ABSTRACT

Step 2. Symptoms of Disturbance. In the period between the crisis in yarn supply (early 1760’s) and the initial steps to relieve it (1764–70), a full-fledged “disturbed movement” did not develop. From the very limited evidence, however, we may extract several signs of disturbance in these years: (1) We may assume that friction between spinners and weavers developed, particularly when the latter were spending long periods in search of yarn to keep them occupied. 1