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

Posted on April 22, 2021May 5, 2021 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

Men Who Sew… and make their own patterns!

Posted on March 20, 2021April 14, 2021 by Susan Lazear

Garment Designer pattern software has found a new audience, or maybe they found us! Read on to learn more about a few male sewists and their adventures with design and creating. The Pandemic of this past year has instigated many...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

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