But in flying shuttle missions, gravity is no longer an issue.

Not as you knew it, when you were flying shuttle.

After all, not everyone was licensed to maneuver the higher flying shuttles.

With this in mind, you'll appreciate the automatic flying shuttle that we'll now demonstrate.

The flying shuttle dominated commercial weaving through the middle of the twentieth century.

Flying shuttle looms are still used for some purposes, and old models remain in use.

The introduction of the flying shuttle upset this balance.

Just with a without a flying shuttle, passing the shuttle back and forth.

"It's a little bit sobering to really think that, yeah, we're done flying shuttles after July," he said.

This ceased to be necessary after John Kay invented the flying shuttle in 1733.

In the former district prosperity lasted throughout the war years, which had seen the increasing use of the flying shuttle (spring loom).

The flying shuttle halved the time to weave a piece, although it was not introduced to Scotland until the end of the 18th century.

Finally, the flying shuttle is generally somewhat heavier, so as to have sufficient momentum to carry it all the way through the shed.

All space was filled with flying shuttles.

She could sit for hours watching the flying shuttles and wishing that she could use them.

However, John Kay invented a loom in 1733 that incorporated a flying shuttle.

Cloth woven on hand looms before the invention of the flying shuttle generally was about 30" wide.

The flying shuttle was one of the key developments in weaving that helped fuel the Industrial Revolution.

In 1733 John Kay patented his flying shuttle that dramatically increased the speed of this process.

Q: Who decided to stop flying shuttles?

The flying shuttle through the dancing strings.

Pirns became important with the development of the flying shuttle, though they are also used with other end delivery shuttles.

The weaving process was the first to be mechanised by the invention of John Kay's flying shuttle in 1733.

Through the lacings of the leaves, the great sun seemed a flying shuttle weaving the unwearied verdure.

Later in the Industrial Revolution came the flying shuttle, a simple device that doubled the productivity of weaving.