Design and Technology – Level 2- The toppled spinning wheel Worksheet q and a

However by doing this, can you make yarn for making the cloth from it? What could be the possible problems? – (Page 11)

1) This method was time consuming.

2) The yarn is not even – at some places it is thin and at some places, it is thick.

So what was the advantage, this model provided over the spindle and distaff that the productivity increased? Moreover, why the spindle could be whirled more easily in this? – (page 12)

1) It was ideal for spinning cotton and other fine short staple fibers.

2) Increased productivity.

Still what could be the problem that even after the improvements, the supply of yarn was not sufficient to the increasing demands of Europe? – (Page 12)

The demand for cotton yarn was much more than the supply and the one thread spinning wheel could not keep up.

Now can you help Hargreaves in finding the solution for it? – (Page 12)

If a number of spindles were placed upright and side by side, several threads might be spun at once.

Can you find some limitations in this model and ways to make a better model? – (Page 13)

The spinning jenny was confined to producing cotton weft (fabric)

It was unable to produce yarn of sufficient quality for the warp (curve or twist for weaving cloth)