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January 2026
Webinar: Upcycling Primer: Creative Approaches to Creating Sustainably with or without Garment Designer
Wednesday, January 7th, 2026 - 11 a.m. PT. **NEW Web-124 Fabric created from upcycled materials Click here to sign up Upcycling is more than a trend: it is a life-style that reflects conscious and creative intent. The question often is, how does one start to upcycle clothing? The answer is, there are many approaches, so let us share several of these with you. Whether you create new fabric, build a garment, or deconstructing one garment to make another, you will…
Find out more »Webinar: Body Measurements and How they Impact the Pattern
Thursday, January 15th, 2026, 9 a.m. PT Web-137. More Info A little knowledge up front goes a long way to fit and great looking clothing. In this lecture/demonstration, you will learn how to take meaningful and accurate body measurements. Then, we will take it one step further to discuss which parts of a pattern (whether knit or sewn) are impacted by proper and improper measurements. You will gain a greater understanding of why some patterns work and others don’t, and you…
Find out more »Webinar: Sloper and Pattern Techniques You Should Know
Wednesday, January 21st, 2026 11 a.m. - **NEW Web-121 This webinar is a compilation of concepts and techniques specifically related to working with Slopers and Patterns in Garment Designer. We sat back and thought about various questions users ask, and also about the many tips we can offer to fast-track user knowledge with our Garment Designer software. The result was a list of 25 items we think are important to know. Topics range from working with multiple individual slopers, adjusting…
Find out more »Webinar: Let’s Make a Jacket (with Garment Designer)
Monday, January 26th, 2026. 2 p.m. PT Click here to go to our store to purchase. Let’s Make a Jacket will feature the development of a variety of Jackets It will cover design considerations, fabric choice, appropriate styles in Garment Designer, the sequence of steps in building the bodice and sleeve pattern and the option of darts. You will also learn how to add the additional ‘jacket’ pattern parts such as a collar, front extensions, facings, sleeve cuff treatment, and…
Find out more »Knitting Live by Vogue Knitting, New York, NY
We are vending at Knitting Live by Vogue Knitting, New York City, NY Friday, January 30th, - Sunday, February 1st, 2026 For class information, and other details, click here.
Find out more »February 2026
Garment Designer Winter Workshop, San Marcos, CA, February 6-8, 2026
Saturday/Sunday, February 7th-8th, 2026, 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. Location: San Marcos, California Susan Lazear's Home - maximum of 6 people And an optional Boot Camp, Friday, February 6th, 10 a.m. - 3 p.m. We are pleased to offer our Winter Workshop this upcoming year. Want to learn more about your software? Maybe escape the snow while you are at it? The Pattern Path: Navigating the Design Process Walking Through the Design Process: From Concept to Finished Pattern with Garment…
Find out more »Sewing and Stitchery Expo, 2026. Puyallup, Washington
Cochenille will be vending and Susan will be teaching at the Sewing and Stitchery Expo in late Feb/ early March. Registration begins on January 12, 2026. Change and Effect: Working with Patterns Thursday, February 26, 2026. 10:00AM-10:45AM. Showplex B Puyallup, WA This class will explore how changes to a pattern for fit or fashion result in a domino effect that leads to changes in other parts of the pattern. There are relationships between armholes and sleeves, necklines and facings or collars, and…
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Convergence 2026, New Orleans, LA. August 13 – 16, 2026
Cochenille Design Studio and Susan Lazear will be at Convergence this coming summer in New Orleans, LA. We will have a booth during the vending days, and Susan is actively teaching lectures, seminars, and workshops. Convergence 2026 Both Susan and Dottie will be in the booth during the conference. Susan is teaching at Convergence. Go here to see the full slate of classes. Here are video links for a preview discussion of Susan's Classes. Several instructors are featured in each…
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