Makinawa ndi oyenera a ubweya, fiber fiber, chivundikiro chakale chakale, ubweya wamatambo osiyanasiyana ndi zida zina zopangira kuti mutsegule ndikuchotsa zosayera. Makinawo ali ndi maubwino okonza bwino, ovala zovala zochepa, mawonekedwe okongola, otulutsa kwambiri.
Makinawa amagwiritsidwa ntchito makamaka kwa thonje, tsitsi lalifupi, fiber fiber ndi zida zina zopangira kuti zichotsedwe ndikudetsa. Zinthu zomwe zitha kudyetsedwa mwachindunji ndi cholembera chokhachokha kapena kudyetsa zolemba pamanja, kapena kutumizidwa ku gulu lotsatira la thonje lamabokosi kudzera mwa fan. Makinawo ali ndi maubwino okonza bwino, ovala zovala zochepa, mawonekedwe okongola, kutsatsa luso, komanso kugwiritsa ntchito mitundu ingapo. Kukula kwa makinawa kumapezeka mu φ500, φ700, φ1000, ndipo liwiro lotseguka lingasinthidwe.
