The Spinning Jenny

The spinning jenny was created by James Hargreaves, named after his daughter, Jenny. He created this machine because the people who worked as spinners could not keep up with the new weaving machines (such as the flying shuttle). So, in order to help solve this problem, a cash prize was being given to the person who could produce a spinning machine. After this deal, James got right to work. in 1764, he created the spinning jenny. This machine allowed one spinner to work with up to eight threads at a time. The spinning jenny increased the amount of work that was done by the spinners, and allowed them to keep up with the weavers.