Comparing Pre Industrial and Post Industrial Production Conditions

BEFORE the Industrial Revolution, women would spin yarn by hand in the home. The woman in this video shows us how a simple, human powered spinning wheel works. 

Spinning Yarn By Hand

DURING and AFTER the Industrial Revolution, yarn would be spun on machines called Spinning Mules. These machines would be located in factories and could do the work of dozens of women in a fraction of the time. This video shows how a power spinner works.

Spinning Yarn by Machine

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BEFORE the Industrial Revolution, craftsmen would weave yarn into cloth on a hand loom. This video shows how human powered and operated loom works. Only watch 2 minutes. 

Weaving Cloth by Hand

DURING and AFTER the Industrial Revolution, cloth would be woven in factories on power looms. One worker could tend several machines at once. Watch to see the job of a worker in a power loom factory. 

Weaving Cloth- By Machine