John Kay 1704-1764

John Kay was a machinist of UK and creator who introduced the flying shuttle, a machine that facilitate to take an imperative step towards automatic weaving. Flying shuttle was introduced in 1733 by the John Kay machinist. This device helped to enhance the speed of the weaving process as well as its use required the progress of more quick spinning of yarns to supply the faster looms. Unluckily, Kay did not obtain the advantages of his creation and died in utter obscurity. No one knows the exact date of death of the John Kay but the historians because some people gave hypotheses about the later life of the John Kay and said died at 1764.

John Mercer (1791-1866)

During the 1800s there were numerous imperative developments in the textiles industry. For example the creations of the flying shuttle that enhance the speed of the spinning yarns,  introduction of the spinning jenny, most imperative water frame spinner as well as the mechanical loom. All these creations brought the textile industry into the new era that helped to enhance the Industrial Revolution. Yet, none of these creations would have had as great an affect as they did devoid of same progresses in the textiles themselves—such as, the improvement of new materials as well as techniques for processing these materials. Most vital contributor to textile industry was John Mercer who was born in 1791 at England, he is also known as the father of textile chemistry. Mercer started his career as a bobbin winder and after that as a weaver. At the age of the sixteen he was taken as the dying master and was given him the laboratory for the experiments. After the searching he introduced the chemistry of textile industry and became the father of the invention of the textile industry.

Hon'ble Mr. Shankersinh Vaghela

Hon'ble Mr. Shankersinh Vaghela is an Indian and he is selected as the Union Minister of Textiles. Mr. Shankersinh Vaghela is M.A. Economics degree holder from the Gujarat University, Ahmedabad. He is not only expert in the textile field but he has also familiarity in agriculture, education, political as well as social worker. Mr. Shankersinh Vaghela was selected to Lok Sabha in the year 1977. He also directs numerous socio-religious as well as educational institutions as a welfare. For helping the poor and needy persons he also giving them medical aid, free food and clothes etc.