When John Kay from Bury near Manchester developed the flying shuttle in 1733, it was such a pivotal moment that it lit the fires of the industrial revolution.
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Kay’s shuttle could only work as long as it had enough yarn spooled around its rod or “pirn” and at some point a weaver had to remove the pirn and replace it.
To keep up with the lightning pace of the loom, they had to quickly suck the thread through a small hole or eye in the shuttle before it continued on its way.
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