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Technology brought the “ready-to-wear revolution” to the people. The spinning jenny and the power loom makes mass production of clothing effortless. Various clothing and sizes were now available to everyone. The value of clothing and jewelry declined due to overproduction.

The mechanization of the cotton industry in both Japan and India exploited factory workers by paying them very low wages. The production of cotton drastically increased in both Japan and India. However, the majority of workers in India were men while the majority of workers in Japan were women.

During this time period, Japan and India had an increase in the machine-produced textile materials. A data chart gathered by British colonial authorities (Doc. 1) shows the production of cotton yarn and cloth in India. As the year increase, the hand spun yarn production rate has decreased and dropped 60 millions of pounds. While it shows the number of machine spun

In the span of 30 years, the production of machine-spun yarn was quadrupled in India (Doc 1). This statistics was gathered by British colonial authorities. They might not been able to know how much yarn or cloth was made by hand in every Indian village.

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The internet research we accumulated explained how the machines we use today were impacted by the machines used during the Industrial Revolution, the different varieties of use that cotton was used for, and the many ways that textile mills and the textile industry impacted the daily lives of people then and today. The many interviews that we conducted contained a variety of information on the harsh abuses that the textile mill workers faced. Our group interviewed Professor Richard Olson at Harvey Mudd College, Mr. Carlos Lopez, and Mr. William Mulligan, history teachers at Upland Junior High School, on the information that they had on the innovation in the textile industry and the impact of the textile mills, such as, what impacts textile mills had on lives, and the many drastic changes that the textile mills had an impact on.

As population grew in England, more people needed and were willing to buy textile goods. The cottage industry showed how much people could produce in their homes through spinning and weaving cloth by hand. But this domestic production system could not keep up with the growing demands of England’s growing population. Instead, starting in the late 18th century, many innovations shifted textile production to a brand new factory system. And cotton led the way because of it’s high demand.

Factories needed to be built or be placed next to a stream or a river

In the year 1868 Japan had its very own industrial revolution. As a result of the revolution, many businesses, such as the silk business, began to prosper. Women were placed in these silk factories to labor there for most of their day. They went through terrible experiences while working in the factories, but still they continued to work there for most of their adult life. While the female workers in early Japanese silk factories had to go through a lot of harsh experiences in the factories, it can be debated that the costs of working in the factories truly outweighed the benefits, simply by looking at the insignificant wages they were paid, the long, grueling hours they had to endure, and the binding contracts they were forced to sign.

“The woman had contributed as helpmeets to the family economy in ways that tied to their domestic economy by spinning flax into shoe thread”(Groneman and Norton 36). However women could only spin flax into linen in the winter since that was the only time they had to do any spinning. Woman spun long fiber yarn for clothing and short fibers for towels. This whole manufacturing process was unthinkably hard without the factory. “They had to sort, clean, and dye, then the wool is carded and combed, and then finally spun into cloth”(Montaga).

During the Industrial Revolution, textile was one of the big inventions which improved greatly in such a short period. It went through numerous steps to achieve the status it has made. The first step was locating the factories by rivers or streams, or close to supplies of wood. James Watt improved the steam engine in 1769, which brought huge changes in the textile industries. Thus, making it possible for factories to be located in any convenient place. The demand on cotton was widespread, so demand on raw cotton grew. The cotton gin was created by Eli Whitney, the cotton gin separated the seeds from the fiber. America then became a major producer of cotton. Until the 18th century, the spindle was used. Then a foot operated spindle was invented,

The American textile industry has been around for as long as the country has been in existence. In the beginning, most textile and apparel items were created by artisans, who worked mainly in their homes. In the 18th century, the country was hit with the industrial revolution which brought many changes to the textile industry. The local artisans were replaced by textile industries and manufactures. With the invention of the spinning jenny, spinning frame, water frame and power loom, the textile industry was revolutionized. Later, with the use of electrical power, these inventions were made more efficient. Fabric production was mechanized with machines powered by waterwheels and steam engines. Production was shifting from the small cottage based production into a mass production in various factories. (Kunz) Sewing machines were emerging in the 19th century which further streamlined clothing production. During the post

In the 18th and 19th century the way Americans would create their needed textiles would change forever. Americans used to produce textiles in their homes. With few skilled people working out of the home it was common for every individual to only have small quantities of the necessary items such as clothing. Industrialization changed this by allowing machines to mass produce textiles. With this mass production came some improvement in the standard of living however it also created grim work and living quarters for the poor. Often this work also led to child labor. The children would often be involved in hazardous working conditions such as cleaning machinery. Children would also work very long hours for little pay, in the early 1860 children

The cotton yarn produced was considered to be of very good quality. However, the wool yarn from the Spinning Jenny was quite unsatisfactory. This was due to the irregular lengths which resulted in lumpy, uneven

The textile industry is a major entity in the world’s economy and daily lifestyle. Textiles are used in order to accentuate and warm the body. Heavier and more durable textiles are developed for the decoration and protection of furniture. There are approximately 7 billion people living in the world and all of them own at least one textile, whether it be a clothing item or a burlap sack. For thousands of years humanity has used textiles for practical and decorative uses. Inhabitants of northwestern India perfected the small-scale production of cotton fabrics; and indigenous Chinese people used silkworm rearing in order to create elegant silk outfits. During the early development of textile production, outfits and other merchandise were produced on a small-scale. Many individuals created goods in their homes, and this took a while to complete due to the amount of detailing needed for the products. This increased clothing prices and quality. After the industrial revolution, fabric production was moved from homes to factories; and clothing became cheaper in both price and quality. Apparel factories were one of the few jobs that women were allowed to have during the Victorian era. Due to the lack of jobs and desire for a better life, female employees were subjected to many types of abuse. The rapid increase of population and production negatively impacted the natural environment, due to unplanned development of urban areas and unregulated production standards. Fashion and