The industrial revolution can be considered as one of those eras which overall generated a large number of advancements, problems and promises. From the multitude of advancements that have helped people move forward with new successes and acquired achievements to the situations and standards that have raised issues or created problems, many changes have taken place across a broad spectrum. It is commonly accepted that the Industrial Revolution brought many positive changes. changes in general but more specifically, there have been several advancements only within the textile industry. One of the benefits of working with the early textile industry was the opening of new employment opportunities. According to the Prentice Hall textbook World History: Connections to Today, around the 1600s, cotton fabric was becoming very popular. At the time it was mainly imported from India, but British merchants wanted to stay on top of this issue and so devised what is known as the "exit system". It was there that they distributed raw cotton to peasant families, paying them to spin it into thread and weave it into cloth. However, since the production system was slow, people started designing and creating new machines and other inventions to speed up the processes in the textile sector. Some of these new, progress-generating inventions included: John Kay's "flying shuttle," according to concordiashanghai.org, was invented in 1733, which helped weavers weave yarn; James Hargreaves' "Spinning Jenny", invented in 1764, could spin several threads at the same time; and Richard Arkwright's "Water Frame", developed around 1771, which could drive the spinning process using hydraulic power. This machinery quickly realized what was available to consumers. Middle of paper... Workers, who play an important role in this industry, were exposed to long working hours, very dangerous working conditions and sometimes very low wages. These terrible conditions had a positive effect, however, as some of the first labor laws were created. These labor laws are even commonly used today. Overall, it cannot be denied that the textile industry of the Industrial Revolution created remarkable progress, problems, and promise. Some results have been excellent and pleasant, others less so. However, in the end, I think all of this was necessary to get as far and as well as we are today in society. All you have to do is decide for yourself. Works cited by Ellis, Elisabeth Gaynor, Anthony Esler and Burton F. Beers. World History of Prentice Hall: Connections to Today: The Modern Era. Upper Saddle River, New Jersey: Prentice Hall, 2001. Print