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June 2023
Webinar: Let’s Make a Skirt (with Garment Designer)
Let's Make a Skirt Friday, June 23rd, 2023 11 am PT Sign up by going here! Everyone should have a few favorite skirts to wear. Not only do they make us feel a bit more feminine, skirts are cooler to wear in summer heat. Let’s Make a Skirt will cover the development of skirt styles (and variations) including straight, A-line, gore, flared, tiered, layered, wrap, and more. Learn how to add a yoke, flounce, kick pleat, pockets, and other skirt accoutrements.…
Find out more »Webinar: Smarty Pants- Patterning Atypical Pants with Garment Designer
Smarty Pants Thursday, June 29th, 2023. 11 am PT Web-136 Click here to register. 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.…
Find out more »July 2023
Webinar: Progressive Learning with Garment Designer – Basic T-shirt
Basic T-Top, Progressive Design and Fit (1st in a series) Tuesday, July 11th, 2023. 11 a.m. PT Web-170 The Progressive Design and Fit webinars are designed to aid users in the following way: Taking accurate measurements Choosing the right fabric Building a Pattern in Garment Designer Using a reference garment Testing Fit and the accuracy of your measurement Sewing Techniques. As we progress through the series you will add more measurements and test greater levels of fit according to the…
Find out more »Webinar: Garment Designer: Working with the Extras Menu
Wednesday, July 19, 2023. 2 p.m. PT Click here to purchase. Designing garments is step one, but accessorizing that garment with the right 'add-ons' is what makes it unique. In this webinar you will learn how to use all the items in the Extras menu to add Collars, Cuffs, Pockets, Edgings, and Additional Shapes to the body of your garment. Learn the lingo of styles, how to plan and place them, and how to build them. Fashionable inspirations will be…
Find out more »Webinar: Let’s Make a Jacket (with Garment Designer)
Tuesday, July 25th, 2023 11 am PT Click here to go to our store to purchase. Let’s Make a Jacket will feature the development of a variety of Jackets It will cover design considerations, fabric choice, appropriate styles in Garment Designer, the sequence of steps in building the bodice and sleeve pattern and the option of darts. You will also learn how to add the additional ‘jacket’ pattern parts such as a collar, front extensions, facings, sleeve cuff treatment, and…
Find out more »August 2023
Webinar: Let’s Make a Blouse
Webinar: Let's Make a Blouse Thursday, August 3rd, 2023 11 am PT Web 150 Click here to purchase Let’s Make a Blouse will feature the development of a woven fabric blouse. It will cover design considerations, fabric choice, appropriate styles in Garment Designer, the sequence of steps in building the bodice and sleeve pattern and the option of darts. You will also learn how to add the additional ‘blouse’ pattern parts such as a collar, front extension, facings, sleeve cuff…
Find out more »Webinar: Creative Facing Alternatives
Creating Facing Alternatives Wednesday, August 9th, 2023 2 pm PT Click here to purchase. Are you tired of using the standard facing? Why not explore some alternatives to facings as gleaned by paying attention to designer clothing. Susan will share multiple images of garments that she has collected in her travels and discuss not only how to approach the designs of these in Garment Designer, but also the sewing techniques involved as well. Learn to give your work a signature…
Find out more »Webinar: Woven Fabric Garment, Progressive Design and Fit
Woven Garment, Progressive Design and Fit Friday, August 18th, 11 a.m. PTWeb-171 Purchase by clicking here. The Progressive Design and Fit webinars are designed to aid users in the following way: Taking accurate measurements Choosing the right fabric Building a Pattern in Garment Designer Using a reference garment Testing Fit and the accuracy of your measurement Sewing Techniques. As we progress through the series you will add more measurements and test greater levels of fit according to the garment style. This…
Find out more »September 2023
Webinar: Garment Designer – Did you Know?
Monday, September 11th, 9 am PT ** UPDATED Knowledge is power. And increasing your Garment Designer know-how can only make you faster and better at developing patterns. This webinar will allow you to test your knowledge about the logic and workings of Garment Designer. We are going to walk through 50 Garment Designer facts/how-to's that will assist you in understanding how the software works and possibly demystify those odd moments you encounter when Garment Designer does something you didn't expect.…
Find out more »Webinar/Workshop
Online Webinar/Workshop: From Self Analysis to Capsule Wardrobe (3 parts) Friday, Sept. 15th, 2023 - 9 a.m. - 11 a.m. PT Saturday, Sept. 16th, 2023 - 9 a.m. - 11 a.m. PT Saturday Sept. 30th, 2023 - 9 a.m. - 11 a.m. PT Web-Wk-01 Do you have clothes you love but don’t wear? Are you tired of making sewn garments or knit/crochet garments that don’t work for you? This online webinar/workshop gives you tools that may help you avoid those…
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