Category: Inspiration

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

Posted on by Susan Lazear
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

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

Using up the Waste in Zero Waste Fashion, … Creatively

Posted on by Susan Lazear
Designing with minimal waste is a sustainable practice that has gained momentum in the past few years. However, in my opinion, it tends to lead one into ethnic-styled patterns that are very geometric in shape such as a kimono, blog...Read More

Digital Fabric/Garment Design with Engineered Imagery

Posted on by Susan Lazear
We recently ran our France Digital Design Retreat in Valsonne, France. This is a collaborative effort with Label Graine, a digital fabric company there. Here, in this blog, I will share the process of creating an engineered printed design using...Read More