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The flying shuttle was developed by John Kay in 1733 , and was one of the key developments in Weaving that helped fuel the Industrial Revolution . When weaving on a Loom , the Shuttle carries the Weft Yarn across the loom through the shed formed by the raised Warp threads to form the fabric. When weaving was performed on a handloom, the width of cloth that could be woven was restricted by the reach of the weaver, and required the use of two hands. Two weavers were needed to operate larger looms. The flying shuttle enabled the weaver to propel the shuttle through a wider strip of cloth with a single hand, and allowed the other hand to perform the combing to compact the cloth. This speeded the process and thus increased production. With increased speed and production, the demand for yarn rose, and thus this early , where he died without getting any lasting benefit from his invention. The flying shuttle principle was the predominant means for weft insertion employed by powered looms until the middle of the twentieth century. Modern industrial looms, driven by the desire for greater weft insertion rates, have employed systems which carry the weft yarn across the width of the fabric from one side only, using many small light projectiles or positively driven rapiers instead of the heavier shuttle. There are now looms which use jets of air or water to carry the warp yarn across the fabric width for use with suitable yarn types delivering even greater rates of weft insertion. |
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