An Interview with Julian Roberts in Australia

Filming and editing by Hannah French for Beautiful Silks

For more information on Julian Roberts click here.

Upcoming Event- Julian Roberts Workshop

Julian Roberts. Photo: BBC Blast

Julian Roberts is the inventor of a garment pattern cutting method called 'Subtraction Cutting', a technique that focuses on the hollow spaces between the garment and the body.

He is now coming to our shores to share his techniques through workshops across Australia.

The Fashion designer has shown 13 collections at London Fashion Week and is a 5 time winner of the British Fashion Council's 'New Generation Award.

He is an accomplished scholar and teacher with an impressive history of classes, lectures and demonstrations given in the UK and throughout Europe and America. He was awarded a Professorship and set up the new fashion school at the University of Hertfordshire in the UK in 2004.

The Workshops will be held in Melbourne, Canberra, Brisbane and Byron Bay.

Workshops are in February but they're filling up fast so hurry. Student Workshop also available.

For more information about workshops please visit Beautiful Silks

For more information on Julian Roberts

Workshop Photo: fashion.parsons.edu

How to Steam Dye Silk Yarn - Tutorial

This tutorial demonstrates how to dye silk yarn with multiple colours.

For more information please visit Beautiful Silks
Filming and editing by Hannah French.
Demonstrator- Georgia Havekotte

for Beautiful Silks

How to Crush Silk- Tutorial

This tutorial demonstrates the process of permanently crushing silk using a pressure cooker.

For more information please visit Beautiful Silks
Filming and editing by Hannah French.
Demonstrator- Georgia Havekotte

for Beautiful Silks

How to Dye Silk in a Microwave- Tutorial

First tutorial video, more on the way
For more information please visit Beautiful Silks
Filming and editing by Hannah French
for Beautiful Silks

Grampians Texture Forum 2010

Halls Gap

Beautiful Silks- Trader

Gill From Fibreworks- Trader

Tombos- Trader

Elizabeth the Button Lady

(can be found at Camberwell Markets every Sunday)

and then she was gone....

Naturally dyed wool/silk suit jacket
Naturally printed silk blouse
Naturally dyed wool/silk skirt
:Georgia Havekotte
Model: Katherine Grounds Cameron's Modelling Agency










Photography: Emmy Etie
Make up: Donna Bartolo
Hair: Michelle Alejandra
Stylist: Eva Lubulwa