Author: Susan Lazear

Susan Lazear is the owner of Cochenille Design Studio. She oversees the design and development of the software created by the company. She is also a Professor of Fashion at San Diego Mesa College, and she herself is a practitioner of textile arts, as she designs, sews, knits, etc. Susan is also an author of books and articles related to fashion, design and the textile arts.

From Clothing to Function: Creative Uses for Garment Designer Pattern Making Software

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How Pattern Design Software Inspires Innovation Outside your Closet Lending Library, designed in Garment Designer pattern making software Most people are familiar with the possibility of using a computer to create clothing patterns. Certainly, our Garment Designer users have shown...Read More

Recharge Your Creative Energy: The Importance of Design Retreats

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Participants of the 2024 Italy Retreat, in Peschiera del Garda, after a felt workshop Most creative people lead a busy life, full of activities, deadlines, a full social calendar, and other demands of every-day obligations. Sometimes, one’s creativity wanes and...Read More
Assembling the upper jacket from the Empire Jacket.

Blueprint to Sewing: How to Master the Sequence of Constructing your Sewing Patterns

Posted on by Susan Lazear
Designing and drafting your own patterns is such a great pleasure, especially when the resulting clothing fits! We have many Garment Designer (pattern making software) users who are developing their own unique styles and are delighted with the process. Creativity...Read More