nsumer demands. The Western Heritage states that 'the Flying Shuttle enabled weavers to produce cloth more quickly and in great lengths.' (Pg. 162). This invention sets the new standard in cloth production.
             The interesting thing to note is that production of textiles was at the forefront of the inventors mind. This was because at this time London was the largest capital in Europe, it was also the fashion capital. People wanted to dress well and were using there disposable money on buying clothes. Even lower class citizens were starting to buy clothing of a higher standard. The demand was getting higher and so was the demand for speed during the production process. The weavers now had the Flying Shuttle to efficiently produce cloth, but the spinners where still working on single spinning wheels. Spinning was slowing down the process of the manufacturing. The next major invention of the time helped speed up the process of spinning. It was the 'Spinning Jenny' invented in 1765, by James Hargreaves. This machine enabled the spinning of several spindles at one time. Both Weavers and Spinners were now work
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