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Make it British Podcast — 317 episodes
Kate's Sunday Journal 30 August 2026: Help Onshore Our Uniforms
Kate's Sunday Journal 23 August 2026: A Trip to Leicester to Visit Manufacturers
Kate’s Sunday Journal 16 August 26: My take on wholesale
Kate’s Sunday Journal 9 August 26: Demand for UK clothing manufacturers up 90%
Kate’s Sunday Journal 2 August 26: Sharing a secret I’ve been keeping a while…
Kate’s Sunday Journal 5 July 2026: Save the Date
Kate’s Sunday Journal 28 June 26: Update on my goal to visit 100 manufacturers in 2026
Kate’s Sunday Journal 21 June 26: Scottish Textiles Tour
Kate’s Sunday Journal 14th June 26 – Marketing with zero budget
From Burberry to British Wool with Frankie Davies, Charl Knitwear
Kate’s Sunday Journal 7 June 26: How Many Products is Too Many?
Kate’s Sunday Journal 31 May 26: Britwashing
Kate’s Sunday Journal 24 May 26: A Visit to Manufacturers in Ayrshire
Kate’s Sunday Journal 17 May 26: UK-made T-shirts
Weaving Wool in Yorkshire with Laura Watts at Marton Mills
A Visit to Laxtons Spinning Mill with Carly Smith & Rochelle Tracey
For the Love of Knitting with Genevieve Sweeney
5 Steps to Finding a UK Manufacturer
The Great British Wool Revival with Harriet Fletcher-Gilhuys, Fashion Roundtable
Building a British Tweed Tailoring Label in Yorkshire with Isabelle Randall
How British Wool Helps Brands Source Local Fibre with Louisa Knapp, British Wool
The Reality of Running a Knitwear Micro Factory with Kate Stalker from OUBAS Knitwear
Launching a Brand with Traceable British Wool with Dee McGilvray, CLÒ FOLD
Series 8 Trailer: Women in Wool
BONUS: The 3 Part Framework for Developing Profitable UK-Made Products
SOS: Stop Wasting Time Contacting the Wrong Factories 🏭
SOS: Why Ordering Too Much Stock is a Costly Mistake
SOS: What’s the REAL Cost of Skipping Tech Packs? 📐
SOS: Never ask a factory for the price until you do THIS 💷
SOS: Why UK Manufacturers are Ghosting You 👻
Introducing Manufacturing SOS
Bonus: How to Find a UK Manufacturer
300 - Words of wisdom from UK manufacturers featured on this show
299 – A Visit to Vagabond Bags
298 – What’s going on with UK manufacturers? [with special guests]
297 – The Biggest Mistake Made by Product Businesses
296 – Behind the Scenes at KC Manufacturing with Adam Robertson and Nina Falk
295 – 4 Reasons NOT to Make in the UK
294 – How to get people onto your mailing list
293 – Save English Fine Cottons
292 – Reviving the UK Button Making Industry with Courtney & Co Button Makers
291 – Micro Factories & Supply on Demand: UK Manufacturing at its Best
290 – From the archive: Why UK Manufacturing is More Sustainable with Christopher Nieper OBE
289 – Creating Adaptive Clothing with Caron McLuckie from Bealies Adaptive Wear
288 – Why You Should Visit Your Factory
287 – How To Sell Your Products
286 – 21 Tips for Building a Great British Brand
285 – I Never Looked at Manufacturing Anywhere Else with Catherine Bedford, Dashel Cycle Helmets
284 – Repair Is The New Cool with Thami Schweichler, United Repair Centre
283 – Tackling Textile Waste as a Slow Fashion Designer with Lydia Bolton
FAQ: Where’s The Best Place To Source Fabrics?
FAQ: How Many Factories Should I Sample WIth?
FAQ: Do I Really Need To Provide The Factory With A Tech Pack?
FAQ: Should I Get My Manufacturer To Sign An NDA?
FAQ: How Do I Approach A Manufacturer?
FAQ: How Much Does It Cost To Start A Brand?
FAQ: How Do I Find The Right Manufacturer For My Brand?
FAQ: Can A Manufacturer Source My Fabric For Me?
FAQ: How long does it take to launch a brand?
FAQ: How Do I Go From Idea To Prototype?
272 – Happy New Year! What’s coming in 2024?
271 – 3 Things I Learnt This Year
270 – Sustainability Insights for Small Businesses with Mark Shayler
269 – Stop Winging it & Have Your Best Year Ever!
268 – From Start-Up to Export Champion with Laura Ward from Exeat
267 – Insights from my Houses of Parliament meeting with the APPG for Ethics and Sustainability in Fashion
266 – The Business-Transforming Benefits of Investing in Yourself
265 – Mastering the Art of Selling at Pop-ups with Pip Chawner, Philippa London
264 – 12 Manufacturer Red Flags and How to Avoid Them
263 – The Joy of Partnering with UK Manufacturers with Clare Winton, Grow Wild Outdoorwear
262 – Nailing Your Pricing Strategy
261 - When is the Right Time to Make Big Changes in Your Business?
Series 6 Coming Soon!
260 – 5 Hidden Manufacturing Costs and How to Avoid Them
259 - The Impact of Brexit on Small Businesses in the UK Textile Industry - Tamara Cincik, Fashion Roundtable
258 – How Do You Define an ‘Ethical Factory’?
257 – From the Archives: Labour Behind the Label Call out BooHoo for Using Unethical Garment Factories
256 – The No.1 Reason That Product Businesses Fail
255 – What can Bentley Motors teach British-made brands about selling in a downturn?
254 -From Idea to Product: Print-on-Demand with Contrado
253 – 9 Job Skills that UK-Brand Owners Need to Have
252 – Behind the Scenes of Lingerie Manufacturing with Maxine Wells
251 – Can You Sell Your Products without Using Social Media?
Series 5 Coming Soon!
250 – 11 Ways to Grow a British Brand in 2023
249 – Luxury Silk Scarves Celebrating the Art of Science – Siwan Oldham, By Biology
248 – For the Love of Wool with Sarah Turner, Little Beau Sheep
247 – Attracting Customers & Creating Raving Fans
246 – Made in London – Carmel King and Mark Brearley
245 – How to Plan Your Production
244 – Sharing Wellness Through Well-Made Bags – Oscar Boatfield, Bearmade
243 – Pricing Your Products
242 – From Bespoke to Ready-to-Wear – Dawn Clarke
241 – How to Sell UK-Made Products During a Cost of Living Crisis
240 – 7 Proven Ways to Promote Your UK-Made Brand
239 – Customer Service Secrets for British-Made Brands
238 – How to Start a Clothing Brand for Less
237 – How to Launch a Printed Textile Business – Veronica Galbraith
236 – How to Find a UK Manufacturer
235 – Spinning a Good Yarn
234 – What is a Factory Fortnight, and Why Do You Need to Prepare for it?
233 – The One Thing You’re Probably Doing Wrong With Your Email Marketing
232 – What is a Manufacturing Agreement?
231 – 6 Lessons we Learnt From Rebuilding our Website
230 – Taking a Break
229 – Why Buying British is Key to Retaining UK Craftship
228 – How to Promote Your Business on YouTube – Linda De Ruiter
227 – The Cost of Choosing the Wrong Manufacturer
226 – Live Panel Discussion with 3 UK manufacturers
225 – Why Manufacturers Aren’t Getting Back to Your Emails
5 Steps to Finding a UK Manufacturer – Bonus Broadcast
224 – Making it Your Own; The Advantages of Running a Micro-Factory – Paul Brown
223 – Launching an Innovative New Dog Product – Rosie Macpherson
222 – Why it’s Important to Keep UK Manufacturing Alive, Julie Deane CBE
221 – 8 Tips for Selling to Retail Buyers
220 – What Do Consumers Really Think About Buying UK-Made Goods?
219 – 8 Things to do When Sales Aren’t Going to Plan
218 – Recycling Old Clothing into Brand New Luxury Products, Graham Holbrook
217 – You’re Invited to Made in UK Day
216 – Should You Raise Your Prices?
215 – Showcasing Scotland’s Textile Industry, Kitty Bruce-Gardyne
214 – 5 Steps to Getting Your Product Made in the UK
213 – How to Launch an Athleisure Brand Made in the UK
212 – Where to Source Deadstock Fabric – Deborah Lyons & Piarvé Wetshi
211 – The Top 6 Business Trends in 2022 for Brands That Make in the UK
210 – Reflecting on 2021
209 – Running a Brand Championing Diversity, Shanna Bent
208 – How to Plan For 2022
207 – Celebrating the North of England’s Creativity, Charlotte Raffo
206 – There’s more to marketing your brand than just Instagram!
205 – A visit to Shahtex to see seamless garment production
204 – Making luxury lingerie in the UK – Lucy Jones, Lucy Jones Lingerie
203 – 30 years of knitwear manufacturing in Leicester with Mars Knitwear
202 – How I Dealt With the Copycats and Came Out on Top, Monika Young
201 – 7 things that successful British-made brands do
New Series Coming Soon!
200 – 20 tips for building a great UK-made brand
199 – 11 tips for starting a UK-made brand
198 – How long does it take to launch a new product?
197 – The Importance of Quality – Maria Grachvogel
196 – How to follow up with a manufacturer
195 – Made in Britain Starts Here – Andy Ogden
194 – What To Do When Manufacturing Goes Wrong
193 – Running the Oldest Factory in the UK – Ian Maclean MBE
192 – Why you should visit a factory
191 –Building a great British brand – Julie Deane CBE
190 – Why UK manufacturers don’t sample for free
189 – Calling out Boohoo for using unethical garment factories – Dominique Muller
188 – 10 things that make British-made businesses great
187 – How to make sales on live video – Lindsey James, Violet Flamingo
186 – Taking a break!
185 – Reeducating Customers to Buy Better and Buy Less – Rita Britton
184 – Should you use a production consultant to help make your products?
183 – It was a stupid idea, now it’s a million pound business – Brant Richards
182 – Why Google is the last place to look for UK manufacturers
181 – Looking after Scotland’s oldest cashmere brand – Simon Cotton
180 – LIVE: How to make more money making in the UK
179 – Growing a UK-made lifestyle brand – Rebecca J Mills
178 – The real reason you aren’t making any money with your UK-made business
177 – A guide to digital textile printing – Debbie McKeegan, Texintel
176 – When should you choose making overseas versus making in the UK?
175 – The benefits of lean manufacturing – James Stewart, Lean Practitioner
174 – Why are your products not selling?
173 – Launching an Organic Skincare Brand – Hannah Lovegrove
172 – Should you sell your UK-made products on an online marketplace?
171 – How we set up a micro swimwear factory – Rich Keegan & Linda Souto Maior
170 – Are you confusing mark-up and margin?
169 – From make-up artist to product innovator – Phyllis Cohen, Face Lace
168 – How much does it cost to start a UK-made brand?
167 – Building a Business With Your Customer in Mind – Rowena Howie
166 – 12 Questions to ask a new manufacturer
165 – How the pandemic has changed our manufacturing business – Jenny Holloway
164 – 8 Things to look out for when visiting a manufacturer
163 – How to Use Data to Transform Your Business – Jodi Muter-Hamilton
162 – Fail to plan…plan to fail!
161 – 50 years of manufacturing in the UK – John Elliott MBE, Ebac
160 – Should You Start With a Seamstress or a Factory?
159 – Tips for Trading With the EU as a Small Business – Rachel Bowditch
158 – What is a Critical Path and Why do You Need One?
157 – Tapping into Deadstock Materials – Dessy Tsolova
156 – 5 reasons why you might not be able to find a UK manufacturer
155 – Creating change in the UK fashion industry – Lee Akpareva
154 – Made in UK vs Made in Britain
153 – Building a family business in post-Brexit Britain – Gillian Tusting
152 – Are you charging enough for your UK-made products?
151 – 10 years of Make it British – what’s changed?
BONUS EPISODE: Made in UK Day
150 – 11 trends for 2021 and beyond
149 – A look back on 2020
148 – How to promote a UK-made brand
147 – Catherine Erdly, The Resilient Retail Club
146 – LIVE: No Black Friday
145 – Revisited: James Eden, Private White V.C.
144 – Revisited: The Making of Make it British
143 – Kath Whitworth, Celtic & Co
142 – Julie Deane OBE, Cambridge Satchel Company
141 – How to darn socks…and other ways to have a more sustainable wardrobe – Emma Mathews, Socko
140 – Why UK manufacturing is more sustainable – Christopher Nieper OBE, David Nieper
139 – Launching a luxury British childrenswear brand – Rachael Attwood, Britannical
138 – You don’t have to be a b*tch to succeed in fashion with Elizabeth Stiles
137 – Sketch Pad to Shopping Bag – The Future of Fashion Fulfilment
136 – Working in retail as a textile designer – Davinder Madaher, Madaher
135 – How to grow a business in difficult times – Hedley Putnam, Putnams
134 – Should you move your manufacturing to the UK?
133 – The future of trade shows
132 – Can I label my product as ‘Made in the UK’?
131 – Launching a drinks brand made in the UK – Jack Scott, Dash Water
130 – Calculating cost per wear
BONUS: How do we future-proof the UK textile industry?
129 – Manufacturing on-demand in a micro knitwear factory – Samantha Brooke, Waring Brooke
128 – Why reshoring is more cost-effective – Rob Law MBE, Trunki
127 – Amy Fettis, AIM Athleisure – What is an MVP and why should you start with one?
126 – Simon Cotton, Johnstons of Elgin – Looking after Scotland’s oldest cashmere brand
125 – Calling out Boohoo for using unethical garment factories – Dominique Muller, Labour Behind the Label
124 – To Wholesale, or Not to Wholesale
123 – A pivotal time for UK retail
122 – The Importance of Quality – Maria Grachvogel
121 – An update on PPE
120 – The Bespoke English Shirt Maker – Emma Willis, Emma Willis London
119 – Are you seeking more UK-made products?
118 – Supplying the UK Knitwear Industry – David Williams, Knit Design Centre
117 – Pivoting your business to manufacture PPE – Paul Noble, Specialised Canvas
116 – Where are we on PPE?
115 – Does your business need a PLM system? Lucy Blackley, BombyxPLM
114 – PPE – can we make it in the UK?
113 – The History of Harris Tweed – Ruth Masson, Harris Tweed Hebrides
112 – How you can help manufacturers at this difficult time
111 – Going Virtual
110 – How the coronavirus impacts supply chains – and what we can learn from it
109 – Protecting your design rights – Dids MacDonald OBE, ACID
108 – Lingerie Manufacturing in the UK – Steff McGrath, Something Wicked
107 – Silk Weaving in Suffolk – Laura Gore, Vanners
106 – How to print sustainably on wool – Nick Morley, Faering
105 – The Making of Pantherella Socks – Justin Hall, Pantherella
104 – How we can solve the skills issue post-Brexit – Tamara Cincik, Fashion Roundtable
103 – What does a manufacturer include in a cost price?
102 – How does a textile mill thrive in 2020? David Collinge, John Spencer Textiles
101 – Nine Manufacturing Trends for 2020 and Beyond
Introducing Series 2 of the Make it British podcast
BONUS: 6 Reasons why UK-made gifts are more sustainable
100 – 10 Things that make British-made businesses great
099 – Should raw materials come from the UK to call a product British?
098 – From Artist to Bespoke Gift Business – Corinne Lewis-Ward, Powder Butterfly
097 – 13 Factories in 3 Days!
096 – A visit to an umbrella factory – Richard Ince, James Ince & Sons
095 – How to validate your UK-made product idea
094 – How to crowdfund your brand – Sophie Slater, Birdsong
093 – Made in UK Clothing Hit by Huge US Tariffs
092 – Elaine Stewart, Longthorne Guns – The Ultimate English Shotgun
091 – Britwashing. What is it? and how to avoid it
089 – Why aren’t manufacturers getting back to your emails?
088 – A Visit to a Footwear Factory – Crown Northampton
087 – Help, I’m Launching a Product and I Don’t Know Where to Start!
086 – Pippa Dziubinski, The Little Art Collection
085 – The Mistake to Avoid when Developing a Made in UK Range
084 – A Visit to Duchess China and Heraldic Pottery
083 – Getting Your Product Pricing Right
082 – Joel Chudleigh, Made to Last – Product Longevity for Sustainability
081 – What Affects a Garment’s Cost Price?
080 – Mustafa Fuat, Gosha London – Behind the Scenes of a High-End Garment Manufacturer
079 – 8 ways in which a UK-made product is more sustainable
078 Katie Walker – Designing & Manufacturing Furniture in the UK
077 – Tony Kelly, Firmin & Sons – The Queen’s Button Maker
076 – Jack Millington, Billy Tannery – Setting Up the UK’s Only Goat Tannery
075 Live! – Paul Alger MBE, UKFT
074 Live! – Simon Middleton, Blackshore Clothing
073 – Why UK Manufacturing is Underestimated
072 Live! – Tom Glover, Peregrine – 100% Made in England
071 – The One Thing Holding UK Manufacturing Back
070 Live! – Barbara Burton, Behind Bras
069 Live! – Small Batch Manufacturing
068 Live! – HebTroCo, How to Make a Million in Brexit Britain
067 Live! – Craftsmanship versus Technology
066 Live! – IP: The Basics & the B Word, Potter Clarkson
065 – Meet the Exhibitors from Make it British Live!
064 Live! – Kate Dawson, The All in One Company
063 Live! – Fast or Slow Fashion: Which does the UK do best?
062 Live! – Tori Murphy – How to get Noticed by High End Retailers
061 – Review of Make it British Live!
060 – Diana Kakkar, MAES London – High End Product Development in the Fashion Industry
059 – How to Follow Up with a Manufacturer
058 – Peter Grey, Just Elegant – How Supermarkets Have Killed the High Street
057 – Natalie Riachi, Riachi Studio – Follow Your Passion
056 – Six Month Synopsis
055 – Lance Mitchell, Mitchell Interflex – The Future of the UK Woven Textile Industry
054 – Peter Philips, Abbey England – Growing the UK Leather and Saddlery Industry
053 – Isabelle Ugochukwu, Isabella Queen – Launching and Growing a Premium British-Made Brand
052 – Why Every Manufacturer Needs a Great Website
051 – Adam Robertson, Kalopsia Collective – Small Batch Manufacturing
050 – How to Find an Ethical Factory
049 – Bianca Elgar – How to Choose the Right Manufacturer
048 – Exciting Times Ahead!
047 – Martin Lowe, Roy Lowe & Sons – Why Innovation & Quality Matter
046 – How to Make the Most of Events
044 – What To Do When Manufacturing Goes Wrong
043 – Simon Middleton, Brand Advisor – How to Build a British-made Brand
041 – Paul Smithers, Halcyon Blue – The Challenges of Making Swimwear in the UK
040 – How I set up a trade show for UK-made brands and manufacturers
039 – Genevieve Sweeney, Knitwear Designer – Building a Premium British Knitwear Brand
038 – Why you should visit a factory
037 – Debbie Humphreys, Redhound for Dogs – Finding a Winning Business Formula
036 – Can I label my product as made in the UK?
035 – Katherine Hooker – Creating the Perfect Coat
034 – Should I Use Made in Britain or Made in UK?
033 – Andy Ogden, English Fine Cottons – Made in Britain Starts Here
032 – Ethical Audit Committee Report on Sustainability in the UK Fashion Industry
031 – Mick Cheema, Basic Premier – Life as an Ethical Clothing Manufacturer in Leicester
030 – My favourite British-made Footwear Brands
029 – Adam Mansell, UKFT – Guiding the Textile Industry Through Brexit
028 – Retailers Under Fire for UK Sourcing Practices
027 – Mat Booth, Both Barrels – The Importance of Collaboration
026 – Why UK Manufacturers Don’t Sample For Free
024 – Is the UK Manufacturing Revival Over?
023 – Sian Reekie, The Hettie Trading Co. – My Manufacturing Journey
022 – Is Making in the UK Really More Expensive?
021 – Jenny Holloway, Fashion Enter – What I’ve Learnt from Running a Clothing Factory
015 – Top 9 Manufacturing Trends for 2019