Make Works Blog

The Art of Not Making

Make Works have been reading The Art of Not Making written by Michael Petry Read more

Factory Friday: William Love, Westend Cabinet Makers

William Love of Westend Cabinet Makers on how Cabinet Making is still just as exciting as the day he started. Read more

10 Weavers to get you weaving

To feed your weaving habit a little more here are 10 weavers who have been catching Make Works' attention. Read more

Small is Beautiful - A Study of Economics as if People Mattered

Make Works have been reading Small is Beautiful - A Study of Economics as if People Mattered written by EF Schumacher Read more

Graduate Guide to workshop and fabrication facilities in Scotland

Post degree show graduates will find themselves without a workshop to make their work. As an antidote to the problem of "where do I go now?!" - we've written a guide for graduates to workshop and fabrication facilities in Scotland. Hooray! Read more

Guide to weaving

Textiles designer and weaver, Heather Shields, tell us about the history of weaving, the weaving scene today and how weaving actually works, along with some inspirational weaving projects. Read more

Factory Friday: B scenic Construction

Read about how B Scenic found early success working on the legendary IRN BRU Cuckoo commercial. Read more

Technology and the handmade: Five reflections on our panel discussion

For anyone who didn't make it up to sunny Inverness here are 5 key takeaways from our discussion. Read more

Factory Friday: Aeroleather Clothing

For the first of our new Factory Fridays series we delve into the star studded world of Aeroleather Clothing Read more

Scottish Industry

“This is a book about what Scotland makes and where she makes it. So perhaps it should begin with the comment that Scotland makes just about everything - ” Read more

10 designers who are inspiring us to start printing on fabric

Thinking about designing a fabric but all out of ideas? Check out these beautiful pieces for some guaranteed inspiration. Read more

Guide to Digital Fabric Printing

Solii Brodie of BeFab Be Creative tells what digital fabric printing is, how it works, and some tips on preparing your design for production. Read more