Make Works Blog

Manufacturing in the Scottish Borders

Team Make Works on tour filming manufacturers, suppliers and workshops in the Scottish Borders. Read more

Factory Friday: Hunter Press

Lyndsey from Hunter Press tells Make Works how an impulse purchase led her into the craft of Letterpress. Read more

How it's Made: The Edinburgh Festival

Behind the scenes with designers and builders of the sets, props and signage required to transform the city into a world renowned festival of the arts. Read more

Packaging boxes: back to basics

For the packaging novice, here are the basic types of boxes that will be on offer, and how to get them made with some of the packaging manufacturers in Scotland that we’ve got listed on Make Works. Read more

The Manufacturing Guides: Graphics and Packaging Production

We've been reading The Manufacturing Guides: Graphics and Packaging Production written by Rob Thompson Read more

Factory Friday: McRostie

Colin from McRostie tells Make Works about how his appreciation of leather as a material, drew him from client to owner and maker. Read more

Make Works collaborate with Eastside Projects in Birmingham

Fi Scott on open access and why we want to share what we've learnt. Read more

Wood Turning Made Easy

We've been reading Wood Turning Made Easy edited by David Slater Read more

Sollas Bookbinding Made Works

Corinna from Sollas Bookbinding tells us about a one-of-a-kind box making project for France, started on Make Works. Read more

Where can I get a prototype made in Scotland?

In an attempt to de-mystify the murky waters of prototyping here’s our advice for textiles, ceramics, glass, furniture-making, electronics and print Read more

Freitag, Out of the Bag

Make Works have been reading Freitag – Out of the Bag – A story about how Swiss messenger bag manufacturer, Freitag became a company. Read more

Update: Suggest a Factory

You can now contribute information about local manufacturers, factories, makers and material suppliers for Make Works. Read more