Sharing the websites that we love to read about products made in Britain – the first of these is the Harris Tweed Authority blog What’s it all about? Harris Tweed is a fabric dyed and spun in the Scottish Outer
Designer supports British manufacturers with a map depicting location of British suppliers Margaret Howell has produced a stunning map, currently displayed in the window of eponymous London store, showing all of the British manufacturers that the company uses.
Where were your shoes made? If they aren’t from Northamptonshire then they should be. Here’s why… – You are buying into a piece of manufacturing history With 900 years of experience in producing leather and footwear, the English county of
How everybody is using the Union Jack to sell their product this year, whether it is made in Britain or not Regular readers of this website, as well as those that follow me on Twitter, will know that one of my biggest
Stuck for what to wear to your street party this weekend? All of the best Jubilee products are made in Britain Here at Make it British we have searched high and low, amongst all of the faux-British paraphernalia, to bring
A little history lesson on the Lancashire cotton mills and a great video made by the British council in 1941 Did you know that Britain used to be the biggest cotton cloth producer in the world? The mechanised spinning and
Are you wearing a tie made in Italy – or even China? Shame on you! You could wear a different tie made in England every day of the week if you pick them from one of these beauties Monday – Duchamp
Think that there is no manufacturing left in the fashion & textiles industry in Britain? Here are a few facts and figures that prove otherwise OK, so we don’t make anywhere near as much in the UK as we used
How to take the pain out of sampling with a British clothing manufacturer in 8 easy steps I get a lot of designers contacting me asking for recommendations for British manufacturers that can make their products. Some of them are
Call for more fashion & textiles companies to stand up and be counted in nationwide search for innovation A while back I was invited to the launch of the Government’s Make it in Great Britain campaign and at the time I felt
