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November 2025
Introduction to Stitch Painter
Introduction to Stitch Painter Monday, Nov. 24th, 2025. 9 a.m. Need a refresher? Or are you a new Stitch Painter user? This webinar will demonstrate the basic workings of Stitch Painter, Cochenille's Stitch Design program. This program can also be used for Beading, Stitchery, Mosaics or any graph based design. Learn how to approach a project, use the Tools, Repeat, and other basic menus.
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Webinar: Working Creatively with Symmetry in Garment Designer
Wednesday, December 3rd, 2025 9 a.m. PT Click here to sign up for the webinar. The Symmetry function in Garment Designer is a powerful feature to use when designing patterns. Susan will help you understand how to use symmetry effectively and creatively so that you can get the most out of this feature. You will learn the difference between Mirror and Give/Take symmetries, and the best approaches to use when designing. You will see Susan build multiple fashion garments using…
Find out more »Webinar: Italian Design: Step-by-Step with Garment Designer
Wednesday, December 10, 2025. 9 a.m. PT Web-165. https://shop.cochenille.com/collections/webinars-online/products/italian-design-step-by-step-with-garment-designer The Italians are known for their sense of style in fashion, interiors, and food. Browsing the store windows has long been a favorite pastime for Susan as she visits Italy. Since she is currently in Verona, Italy, Susan will present this webinar ‘live’. She has chosen eight garments from the past few years, plus new ones as of this Fall 2025 as inspiration and will build each one in Garment Designer,…
Find out more »Webinar: Creating Menswear with Garment Designer
Monday, December 15, 2025. 12 p.m. PT Click here to sign up for the webinar. With the growing boom in men sewing and knitting, we think it's time to repeat our popular webinar! If you are a male sewist or knitter, or you want to make something for the special males in your life, come join us in this webinar which will focus on creating patterns for men. We will look at various top styles including the Henley, Raglan, Pullover,…
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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…
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Webinar: Hmm, Why did that Happen? (in Garment Designer)
Hmm Why did that Happen? (in Garment Designer) Tuesday, February 3, 2026 at 3 p.m. PT Web-145. More Info Garment Designer is easy to use and powerful. Yet, strange things can occasionally happen as you work. Where did my sleeve go? Why is the left side different than the right, etc. Rest assured, there is a logical reason why. So, if you are not a 'manual' reader, or simply want to cut to the chase, let us show you the…
Find out more »Webinar: Let’s Make Knitwear (Hand or Machine)
Let’s Make Knitwear (Hand or Machine) Wednesday, February 11, 2026 at 10 a.m. Web-155 Knitwear Design If you want to create your own patterns with Garment Designer this webinar will teach you various approaches. Learn to work from an existing garment with or without modifications, and how to translate ready-to-wear knits to your own. Also learn how to look at a non-knit garment, decide if it is appropriate to transfer to a knit pattern, and then how to do that.…
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