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Ceramic Design with Garment Designer Pattern Software… WOW!

Posted on January 2, 2024January 2, 2024 by Susan Lazear

by Susan Lazear, Cochenille Design Studio Garment Designer pattern making software is an amazing design tool. I know I’m biased, but there hasn’t been a time that I’ve printed a pattern, when I haven’t smiled and inwardly danced a jig....Read More

Digital Fabric/Garment Design with Engineered Imagery

Posted on July 14, 2023July 14, 2023 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

Pieced Design with Garment Designer

Posted on July 6, 2023July 6, 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

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