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Research Paper On Flying Shuttles

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LANCASHIRE, ENGLAND -- On June 3rd, the invention “Flying Shuttle” built by John Kay was introduced to the public. Multiple machines will be put into weaving factories. John Kay claimed that with the Flying Shuttle, factories would be able to produce wider fabrics with a faster speed. The Flying Shuttle only requires one person to send the shuttle from one place to the other by pulling a cord. Before the invention of the Flying Shuttle, making fabric required two people to pass the shuttle through a warp of threads back and forth. Now, this procedure can be done with only one person and with more efficiency. With the Flying Shuttle, weavers are able to make more fabric in less time. When the Flying Shuttle was introduced, many people in town

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