Subtraction Cutting by Julian Roberts

'Subtraction Cutting' is the name given to an experimental method of hollow construction developed by fashion designer and academic Julian Roberts, taught by him at universities worldwide since 1998. These unusual techniques and methodologies have been made freely available online since 2001, and can be used diversely to make mens and womens fashion garments, accessories, and hollow interior/exterior products. Julian has led energetic Subtraction Cutting masterclasses in over 36 countries including the United Kingdom, Canada, Mexico, Australia, USA, India, Russia, China, Japan, Brazil, New Zealand, Spain, Portugal, Italy, Austria, Denmark, Sweden, Germany, Holland, Nigeria, Hong Kong, Malaysia, Chile, Colombia, Tasmania, Romania, Peru, Argentina, Poland, Slovenia, Vietnam, Georgia, Lebanon and France. Julian Roberts has shown 12 womenswear collections during London Fashion Week under the pseudonym labels 'nothing nothing' and 'JULIANAND', and is currently MA Tutor for Mixed Media Textiles at the Royal College of Art in London UK. Email: professorjulianroberts [at] btinternet.com

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As my work at the Royal College of Art in London changes and deepens I am reducing my international masterclasses, and making these performances of making more rare and special.

Here are some forthcoming Subtraction Cutting masterclasses this Summer-Fall as i undertake this transition:

17-21 August 2019 - 5day Subtraction Cutting & Drawing masterclass at MasterProject International, Shenzhen China🇨🇳

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26-27 September 2019 - Reverse Subtraction Cutting Hand-Stitching & Drawing masterclass at the ‘Fabric 2019 Slow Fashion Festival’ at the University of the Sunshine Coast, Australia🇦🇺 ——————————————————

29 Sep - 5 October - 5day Subtraction Cutting & Drawing masterclass at the Geelong Fibre Forum, Melbourne Australia🇦🇺 ——————————————————

17-21 October 2019 - Ria Keburia Gallery Artist Residency in Kachreti Georgia🇬🇪 ——————————————————

6-8 November 2019 - 3day Subtraction Cutting & Drawing masterclass at the Textile and Fashion Training Centre (TaF.tc) in Singapore🇸🇬

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Hello Julian, I would like to make substruction pattern cutting dress out of old jeans. But not sure if thick fabric would be suitable? Thank you for your feedback. Lucie.

Denim can be quite heavy but it is possible to use less material, less long, narrower, more body hugging, and perhaps use holes which when subtracted become incorporated back into the garment (such as sleeve or collar shaped subtractions), or which use slashes instead of holes so that there are is no real subtraction or waste. Every garment is a unique problem to solve, so it’s hard to tell you what to do, but yes it can conceivably be done! Good luck ✌️

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Hi Julian. I'm interested in your workshop in Australia. I have done a workshop with you when you came to Melbourne in 2014. You'll come to Sunshine Coast and Geelong this time. Which is the best workshop do you think for me to choose, if I'm not super novice? Reverse Sub-Cut or the other one? I'd like to learn advanced one. Chiggy

The Geelong one starts basic and gets more in depth over a longer period. If you’ve explored SC before you can go as deep as you want and i’ll offer advice to help you get there. The Sunshine Coast workshop will be more suitable for people who have never tried Subtraction Cutting. All the best Chiggy from India✌️

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My new 9” Japanese steel friend will accompany me on my forthcoming worldwide fashion adventures🇯🇵✂️:

23-26 April 2019 - SOFT Subtraction Cutting and Drawing masterclass, Pune India🇮🇳

2 May 2019 - Royal College of Art Graduate Diploma Subtraction Cutting masterclass - London UK🇬🇧

13 May 2019 - Fashion Retail Academy Subtraction Cutting masterclass, London UK🇬🇧

17-21 August 2019 - Subtraction Cutting and Drawing masterclass at MasterProject International, Shenzhen, China🇨🇳

26-28 September - Reverse Subtraction Cutting & Drawing Masterclass at the ‘Fabric 2019 Slow Fashion Festival’ at the University of the Sunshine Coast, Australia🇦🇺

29 September - 5th Oct, 2019 - Geelong Fibre Forum Subtraction Cutting and Drawing masterclass, Australia🇦🇺 More info: https://taftainc.us9.list-manage.com/track/click?u=9ef39774add2697c21dd3d5cc&id=8fbd55ec98&e=4682fc9257

4-8 November - TAF.tc Subtraction Cutting & Drawing Masterclass, Singapore🇸🇬 TBC

Spain🇪🇸 dates to follow soon!

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I hope lots of people can continue to come to hear me talk about and perform my creative techniques, and make Subtraction Cutting their own. Please get in touch if you want me to come to your school or university: i travel wherever in the world the interest in my practice invites me!

✂️Julian

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Hi, I am interested in learning the method. I stay in Mumbai and can travel anywhere in India. Could you let me know how can I attend your master class.

I am teaching students at the School of Fashion Technology in Pune 23-26th April, these classes are for SOFT students and staff only. If you want to attend a class in Mumbai (or anywhere else in India) you’ll need to ask a school or art group to invite me as i only cut where i am invited!✂️ Fingers crossed you can one day join a class🙏

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Hello do you have an online course or DVD for people who can't attend your class physically. Thanks

No. Subtraction Cutting is learned in real life ONLY either by attending my class to watch me cut and hear me talk in person, or by attending a class lead by one of the many teachers around the world i have taught. These teachers may start their own online classes perhaps, but i do not officially certify them as i don’t think they are a sufficient way to learn Subtraction Cutting. I resist publishing ‘idiot guides to SC’ myself because i think they reduce the subject by limiting experimentation and risk taking. Instead anyone can download a free copy of my book ‘FREE CUTTING’ without charge and decipher my techniques through practice, trial and error. This is a good starting point for curious learners. Serious learners need seek me out in person. I travel anywhere in the world I am invited. Good luck and enjoy piecing the puzzles together!:)

http://www.mediafire.com/view/10d8kgbkp1yxc88/FREE-CUTTING-Julian-Roberts.pdf

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Dearest Julian thank you for a fabulous morning session and I’m so inspired with the many layers you have evolved to be this beautiful person you are. Inspired and determined . Greetings from Tasmania Hobart Alexandra Krambousanos

🙏Thank you.

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LATEST Subtraction Cutting Masterclasses 2019:

On the 4th April 2019 I will lead a rare public masterclass open to anyone who wishes to learn Subtraction Cutting at LCF in London UK. Please join me! See details below.

I will also be venturing to India, Tasmania, Romania, Austria and Australia soon to teach my craft.

Here’s a list of confirmed masterclasses, i’ll update dates/venues/contacts as soon as i know them:

22 January 2019 - Fashion Retail Academy, London UK🇬🇧

24-26 January 2019 - IDeA Worldwide Bangalore, India🇮🇳 Facebook & Instagram: @designwithidea

27-28 January 2019 - Collaboration with Sanah Sharma, Chennai, India 🇮🇳 Instagram: @sanahsharmaofficial

12 February 2019 - Royal College of Art MA Textiles masterclass, London UK🇬🇧

4-6 March 2019 - Bothwell SpinIN, Tasmania🇦🇺. More info: https://bothwellspinin.com.au/guests/

22 March 2019 - Reverse Subtraction Cutting Lecture for Graduate Diploma - Royal College of Art, London UK🇬🇧

30-31 March 2019 - Romania masterclass, Bucharest🇷🇴 More info: https://instagram.com/irina_akkaya

4th April 2019 - London College of Fashion, UK🇬🇧 Everyone is welcome to join this rare public UK class, also open to international visitors: https://www.arts.ac.uk/subjects/fashion-making-and-pattern-cutting/short-courses/pattern-cutting/subtraction-pattern-cutting-with-julian-roberts-one-day-masterclass-lcf

6 April 2019 - Vienna, Austria🇦🇹 https://www.schneiderei-markt.at/

8 April 2019 - Fashion Retail Academy, London UK🇬🇧

23-26 April 2019 - SOFT masterclass, Pune India🇮🇳

2 May 2019 - Royal College of Art Graduate Diploma masterclass - London UK🇬🇧

29 September - 5th Oct, 2019 - Geelong Fibre Forum, Australia🇦🇺 More info: https://taftainc.us9.list-manage.com/track/click?u=9ef39774add2697c21dd3d5cc&id=8fbd55ec98&e=4682fc9257

Dates TBC:

Gower College Swansea and the University of Gloucestershire, UK🇬🇧🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

Madrid, Spain🇪🇸

Buenos Ares, Argentina🇦🇷

Los Angeles, USA🇺🇸

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I hope lots of people can continue to come to hear me talk about and perform my creative techniques, and make Subtraction Cutting their own. Please get in touch if you want me to come to your school or university: i travel wherever in the world the interest in my practice invites me!

✂️Julian

Instagram/Facebook/Tumblr: #subtractioncutting

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Subtraction Cutting class dismissed! A Coruña, Spain 🇪🇸✂️

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A day of Subtraction Cutting and drawing in A Coruña, Spain 🇪🇸✂️

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On my knees explaining my strict devotion to punk 🙏

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Subtraction Cutting experiments in A Caruña, Spain

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Worker ants ✂️🐜🐜🐜

A Coruña, Spain.

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Todays 1hour Subtraction Cut dress named ‘Adriana’, and an afternoon of fast student responses. A Coruña; Spain. 🇪🇸✂️

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1month ago today i cut a dress for Rika at the Royal College of Art in London, and today i reverse engineered it worn by Adriana in A Coruña, Spain.

The pattern is now renamed the ‘Rika-Adriana’ tunnel dress 🇪🇸🇬🇧

Thank you @yiirikj and @abi_bais for the collaboration.

@taller_elaboracion_textil

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1month ago today i cut a dress for Rika at the Royal College of Art in London, and today i reverse engineered it worn by Adriana in A Coruña, Spain.

The pattern is now renamed the ‘Rika-Adriana’ tunnel dress 🇪🇸🇬🇧

Thank you @yiirikj and @abi_bais for the collaboration.

@taller_elaboracion_textil

@workexperiencefashion_spain

#subtractioncutting