The Flying Shuttle.

Invented by John Kay.

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The Flying Shuttle was invented in Great Britain.

Before the flying shuttle it was only possible for cloth to be woven up to a maximum of the width of a man's body, across his arms, because he had to pass the shuttle backwards and forwards, from hand to hand.

The weaving width is no longer limited to the width of the weaver's reach, the fabric -- and the loom -- can be much wider than the reach of a man's arms.

The flying shuttle is no longer used these days. We now use like factories or sewing machines.