Category: Design Challenge

Recharge Your Creative Energy: The Importance of Design Retreats

Posted on by Susan Lazear
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

Mixed Media Garment with Handwoven Cloth

Posted on 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
Zero Waste Skirt by Lisbeth Wahl

Skirt in a Square: A Zero-Waste Fashion Design

Posted on by Lisbeth Wahl
by Lisbeth Wahl, Peschiera del Garda, Italy Lisbeth Wahl modeling her Zero Waste Skirt Inspiration Lately I’m very inspired by the Zero Waste Pattern making. My previous knowledge of zero waste making was based on historical models, such as this:...Read More
UpCycled Fashion by Cochenille

Up-cycling your Clothing with Garment Designer: Take the Challenge

Posted on by Susan Lazear
Happy Earth Day!  Today, April 22nd, marks the anniversary of the beginning of the environmental movement which started in 1970. If you would like to learn more about the history of this day, go to this website: https://www.earthday.org/history/ It is...Read More