Tues, 8/25/20 – 5 pm. PT Web-144       Learn how to take a basic garment and turn it into something unique through the use of creative pockets, collars, and other additions to a garment. This webinar will inspire you with images of fashionable ideas that can easily be created with Garment Designer. Take an existing pattern and jazz it up! There will be lots of demonstration of pattern work in the software to help you advance your skills. Online order information:…

Saturday, 8/29/20 – 1 pm PT Web-145       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 most common mistakes people make and explain the why. Having this knowledge…

I’ve Opened the Box, Now What? Intro to Garment Designer **Updated Thursday, 9/17/20    4  pm PT Web-104 This webinar is for people who are basically just starting, or who need a refresher on how to approach creating garment patterns with Garment Designer. Two basic approaches will be given: using your body measurements and measuring a favorite garment. It’s time to get going, so let’s walk through the steps of thought, measurement basics, and so on.  Online order information: Item #:…

Fitting Points in Garment Designer  ** NEW Wednesday, 9/30/20    5 pm PT Web-146 This webinar will take you on a tour of the various ways you can achieve 'fit' in Garment Designer. We will explore the use of Darts (bodice and bottoms), Princess Lines, Contoured Styles, Dart Equivalents, and the use of Ease. In addition, we will address some fitting issues such as rounded back, forward shoulders, non-symmetrical bodies, and approaches to dealing with them.            …

Monday, Oct. 12th, 2020 at 4 p.m. Pacific Time The art of translating a garment you see to a pattern is a simple learned skill. Whether you start with a photo, a favorite garment, in the dressing room, Pinterest, or other, the general process is similar. Let Susan Lazear show you the steps for the various approaches which involve, analysis, proportions, and details translation. Learn how to build a schematic, and then the best way to get the image to a pattern with…

Saturday, October 17th, 2020 2 p.m. If you alter patterns, or want to draft them ‘from scratch’, Susan will teach you the basics of armhole and sleeve combinations. Understand how changes made to the armhole affect the sleeve and enjoy learning how to draft/create a multitude of sleeve styles. Garment Designer will be used to demonstrate examples, but the techniques apply to hand-drafting and altering patterns as well. BUY WEBINAR Price: $25.00

Saturday, Oct. 24th, 2020, 2 p.m. PT 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 funky styles when patterning in Garment Designer with Professor of Fashion Design and owner of Cochenille, Susan Lazear, as your guide. Leggings without side seams, bohemian style-pants and other atypical bottom variations will be discussed. Online order information: BUY WEBINAR Price: $25.00

Thursday, Oct. 29th, 5 p.m. PT This webinar is a natural follow-through from the Approaches to Copying Ready-to-Wear webinar. If you would like to try your hand at analyzing a style and creating a pattern for yourself, here is your chance. Susan will provide some sample garment images from Pinterest, or you can choose your own (please send us the image to 'approve'). You will take the knowledge learned in the first webinar and apply it. Then, email your Garment…