Creativity with a Pieced-Fabric Approach to Garment Design

Posted on January 26, 2023February 26, 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

Online Fabric Shopping Resource List in PDF

Posted on June 25, 2021June 25, 2021 by Susan Lazear

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 particular, we have compiled a list to share. Many of...Read More

Shopping for Fabric Online? Here are Some Tips!

Posted on June 24, 2021June 25, 2021 by Susan Lazear

Are you interested in learning some tips for shopping for fabric online? Recently, and particularly because of the pandemic, shopping for fabric online is the new 'norm' in this crazy world. Below we share a list of things to consider...Read More

Organize your Fabrics!

Posted on February 9, 2021April 14, 2021 by cds242

Guest Blog: Cochenille Garment Designer user, Chris Van Der Maas, Chris shares her recent experience in organizing her fabric stash! Finally! For years I have been organizing and re-organizing, trying to find that perfect method that will take up less...Read More

Mistakes in Design and How to Fix Them

Posted on January 7, 2021April 14, 2021 by cds242

One of my favorite things to do, is to recreate a favorite garment that I've purchased and worn to the point it is showing its age. I'm generally pretty good at doing it, but every now and then, I have...Read More