This post is a bit late, however picture heavy so do enjoy!
Julian Roberts held a subtraction pattern cutting class at Winchester School of Art as part of Winchester Fashion Week. Being the enthusiast I am, I went along with a six meters of fabric and a sharp pair of shears.
The morning consisted of a talk and a live demo which was fascinating to watch. I was surprised how down to earth he was. I am not the greatest at explaining but here is my view of subtraction pattern cutting.
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| Live demonstration at the front of the lecture theatre. He used 3 metres of black and 3 metres of white cotton which to begin with looked like a duvet cover. |
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| After a few holes and stitches came about this garment. What I admired most was he didn't know what he was making or what to expect the dress to look like. |
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| My turn in the afternoon workshop. All I had to do was place the front and back block anywhere onto the sheets and cut the top layer. In the picture is the negative space that I have cut out of the top layer. Which then I joined up at the shoulders and side seams. |
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| After 3 corresponding circles and stitching, I came to this result. Thank you Nicola for trying it on. It was surprising how the garment looked depending on which sequence of holes I put it through. I'll upload videos later on to explain this properly as it may not make any sense at all. |
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| Back view |
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| subtraction dresses all hung in the middle of the studio |
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| Bird's eye view of all the garments we all made under 2 hours. I didn't think too deep into my creation so it took around 45-50 minutes to complete it. |
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| Another image of my garment |
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| With the genius himself. Julian Roberts and I. |
