<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><ns2:project xmlns:ns1="http://gtr.rcuk.ac.uk/gtr/api" xmlns:ns2="http://gtr.rcuk.ac.uk/gtr/api/project" xmlns:ns3="http://gtr.rcuk.ac.uk/gtr/api/fund" xmlns:ns4="http://gtr.rcuk.ac.uk/gtr/api/person" xmlns:ns5="http://gtr.rcuk.ac.uk/gtr/api/project/outcome" xmlns:ns6="http://gtr.rcuk.ac.uk/gtr/api/organisation" ns1:created="2026-06-03T15:52:43Z" ns1:href="http://gtr.ukri.org/gtr/api/projects/7733D417-91EC-4FDB-AB2C-439C769852E5" ns1:id="7733D417-91EC-4FDB-AB2C-439C769852E5"><ns1:links><ns1:link ns1:href="http://gtr.ukri.org/gtr/api/persons/CDD04F5A-62E8-4F2B-B977-483664BA731E" ns1:rel="PM_PER"/><ns1:link ns1:href="http://gtr.ukri.org/gtr/api/organisations/FF8E372D-16BF-4B25-9E05-0C0DB13E1EED" ns1:rel="LEAD_ORG"/><ns1:link ns1:href="http://gtr.ukri.org/gtr/api/organisations/FF8E372D-16BF-4B25-9E05-0C0DB13E1EED" ns1:rel="PARTICIPANT_ORG"/><ns1:link ns1:end="2022-03-30T23:00:00Z" ns1:href="http://gtr.ukri.org/gtr/api/funds/27C5FDB0-D3A8-4303-B2AA-8E2E80B23BD3" ns1:rel="FUND" ns1:start="2021-09-30T23:00:00Z"/></ns1:links><ns2:identifiers><ns2:identifier ns2:type="RCUK">10011827</ns2:identifier></ns2:identifiers><ns2:title>Loom-State: 3D Woven Garments</ns2:title><ns2:status>Closed</ns2:status><ns2:grantCategory>Responsive Strategy and Planning</ns2:grantCategory><ns2:leadFunder>Innovate UK</ns2:leadFunder><ns2:abstractText>Weffan revolutionises garment production by weaving fully-fashioned 3D woven garments. Weffan aims for an ambitious near-zero fabric and resource waste by engineering with existing UK automated textile weaving infrastructure to eliminate production steps from the supply chain. Using existing infrastructure will promote low-cost adoption, near-shore manufacturing to build demand-driven, transparent, sustainable production.

Weffan focuses on developing a 3D woven trouser MVP, experimenting with different shapes, styles, materials and design details to be sold under an IP licensing agreement to fashion brands seeking sustainable solutions to reduce pre-consumer waste and overproduction with more accurate demand responsiveness to garment manufacturing.</ns2:abstractText></ns2:project>