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Mixed Media Garment with Handwoven Cloth

Posted on October 1, 2021October 1, 2021 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

Posted in Creative with Cochenille, Design Challenge, Garment Designer Patternmaking Software, Sewing Project, Sustainable Fashion, Textile Arts, Uncategorized

Creativity at your Fingertips During the Pandemic with Found Object Printing and Garment Designer

Posted on October 27, 2020February 2, 2021 by Susan Lazear

One of my favorite textile arts is surface design. I adore anything to do with fabric, but creating my own fabric has to top my list of having fun. This past weekend I was prepping to teach a class at...Read More

Posted in Garment Designer Patternmaking Software, Patternmaking software, Sewing Project, Textile Arts, UncategorizedTagged design, Garment Designer, Stitches At Home, textile design class

Using Dritz Seams Great with a Garment Designer Pattern Project

Posted on July 30, 2020July 30, 2020 by Susan Lazear

I have been using a Dritz product called Seams Great for over 30 years. One of the primary intents of this product is to bind the edge of fabric easily and quickly. Although it used to come in a few...Read More

Posted in Fabric, Garment Designer Patternmaking Software, Sewing Project, UncategorizedTagged Easy 7 Jackets e-book, Garment Designer, Seams Great, sewing tips

Two-Piece Felted Jacket with Garment Designer Software: Tribute to Kath Taylor

Posted on June 22, 2020June 23, 2020 by Susan Lazear

I recently finished a jacket that had been in the works for a long time, the idea started in 2013 at a Cochenille Workshop here in southern California. It took seven years to complete this project and, in the end,...Read More

Posted in Creative with Cochenille, Garment Designer Patternmaking Software, Patternmaking software, Sewing Project, UncategorizedTagged Cochenille Design Studio, Cochenille Retreat, Garment Designer Pattern

Adinkra Cloth Inspired Fashion with Garment Designer

Posted on April 30, 2020June 22, 2020 by Susan Lazear

One of my most recent projects was to design both fabric and garment with an Adinkra influence. The Adinkra is a hand-printed cloth created by the Ashanti in Ghana, Africa. The Adinkra cloths were traditionally made for royalty and religious...Read More

Posted in Creative with Cochenille, Fabric, Garment Designer Patternmaking Software, Patternmaking software, Sewing Project, Spoonflower Fabric, UncategorizedTagged Garment Designer, patterning software, textile design, textiles

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