Textiles & Clothing
Flying shuttle
John Kay's flying shuttle allowed a weaver to send the weft rapidly across the loom using a picking mechanism. It increased weaving speed and made wider cloth more practical for a single operator.
About this artifact
John Kay's flying shuttle allowed a weaver to send the weft rapidly across the loom using a picking mechanism. It increased weaving speed and made wider cloth more practical for a single operator.
Sources & image credits
Documented image of this machine or its operating principle; see image credits for the original date and subject.
Image: Frisador_Curler.jpg
Creator: Conrado Secassi
License: CC BY-SA 4.0
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