It was a combination of Arkwright's water frame and Hargreaves' spinning jenny. The spinning jenny was invented by James Hargreaves. He formed his first band, Spinning Jenny, while living there. With the spinning jenny a spinner could spin eight threads at once. The spinning jenny was superseded by the spinning mule. The multiple spindle spinning jenny was invented in 1764. Exhibits include a handloom and a spinning jenny, invented by James Hargreaves. The spinning jenny is a multi-spool spinning wheel. In the 1760s, James Hargreaves improved thread production when he invented the Spinning Jenny. The spinning jenny was essentially an adaptation of the spinning wheel. The spinning jenny helped to start the factory system of cotton manufacturing. The spinning jenny allowed a group of eight spindles to be operated together.