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Kate's Sunday Journal 5 June 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