This speeding up of weaving brought increased demand for thread, but it was not until 1770 that James Hargreaves, a weaver of Lancashire, patented an improvement on the old-fashioned spinning-wheel.

• 纺织速度的加快增加了对纺线的需求。 但直到1770年，兰开郡的纺织工人詹姆斯 - 哈格里弗斯才取得改进旧式纺车的专利权。