Events Search and Views Navigation
March 2022
Webinar: Let’s Make Childrenswear with (Garment Designer). ** NEW
Let's Make Childrenswear with (Garment Designer). ** NEW Thursday, March 31st, 1 pm PT Web-160 https://shop.cochenille.com/collections/webinars-online/products/webinar-lets-make-childrenswear-with-garment-designer We all have a small one in our lives, who it would be a pleasure to create garments for. So, let's take a look at the process of designing clothing for children. Whether you intend to sew or knit, the design process is generally the same. Let's explore garment styles and inspirations currently favored by childrenswear brands and take into account a bit of functionality…
Find out more »April 2022
Webinar: Pants Workshop – Working with Fit Issues
Pants Workshop – Working with Fit Issues Thursday, April 14, 2022 11 am PT Web-102B https://shop.cochenille.com/collections/webinars-online/products/pant-fit-workshop This webinar focuses on recognizing pant fit issues, and how to solve them with pattern making. Learn how to read the wrinkles or stress folds, and what to do to correct them. After we have viewed the various pattern alterations, we will have Fit Expert Lorraine Henry join us. For those who have taken the Pants, Pants – Measuring and Working Towards a Better…
Find out more »Free Demo of Garment Designer
Free Garment Designer Demo on Zoom Friday, April 15th, 2 p.m. - 2:45 p.m. Pacific Time Join Zoom Meeting https://us06web.zoom.us/j/88955862994?pwd=UGpReTVUVGxIS0RTZjM3Umkrc1AvZz09 Meeting ID: 889 5586 2994 Passcode: 154964 One tap mobile +16699006833,,88955862994#,,,,*154964# US (San Jose) +12532158782,,88955862994#,,,,*154964# US (Tacoma) Dial by your location +1 669 900 6833 US (San Jose) +1 253 215 8782 US (Tacoma) +1 346 248 7799 US (Houston) +1 929 205 6099 US (New York) +1 301 715 8592 US (Washington DC) +1 312 626 6799…
Find out more »Webinar: Walking Tour of Garment Designer
Walking Tour of Garment Designer Monday, April 18, 2022, 11 am PT Web-128 https://shop.cochenille.com/collections/webinars-online/products/webinar-walking-tour-of-garment-designer 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 as we walk through functions and menus of Garment Designer and share additional tips, short-cuts,…
Find out more »Webinar: Let’s Make a Dress (with Garment Designer)
Let's Make a Dress with (Garment Designer) Thursday, April 28, 2022, 1 pm PT Web-157 https://shop.cochenille.com/collections/webinars-online/products/webinar-lets-make-a-dress-with-garment-designer Let’s Make a Dress will cover the development of a variety of dress styles ranging from the classic shirtwaist to an A-line dress, to dresses with yokes, and an assortment of summer styles. Topics include design considerations, fabric choice, appropriate styles in Garment Designer, and the sequence of steps in building sleeved and sleeveless dresses. Darts and fit options will be included as will…
Find out more »May 2022
Webinar: Knitting 1,2,3
Thursday, May 5th, 2022 11am PT Web-135 Design your own knitwear or crochet projects! If you are a knitter (or if you crochet), you will want to use Garment Designer to its fullest. 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, bottom-up, sideways and diagonal knitting. You will learn tips and tweaks to make your next…
Find out more »Webinar: Fitting Points with Garment Designer
Fitting Points with Garment Designer Wednesday, May 11th, 2022 11 am 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. Buy Now …
Find out more »Webinar: Smarty Pants:
Smarty PantsTuesday, May 24th, 11 am PTWeb-136 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 »June 2023
Webinar: Pant Workshop, Fit Lab.
Pant Workshop, Fit Lab. Friday, June 2nd, 2023 10 am PT This webinar focuses on recognizing pant fit issues, and how to solve them with pattern making. Learn how to read the wrinkles or stress folds, and what to do to correct them. After we have viewed the various pattern alterations, we will have Fit Expert Lorraine Henry join us. For those who have taken the Pants, Pants – Measuring and Working Towards a Better Fit, you can submit photos of…
Find out more »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 »