Cochenille Design Studio

Creative with Cochenille

Pieced Design with Garment Designer

Posted on July 6, 2023July 6, 2023 by Susan Lazear

If you follow fashion, you will see that one of the current trends is clothing created using multiple fabrics. Here at Cochenille, we find this incredibly exciting, as it offers all forms of creativity, from choosing the fabrics, to planning...Read More

Pockets in Garment Designer

Posted on April 14, 2022April 14, 2022 by Susan Lazear

Adding pockets to a garment is like icing a cake… you are simply dressing up the style. The bonus is that in adding a pocket, you are also adding function. You now have a place to store your change, cell...Read More

Pledging to be more Sustainable with your Fashion Purchases and Creative Projects

Posted on March 22, 2022March 22, 2022 by Susan Lazear

Fashion and Sustainability A few years ago, I gave a TedTalkX at San Diego Mesa College where I am a Professor of Fashion. I had no idea what I was getting into when I offered to do it. But I...Read More

The Water Dress… using Garment Designer

Posted on March 16, 2022March 22, 2022 by Lisbeth Wahl

with Lisbeth Wahl, Italy The Lightweight silk chiffon velvet Inspiration During a fantastic trip to the Los Angeles Fashion District with Susan and company, back in 2016, I fell head over heals in love with this gorgeous fabric. This sense...Read More

Mixed Media Garment with Handwoven Cloth

Posted on October 1, 2021October 1, 2021 by Susan Lazear

Currently at Cochenille, we have challenged our users to create a mixed media garment which involves some combination of fabric/yarn/embellishment, etc. So, I am going to share the design process for a garment that suits this type of challenge. Hopefully...Read More