Cochenille Design Studio

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.

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

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

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

Garment Designer pattern making software has lots of applications beyond the typical sewn and knit garment it was designed for. Recently, we decided to test its abilities with the creation

This online fabric shopping resource list in PDF is a compilation of lots of explorations over time. With the help of some of our Cochenille users, and Dottie Richey in