How to Generate Fabric Swatches with Claude
Generate fabric swatches with Claude and ToolRouter. Visualize material and colour variants across garment designs without waiting for physical samples.
Tool
Visualize fabric textures and swap materials across garment designs for presentations and material exploration. Claude is ideal when fabric visualization is a creative decision — evaluating which materials serve the design intent and discussing the trade-offs between options.
Connect ToolRouter to Claude
1Open connector settings Open Settings
2Add a custom connector with these details
Name
ToolRouterURL
https://api.toolrouter.com/mcp3Let Claude set you up Open Claude
Steps
Once connected (see setup above), use the Fashion Studio tool:
- Provide the garment image and describe the material variations you want to explore.
- Run `fabric_swatch` or `fabric_texture_swap` through `fashion-studio` to generate the material visualizations.
- Ask Claude to evaluate the variations — which fabric choice serves the design's silhouette best, which colour way is most commercially viable?
- Select the preferred material direction and document it for the production brief.
Example Prompt
Try this with Claude using the Fashion Studio tool
Use fashion-studio to show this shirt design in 3 fabric variants: a crisp white Oxford cotton, a soft washed linen in sage, and a sheer silk in ivory. Evaluate which fabric choice best suits the design's relaxed tailoring intent and would work best for a spring/summer collection.
Tips
- Describe the fabric's physical qualities — crisp, drapey, structured — rather than just the material name for more accurate visualization.
- Ask Claude to evaluate commercial viability alongside aesthetics — a beautiful fabric that prices the garment out of the target market is still a bad choice.
- Use `fabric_texture_swap` on an existing product image to show buyers colour variants without producing additional samples.