Translating Italian Fashions to Garment Designer. **UPDATED Saturday, April 17th 2021, 11 am PT Web-116   More Info Learn how to translate Italian fashions to patterns for sewing or knitting. Susan will share fashion garments as seen in Italian stores and/or trend shows, and show you how to approach the designing of them in Garment Designer. Learn how to translate what you see in a finished garment to a paper pattern. Creative thought, proportions, measuring tips, etc. will be covered.

Pants, Pants, Working Towards a Better Fit Saturday, April 24th 2021, 11 am PT Web-102A.  More Info Create your own Pant pattern! If fitting pants is your challenge, this webinar will help you learn how to measure your body, and your favorite pants to assist you in creating a pattern, muslin, and ultimately, pants that fit. Analyze your figure and your fit-challenges to define the problems you face. Then, learn how to use the right sequence of steps in Garment…

Susan Lazear of Cochenille Design Studio will present a lecture on Fashion on Sustainability this coming Sunday. This is based on her TedTalkX lecture she gave two years ago. Sustainable Fashion Sweater Fashion and Sustainability Sun, Apr 25, 2021 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM (PDT) Please join my meeting from your computer, tablet or smartphone. https://global.gotomeeting.com/join/761399805 You can also dial in using your phone. United States: +1 (872) 240-3212 Access Code: 761-399-805 New to GoToMeeting? Get the app now and…

Let's Make Knitwear (hand or machine) 11 am         **NEW Wednesday, April 28th, 2021 11 am  PT Web-155.  More Info Translate fashion to your own knitwear patterns! 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…

Smarty Pants Thursday, May 6th, 2021 1 pm PT Web-136.  More Info In this Webinar Susan will show you how to think outside of the box while patterning non-traditional pants in Garment Designer. Learn new and creative ways to achieve stylish, unique, and even some funky styles when patterning in Garment Designer with Professor of Fashion and owner of Cochenille, Susan Lazear, as your guide. Leggings without side seams, two-panel pants, and other atypical bottom variations will be discussed.

Variations on a Theme Tuesday, May 11th 2021, 11 am PT Web-119   More Info Just as music has variations to a theme, so can we, using Garment Designer. In this webinar, you will learn how to take a pattern and apply different variations to it to create multiple looks. This is an ideal approach for anyone who has a garment they love, and want more mileage from. We will work with a Top (Italian Inspiration), Skirt and Pant. You will…

Domino Design: Working Creatively with Fabrication and Style Tuesday, May 18, 2021 1 pm  PT Web-134           More Info Domino Design is an approach to clothing design whereby fabric and pattern design are used in a manner that allows you to build garments that mix and match. Learn the basics of this approach as well as how to design coordinates. For knitting, sewing, or combinations.  Garment Designer will be used to demonstrate the different ways of planning pieced garments, design…