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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

Posted in Creative with Cochenille, Garment Designer Patternmaking Software, Sewing Project, Uncategorized1 Comment

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

Non-Traditional Pattern Making for a Lending Library

Posted on July 8, 2021July 8, 2021 by Susan Lazear

Garment Designer pattern making software has lots of applications beyond the typical sewn and knit garment it was designed for. Recently, we decided to test its abilities with the creation of a pattern for a little free Lending Library to...Read More

Posted in Craft Project, Creative with Cochenille, Garment Designer Patternmaking SoftwareTagged creative with cochenille, Creativity, Garment Designer, Garment Designer Pattern, Lending Library

Cochenille Online Fabric Resource List

Online Fabric Shopping Resource List in PDF

Posted on June 25, 2021June 25, 2021 by Susan Lazear

This online fabric shopping resource list in PDF is a compilation of lots of explorations over time. With the help of some of our Cochenille users, and Dottie Richey in particular, we have compiled a list to share. Many of...Read More

Posted in Fabric, Garment Designer Patternmaking Software, Inspiration, Sewing ProjectTagged fabric, sewing, shopping

Blackbird Fabric Showing Scale

Shopping for Fabric Online? Here are Some Tips!

Posted on June 24, 2021June 25, 2021 by Susan Lazear

Are you interested in learning some tips for shopping for fabric online? Recently, and particularly because of the pandemic, shopping for fabric online is the new 'norm' in this crazy world. Below we share a list of things to consider...Read More

Posted in Creative with Cochenille, Fabric, Garment Designer Patternmaking Software, Inspiration, Sewing Project, Textile ArtsTagged fabric, home sewing, sewing, sewing tips

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