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Textiles: Creating Sustainable Fabrics from Textile Waste

The British Fashion & Textile Association (UKFT) is the country’s largest network for recycled textiles, bringing together global and British brands, designers, manufacturers and suppliers....

Alexander Wills

New Life For Old Fabrics – Upcycling & Recycling

There are various ways to transform old fabric and waste into something new that people can wear. But the more we recycle and upcycle material,...

Sharon Preston

Digital Textiles in Fashion & Digital Fabric Design

For centuries, the textile industry has helped designers bring their creative ideas to life. Today, this exciting industry continues to innovate, and textiles have become...

Sharon Preston

The Importance of Biodegradable Textiles as Eco-Friendly Fabric

If we strive for anything in 2025, let it be towards sustainability. And while we consider the importance of going green, we should strive for...

Sharon Preston

Sustainable Fabric Dyeing & Textile Innovations 2025

Sustainable isn’t a buzzword, it’s a necessity so that fashion garments stop polluting our landfills, rivers and oceans. The less water and chemicals used to...

Alexander Wills

Fabric Sustainability: Future Trends for Sustainable Synthetics

We’ve compiled a handy go-to guide covering everything happening in the textile industry right now, from new textiles being created to fabulous designs on fabric,...

Artemis Doupa

Sustainability: The Future of Sustainable Fashion

We all know about fast fashion and its detrimental effect on our planet. (Check out our guide to The Problem With Fast Fashion and how it’s damaging...

Alexander Wills

Is Denim Sustainable? Different Sustainable Denim Fabrics

Here is a guideline of how denim impacts the environment, and how you can ensure you use sustainably made denim for your products. Let’s take...

Sharon Preston

Fabrics: How to use Deadstock Fabric Sustainably With maake

We provide free 1 or 2.5 kg upcycling bags of plain deadstock fabric offcuts. You can pick these up for free from our factory to save...

Artemis Doupa

Dressmaking fabrics inspiration: The best winter dress fabric

There are several warm fabrics you can consider for making a dress. We give you a list of the best, including some of our fabulous...

Sharon Preston

Take your pick of our fabrics! Timeless floral fabric to choose right now

Throughout the ages, flowers have had different meanings for different cultures. Originally a symbol of femininity, floral fabric is now used for clothing for men,...

Sharon Preston

Textile Waste: Help maake a Difference With our Textiles

Studies show that every year each person in the United Kingdom discards 3.1kg of textile waste, ending in landfills. It’s time to make a difference  ...

Artemis Doupa