Toady I experimented with two techniques of subtraction cutting demonstrated in Julian Roberts' 'Free Cutting'.
He calls the two techniques the 'Tunnel' and the 'Plug' techniques.
The 'Tunnel' Technique
Using any round object to hand (in this case an empty coffee cup) to create the holes to be sewn together internally to create a obscure tunnel for an object, like the body, to travel through.
The first sample I created I only cut two holes in the fabric keeping the fabric flat and with to twisting it to get my head around how it worked.
subtracted more of the fabric and twisted the fabric to see what textures, shapes, the way it drapes
To best demonstrate how the tunnel technique manipulates fabric is with it on a object or body part. This shows how 'subtracting' fabric and sewing the holes together causes a mass of fabric that falls and drapes naturally. By subtracting the fabric in this way you create lots of interlinked layers from one piece of fabric.
I think small aspects of a garment using this technique, like a sleeve or a collar would give a garment a new edge whereas using this technique in all of a garment might be too over powering for the style of collection I have in mind making the clothing less elegant and I might struggle to reflect my concept that is still developing through my research.
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