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

Using Garment Designer Pattern Software for Ceramic Projects

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

Ceramic pieces created with the use of Garment Designer pattern making software Garment Designer pattern making software is an amazing design tool. I know I’m biased, butthere hasn’t been a time that I’ve printed a pattern, when I haven’t smiled...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