Imagine a 3D printer, but for clothes, using a loom that weaves the fabric and the shape of the garment at the same time. This means no more cutting fabric into pieces and throwing away scraps. It allows brands to make a perfect-fit piece of clothing locally and only when a customer orders it.
The fashion industry suffers from massive overproduction and waste due to inefficient 'cut-and-sew' methods and a reliance on distant offshore labor.
AI-assisted design tools, modular automation workflows for microfactories, and a 2D-3D weaving method that creates the garment shape and fabric simultaneously.
If you are a clothing brand dealing with massive overproduction and waste — this project developed AI-assisted design tools and Textile-Form Weaving that allow you to produce zero-waste garments on-demand. This eliminates the need for cutting and sewing, reducing material loss.
If you are a mill owner dealing with high costs of offshore labor and shipping — this project developed modular automation workflows for microfactories. This enables you to reshore production into high-wage economies using local automated design-manufacturing as a service.
If you are a retailer dealing with high return rates due to poor fit — this project developed mass-bespoke digital design tools. By linking these to on-demand weaving, you can offer perfectly fitted products with a Digital Product Passport for transparency.
It eliminates the cutting and sewing stages of garment production and reduces reliance on offshore labor by enabling local microfactories. Based on available project data, it targets systemic inefficiencies like overproduction.
The project focuses on 'microfactories' and modular automation workflows rather than single giant plants. It aims to scale through a network of local automated design-manufacturing services.
Based on available project data, specific licensing terms are not provided, but the consortium includes 7 industry partners and 4 SMEs who will likely share in the developed tools and workflows.
Yes, the project specifically integrates Digital Product Passports (DPPs) to align with the EU Textile Strategy and the Green Deal.
The project period runs from 2026-09-01 to 2030-08-31, suggesting a timeline for validation and pilot testing through 2030.
The consortium is heavily weighted toward commercial application, with a 44% industry ratio comprising 7 companies, including 4 SMEs. With 16 partners across 8 countries, the group balances academic research from 5 universities and 3 research centers with practical industrial implementation, suggesting a strong push toward market viability rather than pure theory.
Contact the Technical University of Delft (TU Delft) in the Netherlands.
Contact us to connect with the INTERWeuVEN consortium for early adoption of zero-waste weaving tools.
