen is a material made from the fibers of the flax plant. ... WaRp. ... For other uses, see Cotton (disambiguation). ... WEFT Champaign 90. ... This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ... Yarn Spools of thread Yarn is a long continuous length of interlocked fibers, suitable for use in the production of textiles, sewing, crocheting, knitting, weaving, embroidery and ropemaking. ... A spinning wheel is a device for making thread or yarn from fibrous material such as wool or cotton. ...

The idea for the spinning jenny is said to have come from the inventor seeing a one-thread wheel overturned upon the floor, when both the wheel and the spindle continued to revolve. He realised that if a number of spindles were placed upright and side by side, several threads might be spun at once. This idea may have come from Hargreaves, or perhaps from Thomas Highs, who had a daughter called Jenny: the sources given below are in conflict. For the magazine of the same name, see Spinning Jenny (magazine). ... The word spindle might (or might not) have several meanings: A spindle (shrub), a poisonous shrub or small tree of the genus Euonymus. ... Yarn Spools of thread Yarn is a long continuous length of interlocked fibers, suitable for use in the production of textiles, sewing, crocheting, knitting, weaving, embroidery and ropemaking. ... A drawing of Thomas Highs spinning jenny, taken from Edward Bainess History of the Cotton Manufacture in Great Britain Thomas Highs (1718 – 1803) was a talented English reed-maker and inventor known for his creation of the spinning jenny, the throstle (a machine for the continuous twisting and winding...

Whoever the inventor was, he designed a frame, in one part of which he placed eight rovings in a row, and Hargreaves certainly developed the idea from its crude beginnings. This page is a candidate for speedy deletion. ...

The spinning jenny was confined to producing cotton weft, it was unable to produce yarn of sufficient quality for the warp. This deficiency was supplied by Arkwright's spinning frame. Richard Arkwright Sir Richard Arkwright, born (23 December 1732 – 3 August 1792) to Ellen and Thomas Arkwright, was an Englishman credited for inventing the spinning frame — later renamed the water frame following the transition to water power. ...

Opposition to the machine caused Hargreaves to leave for Nottingham, where the cotton hosiery industry benefited from the increased provision of suitable yarn. Arkwright also ended up in the town, and was even more successful. Hargreaves made jennies for a man called Shipley, and on 12 June 1770, he was granted a patent, which enabled him to take legal action against the Lancashire manufacturers who had begun using it. Although he failed in this, Hargreaves' business was carried on until his death in 1778, the year before that in which Samuel Crompton invented the spinning mule. For other uses, see Nottingham (disambiguation). ... Hosiery describes undergarments worn directly on the feet and legs. ... is the 163rd day of the year (164th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... For the village in Queensland, see 1770, Queensland. ... For other uses, see Patent (disambiguation). ... Samuel Crompton (December 3, 1753 – June 26, 1827), English inventor, was born at Firwood, in Bolton, Lancashire. ... The spinning mule was created by Samuel Crompton. ...

External links

• Essay from www.cottontown.org on Hargreaves and the Spinning Jenny
• Essay from www.cottontimes.co.uk/

Sources

• Hargraves Spinning Jenny - Confined to spinning weft