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How did the flying shuttle speed up the textile production process?

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Answer: Allowed multiple threads to be spun at once . The flying shuttle was one of the key developments in the industrialization of weaving. It allowed a single weaver to weave much wider fabrics, and it could be mechanized, allowing for automatic machine looms. It was patented by John Kay

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Helped process raw cotton by removing the seeds from the fibers.
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