The best fashion fabrics choices in the UK: we choose the best dress fabric
There are so many different stunning fashion fabrics available in the UK. maake narrows down the choices by giving our recommendations.
High Quality Printed Swimwear Fabric Choices: What to Choose for Swimsuit Fabrics
It's important to look at your swimwear fabric labels and make sure the fabric used meets your needs. maake offers some great swimwear fabric choices.
The comprehensive apron guide
Why we wear aprons, this garment's fascinating history and the best fabric to use for your apron, depending on why you'll be wearing it. maake gives you all the information you need at your fingertips.
News
Designer Brands Embrace Sustainable Luxury
Recently, luxury designer brand Chanel created Nevold, a sustainable brand that recycles fabrics that “don’t make it into a final product, or those that reach the end of their first life.” In an article on Vogue Business, President of Fashion at Chanel, Bruno Pavlovsky, described how, “At Chanel, we didn’t destroy unsold products. But we also didn’t yet have a real system to understand their full potential. Nevold is that system.”
3D Printing in Fashion Fabrics & Design for Textiles
The fashion industry is finally embracing 3D Printing. Why not? Sneaker brands Nike and Puma have been doing this for a while, creating high-tech designs that look like they were manufactured in outer space, so why shouldn’t we create fashion garments with the same approach?
Smart Clothing & Fabrics for Sports, Health & Fashion Garments, Ladies & Mens Smart Wear
The concept of ‘smart fashion’ encompasses several types of clothing, including garments made from ‘augmented reality technology’ to create ‘accessories powered by artificial intelligence’. While this pushes fashion boundaries, it also lets customers enjoy clothing and other products that integrate technology and designers to create innovative items. The buzzwords ‘digital garments’ and ‘wearable tech’ are bandied about, to describe garments that offer consumers an interactive, immersive experience.
Sustainability
The Rise of Antimicrobial Fabric
Global manufacturers are improving their production processes to make them more sustainable and offer customers fabrics that do more than only cover our bodies. New fabric technology produces fabrics and clothing that keep us cooler and more hygienic. This technology does this by reducing odours, protecting sensitive skin and extending the life of the fabric. Let’s take a look at new-age antimicrobial fabric…
Circularity in Textiles: Circular Sustainability Trends in the UK Textiles Industry
In a circular system, products and materials are never wasted. They are regenerated through various processes such as recycled products, refurbishing, re-manufacturing and composting.
Choosing Eco-Friendly Textiles for your Sustainable Fabrics & Products
The importance of sustainable textiles is a global issue, one that manufacturers are taking very seriously. Here's our guide to choosing the best environmentally friendly fabrics for your products
Upholstery
The best textiles designers use for decor and design
Transform a home into a stylish version of its former self with a little advice from maake. Use our tips on the best textile choices, from colours to patterns and everything in between, and get ready for a brand new look
Waterproof Fabric: A Complete Guide to Water Resistant Fabric
Explore our comprehensive guide on waterproof fabric before making your purchase. From durability to protection, get all the insights you need for weather-resistant products."
What is modern classic contemporary interior design: maake explains
Classic contemporary interior design seamlessly merges timeless elegance with modern simplicity. Discover how to balance classic and modern elements for a versatile and chic space.
Wallpaper
Kids Wallpaper Ideas: Wallpaper that children will love
Play with wallpaper and create a perfect kids' bedroom.
Designers
maake celebrates small enterprise
As we're celebrating small enterprise this Enterprise Week, we asked 8 small business owners to tell us their personal stories about how they founded and run their SMEs This week,...
How to Start Making Clothes? Get started on your Clothing Business
Making clothes is easier than you think, if you follow our detailed guide.
Tips & Tools
Creating geometric patterns for fabric design
The geometric fabric pattern selection is a timeless source of branding and fashion inspiration. And with modern printing techniques becoming more sustainable, the selection of options for printing a geometric pattern on fabric is infinitesimal… and sustainable.
Fabric design patterns: Inspiration and tips for design fabrics
The ultimate guide to fabric designs, including details on textile designing, and how to design magnificent patterns on fabrics for your products.
Textiles & Patterns: Inspiration for Textile Designs & Fabric Patterns
We disseminate textile patterns, explain their history and how we use them effectively in design
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