Designer uses AI to turn clothing patterns into 3D printable wearables

In her continued exploration of 3D printed fashion, designer Danit Peleg is leveraging artificial intelligence to automatically convert conventional clothing patterns into 3D printable models. While still in an experimental stage, the AI-driven tool could facilitate the automated production of wearables based on existing clothing patterns.

For those who have tried their hand at sewing, tracing patterns and cutting fabric to size are among the more tricky and labor intensive steps involved in bringing a garment to life. By converting a digital pattern into a full-sized 3D model, this work is effectively transferred to the 3D printer, which creates flexible textile pieces in the exact size and shape they need to be. Of course, once the individual pieces of textile are fabricated, they still need to be assembled—but again, this project is an early exploration of the technology’s potential.

As Peleg says on social media: “I built a new AI-powered system that converts any sewing pattern into 3D printable textile files. The printer produces soft, flexible fabric at full garment scale. On demand. Bio-based. No waste. The potential was always there but now with AI it’s actually possible.”

Using a sewing pattern made with PatternFast, a software program that automates pattern drafting, Peleg tested her tool for turning the 2D pattern shapes into flat 3D models with a flexible, mesh texture. In her demonstration, she used off-the-shelf materials to create a piece of a mini skirt, which peels up easily from the build platform. Peleg admits, however, that there is more work to be done when it comes to materials. In fact, she has hinted that there is news coming on this front related to new wearable bio-based materials.

We wonder if perhaps this material development is related to another recent experiment we covered, in which she turned denim offcuts into fibers and combined them with recycled TPU to create composite 3D printing pellets. This material recycling and printing technique was demonstrated at the Denim Première Vision event in late 2025, where it garnered a fair amount of buzz.

For the past decade, Peleg has been a pioneer of and advocate for 3D printed garments. She sees technology as a way to democratize fashion and enable people to design and produce their own wearables. Not only has she been behind a number of 3D printed fashion pieces—including a 3D printed dress for Paralympic medalist and dancer Amy Purdy—she has also offered instructional courses on how to create your own 3D printed clothes.