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October 2025
Webinar: Garment Designer – Did you Know?
Garment Designer: Did you Know? Tuesday, October 7, 2025. 9 a.m. PT Web-120 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…
Find out more »2025 Italy Fashion and Food Retreat, Verona, Italy
Italy Fashion, Craft, and Food Retreat Verona, Italy October 9-19th, 2025 Susan has been going to Verona since 2007 and she now lives there half-time. She has developed a sense for Italian fashion, food, and lifestyle. She has also established contacts with various artists, designers, stores, museums, and food-related businesses. This year, our 2025 retreat, centered in Verona, will include day-trips to Venice and Vicenza. The Retreat will begin at dinner time on October 9th (the day of arrival)…
Find out more »Webinar: Let’s Make Capes and Coats
Let’s Make Capes and Coats. Webinar Wednesday, October 22nd, 2025 9 a.m. Web-162 Let's Make Capes and Coats will feature the development of over-garments that suit us well during the cooler months. It will cover design considerations for this genre of clothing, fabric choice, appropriate styles in Garment Designer, the sequence of steps in building patterns. A variety of cape and coat styles will allow you to work with wovens, knits, crochet, and hand…
Find out more »Webinar: Twenty Pattern Guidelines
Twenty Pattern Guidelines Tuesday, October 28th, 2025. 11 a.m. Web-109. More Info 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. Garment Designer will be used to demonstrate examples, but this webinar…
Find out more »November 2025
Webinar: Let’s Make a Vest
Let’s Make a Vest Wednesday, November 5th, 2025 11 a.m. Web-153 Inspiration and Pattern 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 »Webinar: All About Knit Fabrics: Design and Use
All About Knit Fabrics: Design and Use Wednesday, Nov. 12th, 2025. 9 a.m. Everyone loves to wear knits. They are easy to work with, quick to sew, and comfortable to wear. This webinar will focus on a discussion of the most popular knit fabrics and the characteristics of each. You will learn how to choose a knit for a specific end use and how to adjust a pattern for the knit vs. woven garment. Learn how to calculate and utilize…
Find out more »Webinar: Variations on a Theme. * Updated
Variations on a Theme Tuesday, Nov. 18th, 2025. 9 a.m. Web-119 More Info Just as music has variations to a theme, so can we, using Garment Designer. In this webinar, you will learn how to take a pattern and apply different variations to it to create multiple looks. This is an ideal approach for anyone who has a garment they love, and want more mileage from. We will work with a Top (Italian Inspiration), Skirt and Pant. You will see…
Find out more »Cochenille Black Friday/Cyber Monday plus…. Specials
Cochenille is pleased to offer a 15% discount on all products on our website. with the exclusion of software upgrades. What? 15% discount on all products with the exclusion of software upgrades Where? Here on our web store. You can read more about our products at www.cochenille.com When? Monday, Nov. 24th through Wednesday, December 3rd, 2025 Why? Because we appreciate you! Who? Anyone, but one use per customer Use the link below to…
Find out more »Introduction to Stitch Painter
Introduction to Stitch Painter Monday, Nov. 24th, 2025. 9 a.m. Need a refresher? Or are you a new Stitch Painter user? This webinar will demonstrate the basic workings of Stitch Painter, Cochenille's Stitch Design program. This program can also be used for Beading, Stitchery, Mosaics or any graph based design. Learn how to approach a project, use the Tools, Repeat, and other basic menus.
Find out more »December 2025
Webinar: Working Creatively with Symmetry in Garment Designer
Wednesday, December 3rd, 2025 9 a.m. PT Click here to sign up for the webinar. The Symmetry function in Garment Designer is a powerful feature to use when designing patterns. Susan will help you understand how to use symmetry effectively and creatively so that you can get the most out of this feature. You will learn the difference between Mirror and Give/Take symmetries, and the best approaches to use when designing. You will see Susan build multiple fashion garments using…
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