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September 2017
LagenLook: Layered Fashions Using Garment Designer
LagenLook: Layered Fashions Using Garment Designer LagenLook: Layered Fashions Using Garment Designer is Cochenille's newest webinar. 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…
Find out more »October 2017
Garment Designer: Did you know? Part 1
Garment Designer: Did you know? Part 1 'Garment Designer: Did you know? Part 1' is the 1st part of two webinars. It presents a list of things about Garment Designer that many people don’t always know. Test your knowledge and increase your awareness about using the software. 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…
Find out more »Garment Designer: Did you know? – Part 2
Garment Designer: Did you know? - Part 2 Garment Designer: Did you know? - Part 2 is a continuation of "Garment Designer, Did you Know Part 1" It presents a list of things about Garment Designer that many people don’t always know. Test your knowledge and increase your awareness about using the software. 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 »November 2017
20 Pattern Guidelines
20 Pattern Guidelines 20 Pattern Guidelines for your patterning knowledge bank! If you alter or create your own patterns, then it's time you increase your knowledge of pattern rules that professionals know and understand. In the class you will see how simple it can be...if you understand the basics. Study the anatomy of a pattern, learn how to change it properly and how to relate ease to fit. This is a great webinar to review or learn important patterning fundamentals.…
Find out more »Three Garments Three Patterns
Three Garments, Three Patterns Three Garments Three Patterns will be using three sources of inspiration; a store window, an actual garment, and a magazine clipping. Susan will walk you through the steps analysis and then building the pattern in Garment Designer. Non-traditional styles will be chosen in order for you to see how one can push the edge a little and use the creative functions of Garment Designer. For those who have not yet attended, a webinar is a 60…
Find out more »Copying a Favorite Garment
Copying a Favorite Garment Copying a Favorite Garment webinar will show you how Garment Designer excels at allowing you to copy your favorite clothing. In this webinar, Susan will show you how to take a favorite garment, determine key measurements and then build it in Garment Designer. Discussion of fit, measurements and Garment Designer operations will be covered. Copying a Favorite Garment webinar will show you the skills you need to turn that favorite outfit you have into your own…
Find out more »December 2017
Garment Designer: Knit Specific Functions (12/12/17)
Garment Designer: Knit Specific Functions In our Garment Designer: Knit Specific Functions webinar on Tuesday, December 12th 2017 at 10 a.m Pacific Time Susan will be covering all things related to working with Knitwear Design: The Design Process, Ease and Fit with Knits, Generating Output for Knits - Calculating Yarn - Reading the shaping instructions and more. 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…
Find out more »Moving from Garment Designer to Stitch Painter (12/14/17)
Moving from Garment Designer to Stitch Painter Moving from Garment Designer to Stitch Painter is simple! Let's go through the process in our webinar on Thursday, December 14th 2017 at 11 a.m Pacific Time. 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…
Find out more »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…
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