MYB Textiles

What MYB Textiles does

MYB Textiles LTD is a privately held heritage textile manufacturer founded in 1900 in Newmilns, Ayrshire, Scotland, and is the last remaining lace and madras producer in the Irvine Valley. The company manufactures artisan Scottish Lace (using original Nottingham Lace Looms, some over 100 years old and up to 1220 cm wide) and Scottish Madras sheers on a hybrid production system combining heritage looms with modern Italian Vamatex looms fitted with electronic jacquards networked to CAD systems. MYB holds a 70,000+ piece archive of original textile designs spanning over a century of art and design history, and operates the world's only Nottingham Lace design team.

The company generates revenue through two primary streams: unit-priced textile product sales (per-metre fabrics from ~$50 to ~$860, lace panels, nursery textiles, roller blind fabrics, and wallpaper, with $1 sample swatches) and bespoke custom fabric design services for clients, museums, and film/TV productions. Distribution operates through a dual-channel model: a Shopify-powered direct-to-consumer e-commerce storefront with multi-currency pricing, complemented by a global network of 60+ stockists across 25+ countries. Customer segments span interior designers, screen production companies, fabric retailers, fabric designers, and the newly targeted contract/hospitality market via Trevira CS-certified flame-retardant products.

MYB serves a niche premium/luxury textile market with 101-250 employees, no disclosed funding, and no institutional investors identified. Recent strategic activity has focused on sustainability (Flocked Paradiso Panel, 2025), vertical expansion into contract markets via flame-retardant certification, and design collaborations with studios including Timorous Beasties and Eley Kishimoto. The business model is constrained by the artisanal, labour-intensive nature of heritage lace production, which limits scalability but supports premium pricing and a defensible niche position.

Name

MYB Textiles

Legal name

MYB Textiles LTD

Website

https://mybtextiles.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1900

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

MYB Textiles is a heritage Scottish textile manufacturer (est. 1900) producing artisan lace and madras sheers on original Nottingham Lace Looms, serving interior designers, film/TV productions, fabric retailers, and contract markets via direct e-commerce and a global stockist network across 25+ countries.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Artisan Textile Manufacturing

NAICS

Textile Mills (313), Sewing, Needlework, and Piece Goods Retailers (45913)

SIC

Apparel & Other Finishd Prods Of Fabrics & Similar Matl (2300)

akta.pro primary industry

Lace, Tulle & Netting Mills (IMAOABAE)

akta.pro secondary industry

Technical Fabric Mills (Performance/Protective/Medical Substrates) (IMAOABAH)

Keywords

• Artisan lace weaving
• Scottish madras fabric
• Interior design textiles
• Bespoke woven panels
• Heritage Nottingham lace

Headquarters

HQ city

Newmilns

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Textile Product Sales: Primary revenue from selling textile products, including Scottish Lace and Madras fabrics, per metre (e.g., Zellige at $174–$216/metre, Geometric at $224/metre) and per panel (e.g., Victorianna Lace Panel from $154, Flocked Paradiso Lace Panel at $860/panel). The company sells finished textiles to interior designers, screen productions, fabric retailers, and direct consumers.
2. Bespoke / Custom Fabric Design Services: The in-house design team works in collaboration with client-based designers on bespoke projects, translating archive designs into custom fabrics, recreating museum textiles, and creating exclusive pieces for film/TV productions. This service supports both volume and small runs of bespoke designs.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

MYB Textiles manufactures and sells artisan Scottish lace (Nottingham Lace) and madras sheer fabrics, panels, roller-blind fabrics, and custom-woven interior textiles. Products are offered per-metre, per-panel, and as bespoke custom designs to interior designers, screen productions, fabric retailers, and direct consumers worldwide.

Product overview

MYB Textiles is a traditional textile manufacturer offering artisan lace and sheer fabrics, established in 1900. The product portfolio consists of 14 distinct textile collections plus individual product lines: Abstract Textiles, Art Deco Textiles, Art Nouveau Textiles, Botanical Textiles (60 products), Nursery Collection (18 products), and Paper Lace Wallpaper (10 products). The core sheer fabric collections include Abercromby Sheers (26), Ayrshire Edition (64), Brodie Edition (58), Douglas Collection (43), Erskine Sheer Collection (66), Fraser Sheer Collection (37), Galloway Collection (40), Harris Sheer Collection, and Irvine Sheer Collection (72). Specialty panel products include Kelvin Collection (19), Lace Panels (50), and Madras Panels (29). The company also offers a Roller Blind Textiles collection and recently launched the innovative Flocked Paradiso Lace Panel in collaboration with Maison du Flock and Sara + Sarah Smart Textile Design. Products feature Scottish Lace (Nottingham Lace on original looms) and Scottish Madras (Leno Gauze weave), primarily using natural fibers with minimal polyester content.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Stoneygate Fabric Collection
• Sandstone Fabric Collection
• Flocked Paradiso Panels
• Roller Blinds Collection
• Custom Bespoke Design and Colour Service
• Trevira CS Flame-Retardant Fabric Range

Quantifiable outcome

• Production capacity increased from 50 to 850 metres per loom per week through Vamatex loom technology
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

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API docs

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature6 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Timorous BeastiescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMYB Textiles' in-house design team collaborates with design studio Timorous Beasties on bespoke fabric projects, combining MYB's heritage weaving capabilities with Timorous Beasties' distinctive design aesthetic.
• Eley KishimotocoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDesign collaboration between MYB Textiles' weaving team and design studio Eley Kishimoto for exclusive fabric creations leveraging MYB's archival designs and unique loom technology.
• Maison du FlockminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration partner in the development of the Flocked Paradiso Lace Panel, contributing flocking expertise to transform MYB's Scottish Madras weaving clippings into a refined decorative surface.
• Sara + Sarah Smart Textile DesignminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerDesign collaborator on the Flocked Paradiso Lace Panel project, contributing smart textile design expertise to reimagine a classic Nottingham lace design with hand-printed flocked bird motifs.
• Trevira CS (part of Indorama Ventures)coreTechnology or IntegrationMYB Textiles uses certified Trevira CS yarns for their flame retardant madras fabric range. Over 4 years of development resulted in inherently flame retardant products certified to DIN 4102, EN 13773, and BS 5867 standards, opening the contract and hospitality market. Trevira CS is a division of Indorama Ventures.
• Michael LittoncoreTechnology or IntegrationLocal inventor Michael Litton used his technical expertise to develop bespoke technology for MYB's Scottish Madras weaving. In return, he was given access to the loom that helped him produce the first seamless airbag. Litton installed Italian Vamatex looms enabling production capacity from 50 to 850 metres per loom per week.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Zoffany (Style Library): British heritage textile and wallpaper brand owned by Style Library, producing woven and printed furnishing fabrics. Direct comparable to MYB as a UK heritage textile supplier for high-end residential interiors.
• Colefax & Fowler: British heritage textile and wallpaper brand (founded 1930s) producing premium woven and printed furnishing fabrics. Directly comparable to MYB as a UK-based heritage supplier to luxury interior designers and stockists globally.
• Designers Guild: UK designer-led textile brand offering furnishing fabrics, wallcoverings, and home accessories. Comparable to MYB as a UK-based designer textile brand serving premium interior designers with stocked distribution worldwide.
• Scalamandre: US heritage textile house (since 1929) producing high-end woven and printed fabrics and trims for residential and institutional projects. Comparable to MYB as a heritage textile manufacturer with bespoke and stockist distribution.
• F. Schumacher & Co. American heritage fabric, wallpaper, and trim brand (since 1889) supplying designers with extensive archival collections. Comparable to MYB as an archive-rich heritage fabric supplier to interior designers.
• Brunschwig & Fils: Heritage French-American textile brand with one of the largest design archives in luxury furnishings. Comparable to MYB's archival design depth and heritage textile positioning serving interior designers.
• Cole & Son: British heritage wallpaper and textile brand (since 1875) with a substantial design archive producing premium wallcoverings. Comparable to MYB's Paper Lace Wallpaper line and overlapping heritage British positioning serving luxury interiors.
• G P & J Baker: Heritage British textile brand (since 1884) producing woven and printed furnishing fabrics with archive-driven designs. Comparable to MYB's 70,000+ archive heritage positioning and furnishing fabric focus.

Broad incumbents

• Thibaut: Established US fabric and wallcovering brand (since 1886) offering a broad assortment of prints, weaves, and wallcoverings. Comparable to MYB's heritage positioning but with a much wider product portfolio spanning many styles.
• Kravet: Large US-based luxury textile group distributing/branded furnishing fabrics (Kravet, Lee Jofa, Donghia). A MYB stockist (Kravet Canada) and broader incumbent in the same premium textile channel with a much wider portfolio and brand family.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance1 record

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Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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