Interviews
Member Spotlight: 20th Century Cloth – the Home of Vintage-Inspired Fabric Design
Helen Snell, owner of 20th Century Cloth, designs unique vintage and mid-century inspired patterns available in fashion fabrics, interior fabrics and homeware. We...
Meet The Maker: Behind the Scenes with Freed of London, the Famous Ballet Shoemaker
Freed of London began making ballet shoes in London in the 1930s and continue to produce bespoke shoes for the world’s most prestigious...
Member Spotlight: How The Rose Tree Blossomed into an Award-Winning Skincare Brand
We interview Olga Rumble, founder of British luxury skincare brand, The Rose Tree. The Rose Tree offers customers organic skincare products made with...
Member Spotlight: How Shirley Crisp took British-made pants to Downing Street
Unibu says ‘pants’ to those who thought it couldn’t be done and successfully manufactures lingerie completely within the UK. Owner Shirley Crisp discusses...
Interview: Adam Mansell, CEO of UK Fashion & Textile Association
We interviewed Adam Mansell, CEO of the UK Fashion & Textile Association. Read the interview to find out how his organisation helps fashion...
Member Spotlight: Designer and garment manufacturer Tanya Dimitrova
Tanya Dimitrova is a garment manufacturer based in London. Her studio provides pattern cutting, sampling and garment production for designers and high street...
Member Spotlight: Jonathan Meare, creator of The Beach Towel Clip, tells his story
How a lightbulb moment on a windy beach became a thriving business for The Beach Towel Clip inventor – Jonathan Meare. Frustrated that...
How reshoring his footwear manufacturing to the UK was a success for designer Joseph Azagury
We took our Facebook Live to Wimbledon Village, to interview designer Joseph Azagury in his shop and to find out more about why...
'Why I'm bringing UK button manufacturing back' with David Courtney of Courtney & Co.
After spotting an article in Country life in 2013 calling for help to save the last remaining UK horn button manufacturer, commodities broker...
'How I turned my passion into a business' with Bee Good co-founder and bee keeper Simon Cavill
This week we took our Facebook Live on the road to meet Make it British member Bee Good, to talk bees, brands and...
'How I went from corporate life to launching my own womenswear brand' with Justine Tabak
Find out why Justine turned her back on corporate life to launch her eponymous label. What were the challenges? and what tips would...
Meet Bianca Elgar: From kitchen table start-up to award-winning business
Award-winning designer Bianca Elgar tells us how she has grown her British brand with a passion for creativity and luxury Bianca, can you...
Why I left my corporate job to dedicate my time to supporting UK manufacturing
In this interview for the Manufacturing at Heart Podcast I talk about my previous career, and the tipping point that made me decide...
Designer Interview: We interview four very different British milliners
From self-taught to Royal Warrant Holder trained, we interview four fantastic hat makers to find out what inspires their British millinery. Following last week’s...
Designer interview: Paul Brown of Anthony & Brown Menswear
Setting up a British menswear brand is not without challenges, but quality rules over quantity, says Anthony & Brown founder Paul Brown Can you...
‘Ask Kate’ Live Q&A on Facebook, including: Babywear, loungewear and scarf manufacturers, British shoes and speakers at MTM
This weeks Facebook Live covered making everything from babywear to scarves, and we also talked a little bit about British-made shoes and our...
Meet the Maker: Shaheda Begum, founder of British bag brand Mirelle
The founder of luxury British bag brand Mirelle on why her parents background in the textiles industry has driven her to only make in the...
‘Ask Kate’ Live Q&A on Facebook, including: Leather bag makers, eco-packaging and printing on knitwear
This weeks Facebook Live covered everything from whether there was any support from the Government for UK manufacturers, to beauty brands and eco-packaging....
'Ask Kate' Live Q&A on Facebook, including: tips for exhibiting at a trade show and where to go for fashion start-up advice
Here’s the transcription for last week’s Facebook Live. In it we cover exhibiting at a trade show, where to go for start-up fashion...
‘Ask Kate’ Live Q&A – incl. a doggie visitor, feedback on a prototype, denim update, Muswell Hill Creatives and working with manufacturers
Here’s this week’s transcript of our ‘Ask Kate’ Q&A, which went out live on Facebook on Thursday 2nd February. ‘Ask Kate’ is your chance...
‘Ask Kate’ Live Q&A – incl. kettles made in Britain, dancewear, British yarn and zips
Here’s this week’s transcript of our ‘Ask Kate’ Q&A, which went out live on Facebook on Thursday 26th January. Topics covered included kettles made...
'Ask Kate' Live Q&A – incl. made in Britain labelling, shirt making and event announcement
The week just gone saw the launch of our first ever ‘Ask Kate’ Q&A Live on Facebook. Don’t worry if you missed it...
Meet the Maker: Aysen Bayram from knitwear brand FANCLUB
The founder of cult knitwear brand FANCLUB tells us why she thinks provenance is important to her customers and how she overcame the...
Meet the Maker: Keith Hanshaw, The Leather Satchel Co.
We interview Keith Hanshaw, Managing Director and Master Craftsman at The Leather Satchel Co. Hi Keith, can you introduce us to The Leather...
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