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September 2021
Webinar: Let’s Make a Jacket
Webinar: Let's Make a Jacket: Wednesday, Sept. 8th, 11 a.m. Web-159 More Info 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 pockets. It will…
Find out more »Workshop: East Meets West: Simple Shapes, Great Design
East Meets West: Simple Shapes, Great Design at Stitches at Home With Susan Lazear. Sept 12, 2:00-4:00pm CDT; Sept 18, 2:00-4:00pm CDT; Sept 19, 2:00-4:00pm CDT This class will teach students to develop patterns for three garments based on simple shapes enhanced with unique details. Students will study and employ the Asian design aesthetic of simplicity, layering, and design detail. This process relates to all garment makers, whether you knit, crochet, weave, and/or sew! More details can be found at…
Find out more »Webinar: Knitting, 1,2,3
Knitting, 1,2,3 Friday, Sept. 17th, 2021 11 a.m. PT Web-135. More Info 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 knitting project…
Find out more »Webinar: Walking Tour of Garment Designer
Walking Tour of Garment Designer Monday, Sept. 20th, 2021 1 p.m. PT Web-128. More Info 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,…
Find out more »Webinar: Let’s Make a Vest
Let's Make a Vest Thursday, Sept. 23rd, 1 p.m. PT Web-153. More Info Let’s Make a Vest will feature the development of a vest, which we define as a sleeveless top to be worn over another garment. This is appropriate for both sewers and knitters. Topics will cover design considerations, fabric/yarn choice, appropriate styles in Garment Designer, the sequence of steps in building the pattern and the option of darts. You will also learn how to add the additional…
Find out more »Toast and Boast #14: Cochenille Users Share Their Work
Cochenille Users will share their projects. Please consider being involved. Send us a photo and your Garment Designer or Stitch Painter file. Friday, Sept. 24th, 2021 1 p.m. PT Cochenille Users Sharing Their Projects
Find out more »Webinar: Dressing Up a Simple Shape
Dressing Up a Simple Shape Wednesday, Sept. 29th, 2021. 11 a.m. PT Web-151. More Info There is an elegance in a simple shape. Designers such as Vionnet, Miyake, and a myriad of others have created beautiful clothing with simple styling. The secret is in the details added to the base. This webinar is suitable for sewers and knitters alike, and it will share design inspiration and techniques you can employ to turn a simple style into perfection. Not only are…
Find out more »October 2021
Garment Designer Retreat in New Mexico 2021
Cochenille New Mexico Retreat 2021 Cimarron, New Mexico October 3-7, 2021 Get the most out of your Garment Designer software at our Garment Designer Retreat in New Mexico and enjoy learning in a new environment. It is a fantastic experience, often repeated by attendees. We are continuing our tradition of truly retreating in an amazing location and spending focus time with Garment Designer. So, we return to Cimarron, New Mexico and the a 100-year old inn we have grown to…
Find out more »Webinar: Combining Knits/Crochet with Fabric
Oct, 13, 11 a.m. PT 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 have both knit/crochet and sewn parts. Of course, this could also apply to knit fabric and woven combinations for those who don't knit or crochet. The options are endless. Fashion inspiration as well as design how-to's will be shown. Mixed Media…
Find out more »Webinar: Let’s Work with Handwovens NEW
Sat, Oct. 23rd, 2021 11 a.m. PT Web-161. More Info Whether you wove it yourself, or have purchased fabric that has that hand-woven look, you will want to create unique and memorable fashions which take advantage of the beautiful fabric that inspired you. This webinar looks at the various decisions one makes when choosing styles and picking or creating patterns for hand-woven fabrics. It will also cover a discussion of sewing and finishing techniques. You will see a variety of…
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