T/F: Industrial spying and copying of spinning techniques from non -European countries was of little value to the European cloth manufacturers? False True

False. Industrial spying and the copying of spinning techniques from non-European countries, such as India and China, were of significant value to European cloth manufacturers. These techniques, particularly the use of the spinning jenny and the water frame, greatly increased the efficiency and productivity of textile production, leading to the growth of the European textile industry during the Industrial Revolution.