Makinawa ndi oyenera ubweya, ulusi wamankhwala, chivundikiro chakale cha quilt, ubweya wa zinyalala zosiyanasiyana ndi zida zina zopangira kutsegula ndi kuchotsa zonyansa. Makinawa ali ndi maubwino okonza bwino, magawo ochepa ovala, mawonekedwe okongola, kutsegulira kwakukulu komanso kuchuluka kwa ntchito.
Makinawa amagwiritsidwa ntchito makamaka pa thonje, tsitsi lalifupi, ulusi wamankhwala ndi zinthu zina zopangira kutsegula ndi kuchotsa zonyansa. Zinthuzi zitha kudyetsedwa mwachindunji mukatsegula ndi chophatikizira chodziwikiratu kapena kudyetsa pamanja, kapena kutumizidwa kunjira yotsatira zida za bokosi la thonje kudzera pa fani. Makinawa ali ndi maubwino okonza bwino, magawo ochepa ovala, mawonekedwe okongola, kutsatsa kwamphamvu, komanso kugwiritsa ntchito kosiyanasiyana. Kukula kwa makinawa kumapezeka mu φ500, φ700, φ1000, ndipo liwiro lotsegula likhoza kusinthidwa.
