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January 2018
Webinar – Walking Tour of Garment Designer
Walking Tour of Garment Designer Walking Tour of Garment Designer is a webinar perfect for beginner Garment Designer owners or those looking to reacquaint themselves with the software. Take a tour of Garment Designer with Susan Lazear as your tour guide! Susan will show you Garment Designer’s main attractions as well as help you discover destinations you may not have known existed. This tour will help seasoned travelers and new tourists explore Cochenille’s pattern making software. So join us and…
Find out more »February 2018
Stitches West 2018
Stitches West 2018 Stitches West 2018 in Santa Clara is a show not to be missed. This year Cochenille will be vending as well as hosting classes! Cochenille will be vending at Stitches West 2018 in Santa Clara, CA February 23-25th at Booth #408 and we will also be hosting classes! Shop our show specials and register for our classes! In addition to being the owner and Creative Director of Cochenille Design Studio, Susan Lazear is a Professor of Fashion at Mesa College in San Diego…
Find out more »March 2018
Working with the Extras Menu in Garment Designer
Working with the Extras Menu in Garment Designer Working with the Extras Menu in Garment Designer can add so much to your patterning experience. 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…
Find out more »Using Symmetry in Garment Designer
Using Symmetry in Garment Designer Using Symmetry in Garment Designer is for all Garment Designer skill levels. The Symmetry function in Garment Designer is a powerful feature to use when designing in Garment Designer. Susan will help you understand how to use symmetry effectively and creatively so that you can get the most out of this feature. Susan Lazeae will be designing several Garments using asymmetry, such as criss-cross tops, you will be shown how to use the give/take symmetry…
Find out more »May 2018
Webinar – LagenLook: Layered Fashions Using Garment Designer
LagenLook: Layered Fashions Using Garment Designer Lagenlook fashion has gained popularity worldwide for its versatility, comfort, and practicality. For our newest webinar we will be exploring the Lagenlook and how to best use Garment Designer patterning software to create layered looks. This webinar will go over which type of layers work best, which garment components are ideal, Lagenlook styles to try for your body shape and most importantly how to make Lagenlook patterns on Garment Designer. The asymmetric elements, varying…
Find out more »July 2018
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 »Moving from Garment Designer to Stitch Painter
Moving from Garment Designer to Stitch Painter Moving from Garment Designer to Stitch Painter 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…
Find out more »August 2018
LagenLook: Layered Fashions Using Garment Designer
LagenLook: Layered Fashions Using Garment Designer Lagenlook fashion has gained popularity worldwide for its versatility, comfort, and practicality. For our newest webinar we will be exploring the Lagenlook and how to best use Garment Designer patterning software to create layered looks. This webinar will go over which type of layers work best, which garment components are ideal, Lagenlook styles to try for your body shape and most importantly how to make Lagenlook patterns on Garment Designer. The asymmetric elements, varying…
Find out more »Combining Knits with Fabric
Combining Knits with Fabric Combining knits with fabric is easy with Garment Designer. Garment Designer allows you to create for both knitting and sewing. So, why not make garments that utilize both! In this webinar, you will learn how to plan for, and create garments that incorporate both knit and sewn parts. Fashion inspiration as well as design how-tos will be shown. This is a perfect webinar to take in conjunction with the 'LagenLook: Layered Fashions Using Garment Designer' Webinar…
Find out more »From Fashion Windows to Actual Garments #3
From Fashion Windows to Actual Garments #3 From Fashion Windows to Actual Garments #3 is our newest webinar. Susan has returned from yet another tour of Italy and France, which means a new webinar with new Garments to transfer into Garment Designer! From Fashion Windows to Actual Garments webinar will take you through the process of analyzing the fashions you see in store windows, online or elsewhere and then building the pattern in Garment Designer. Learn some great Garment Designer and…
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