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March 2016
20 Pattern Guidelines
DATE CHANGE TO Monday March 21st at 9am 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.
Find out more »April 2016
From Fashion Windows to Actual Garment
From Fashion Windows to Actual Garment Friday, April 15th, 2016 at 3 p.m. PDT In this webinar, Susan will walk through the process of interpreting fashions you see in store windows, online or elsewhere and building the pattern in Garment Designer. A series of different garments will be shown and used in this workshop. You will learn how to interpret and how to creatively use your software.
Find out more »Stitch Painter: Using Symbols, Textures and Pattern Panels
Stitch Painter: Using Symbols, Textures and Pattern Panels Saturday, April 23rd, 2016 10 a.m. PDT In this webinar, you will learn how to work with some of the specialty panels of Stitch Painter. Build your own symbols and use them in design, use the Textures panel to create the illusion of tweed yarns, or multi-colored prints, and explore the new Patterns panel for creative applications. The focus will be on symbol design as it pertains to knitting, crochet, stitchery, and other…
Find out more »Origins of Fabric
Origins of Fabric The Origins of Fabric, a lecture by Susan Lazear, Professor of Fashion, Mesa College
Find out more »Copying a Favorite Garment
Copying a Favorite Garment Saturday, April 30th, 2016 at 10 a.m. PDT 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.
Find out more »May 2016
Introduction to Stitch Painter
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 »Textiles of Japan and History of Indigo
A lecture by Susan Lazear, Oner of Cochenille Design Studio and Professor of Fashion, Mesa College
Find out more »Three Garments, Three Patterns
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.
Find out more »June 2016
Italy Food Retreat
Join Susan Lazear in Verona, Italy to discover incredbile food, wine, markets, and cuisine. If you are interested in exploring Italy in an intimate, get-involved way, then this is your opportunity! For five full days you will explore the region and experience life as a local. Enjoy wine, gastronomy, cooking and the art of northern Italian food. Experience tours outside of Verona, cooking demonstrations/classes, visit local businesses and historical/cultural sites. The maximum group size will be six people. These spots go quickly so please contact Melisa at your earliest convenience.…
Find out more »Italy Fashion Retreat 2016
Susan Lazear has been going to Italy for the past nine years, and has developed a sense for the fashion and Italian lifestyle. She has also established contacts with various artists, shop owners, etc. This year, the retreat will be hosted in Verona, with one day-trip to either Venice or Milan (dependent upon the group’s interest). The Retreat begins at dinner time on June 20th (the day of arrival) and ends on June 27th. The maximum group size will be six people. These spots go quickly…
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