Users need only some simple CAD skills to design their patterns, and the Electroloom does the rest.

Behind the scenes, this technology reduces the traditional textile manufacturing process into a single step. Instead of sending raw material through factories where it undergoes numerous processing steps to create a traditional textile, Electroloom can directly convert raw material to finished good.

An electrospinning process converts liquid solutions into solid fibers which are then deposited onto a 3D mold. The designers call this process Field Guided Fabrication, or FGF. Essentially, an internal electric field inside of the machine's chamber guides fibers onto a 3D shape, where they bond together. By the time the job is done, the numerous fibers that have been deposited will have formed a single, seamless piece of fabric that retains the shape of the mold.

Foley, Rowley and White are currently working with a custom polyester/cotton blend, which is compatible with the stock molds that the Electroloom Developer Kit ships with, and can be used to test your own custom and DIY molds. Fabrics are shipped as liquids in “pods” which are placed into the machine prior to each job.