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
Pen spinning pen spinners from communities centered across the world could join. The pen spinning community is present mostly on the Internet through forums and video hosting platforms. Aside from the Universal Pen Spinning Board, which is proclaimed as an international English-speaking forum, forums are centered in specific countries, such as Japan, France, Germany, and China. Over time, users may migrate to a similar or upgraded forum, causing some forums to become inactive. While forums are operated largely as separate entities, cross communication occasionally occurs for international events. A pen-spinning collaboration involves multiple pen spinners' short video clips being compiled into a