Cotton-spinning machinery The spinning jenny is a multi-spool spinning wheel. It was invented circa 1764, its invention attributed to James Hargreaves in Stanhill, near Blackburn, Lancashire. The Water frame was developed and patented by Arkwright in the 1770s. The roving was attenuated (stretched) by drafting rollers and twisted by winding it onto a spindle. It was heavy large scale machine that needed to be driven by power, which in the late 18th century meant by a water wheel. Cotton mills were designed for the purpose by Arkwright, Jedediah Strutt and others along the River Derwent in Derbyshire. Water frames could only spin
Spinning the Wheel Spinning the Wheel "Spinning the Wheel" is a song by George Michael. The song was co-written by Michael and Jon Douglas. It was performed by George Michael and released on Virgin Records in 1996. The song was the third single taken from "Older" and it peaked at number 2 in the UK, kept off the top by the Spice Girls' "Wannabe". It also peaked within Top 10 in Denmark, Hungary and Spain. "Spinning the Wheel" subsequently appeared on both of George Michael's compilations "" and "Twenty Five". The song depicts the worry of a lover whose partner is sexually promiscuous