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January 2019
What Happened to My Waist?
What Happened to My Waist? Has your waist changed and you now have bottoms you can’t wear? This webinar focuses on creative techniques of altering existing garments or planning new ones to allow for ‘flexible waists’. Garment Designer tips will be given. For those who have not yet attended, a webinar is a 60 to 70 minute online class to include Lecture, Question & Answer and PDF Handouts for personal use. This is a live class and cannot be viewed…
Find out more »Stitch Painter: Symbols, Texture, & Pattern Panels
Stitch Painter: Symbols, Texture, & Pattern Panels In this webinar, you will learn how to work with some of the specialty panels of Stitch Painter. Build your own symbols and use them in design, use the Textures panel to create the illusion of tweed yarns, or multi-colored prints, and explore the new Patterns panel for creative applications. The focus will be on symbol design as it pertains to knitting, crochet, stitchery, and other uses. For those who have not yet…
Find out more »March 2019
Stitch Painter: From Photo to Design
Stitch Painter: From Photo to Design Stitch Painter Full Color Import plug-in allows you to take your full colored scanned images and import them into Cochenille's Stitch Painter software. Take a photo or clip art and easily transform it into a gridded design perfect for cross stitch, pixel art, mosaics, and more. Learn how to take full advantage of the Full Color Import module of Stitch Painter. In this webinar you will learn the basic steps of taking a photo or clip art image…
Find out more »May 2019
Stitch Painter: From Photo to Design – Cancelled
Stitch Painter: From Photo to Design This webinar has been cancelled and will be hosted again in the future. Stitch Painter Full Color Import plug-in allows you to take your full colored scanned images and import them into Cochenille's Stitch Painter software. Take a photo or clip art and easily transform it into a gridded design perfect for cross stitch, pixel art, mosaics, and more. Learn how to take full advantage of the Full Color Import module of Stitch Painter. In this webinar you…
Find out more »Symbols, Texture, & Pattern Panels
Symbols, Texture, & Pattern Panels In this webinar, you will learn how to work with some of the specialty panels of Stitch Painter. Build your own symbols and use them in design, use the Textures panel to create the illusion of tweed yarns, or multi-colored prints, and explore the new Patterns panel for creative applications. The focus will be on symbol design as it pertains to knitting, crochet, stitchery, and other uses. For those who have not yet attended, a…
Find out more »Moving from Garment Designer to Stitch Painter- Cancelled
Moving from Garment Designer to Stitch Painter This webinar will show you how to create styles in Garment Designer and move them into Stitch Painter for stitch design work. Various techniques will be covered including top-down work, engineered designs, etc. For those who have not yet attended, a webinar is a 60 to 70 minute online class to include Lecture, Question & Answer and PDF Handouts for personal use. This is a live class and cannot be viewed later if…
Find out more »July 2019
Garment Designer: Knitting Step by Step
Get started making knit patterns in Garment Designer! In this webinar Susan will show you how to use Garment Designer to design a knit project. This webinar will help you master the Shaping Instructions, generate shaping charts for regular, top-down and knitting and include tips and tweaks to make your next knitting project a breeze. For those who have not yet attended, a webinar is a 60 to 70 minute online class to include Lecture, Question & Answer and PDF…
Find out more »August 2019
Variations on a Theme
Just as music has variations to a theme, so can we, using Garment Designer. In this webinar, you will learn how to take one 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. The inspiration garment for this webinar comes from Italy. Webinars are 60 to 70 minute classes, to include lecture, Q & A with software designer and professor…
Find out more »September 2019
Working with the Extras Menu
Working with the Extras Menu Increase your knowledge of Garment Designer to add style, functionality or advance your pattern skills. Learn how to apply Collars, Cuffs, Pockets, Edgings and Generic Shapes to your patterns. For those who have not yet attended, a webinar is a 60 to 70 minute online class to include Lecture, Question & Answer and PDF Handouts for personal use. Webinars need a minimum of three participants to host. If we do not meet this minimum the webinar…
Find out more »Smarty Pants – Patterning Atypical Pants with Garment Designer
Smarty Pants - Patterning Atypical Pants with Garment Designer 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. For those who have not yet attended, a webinar…
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