WORLD HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -Silk, wool, and linen fabrics were being eclipsed by cotton which became the most important textile. Innovations in carding and spinning enabled by advances in cast iron technology resulted in the creation of larger spinning mules and water frames. The machinery was housed in water-powered mills on streams.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Industrial Revolution (mid-1700s to mid-1800s) was a time in which profound technological and industrial advances took place, including in textile manufacturing. Richard Arkwright’s Cromford Mill, built in 1771, is considered to be the first modern water-powered cotton mill.

Detailed explanation-3: -India’s contemporary textile revolution did not begin until the construction of Fort Gloster near Calcutta at the beginning of the nineteenth century. However, the cotton textile business began in Bombay in the 1850s. A Parsi cotton merchant interested in both domestic and international trade founded it in 1854.

Detailed explanation-4: -at Watkins Woolen Mill State Historic Site Textile production was the first great industry created. The textile industry in America began in New England during the late 18th century. By 1820, mills had spread south into Virginia and Kentucky and the first mill town was established in Massachusetts.

Detailed explanation-5: -1764 Water frame invented by Richard Arkwright: the first powered textile machine. 1769 Arkwright patented the water frame.