Tues, 8/25/20 – 5 pm. PT Web-144 Learn how to take a basic garment and turn it into something unique through the use of creative pockets, collars, and other additions to a garment. This webinar will inspire you with images of fashionable ideas that can easily be created with Garment Designer. Take an existing pattern […]
Saturday, 8/29/20 – 1 pm PT Web-145 Garment Designer is easy to use and powerful. Yet, strange things can occasionally happen as you work. Where did my sleeve go? Why is the left side different than the right, etc. Rest assured, there is a logical reason why. So, if you are not a manual reader, […]
Don’t we all want to make our garments uniquely ours? That’s the essence of design, and you don’t have to have super powers to do it. You just need to learn basic skills and insights that allow you to see what it is that designers do. It’s a process that you can learn. Susan will […]
Pant Workshop (Part A). Pants, Pants – Measuring and Working Towards a Better Fit Thursday, 9/10/20 5 pm PT Web-102A If fitting pants is your challenge, this webinar will help you learn how to measure your body, and your favorite pants to assist you in creating a pattern, muslin, and ultimately, pants that fit. Analyze […]
I’ve Opened the Box, Now What? Intro to Garment Designer **Updated Thursday, 9/17/20 4 pm PT Web-104 This webinar is for people who are basically just starting, or who need a refresher on how to approach creating garment patterns with Garment Designer. Two basic approaches will be given: using your body measurements and measuring a […]
Fitting Points in Garment Designer ** NEW Wednesday, 9/30/20 5 pm 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, […]
This lecture covers a history of fabrics from the 1920’s through 2010. Susan gave this lecture at the San Diego History Center two years ago, when there were celebrating their 90th Anniversary. You will learn a bit of history for each decade, as well as the fabrics that were common at that time. There are […]
Monday, Oct. 12th, 2020 at 4 p.m. Pacific Time The art of translating a garment you see to a pattern is a simple learned skill. Whether you start with a photo, a favorite garment, in the dressing room, Pinterest, or other, the general process is similar. Let Susan Lazear show you the steps for the various approaches which […]
Saturday, October 17th, 2020 2 p.m. If you alter patterns, or want to draft them ‘from scratch’, Susan will teach you the basics of armhole and sleeve combinations. Understand how changes made to the armhole affect the sleeve and enjoy learning how to draft/create a multitude of sleeve styles. Garment Designer will be used to demonstrate […]
Saturday, Oct. 24th, 2020, 2 p.m. PT 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 funky styles when patterning in Garment Designer with Professor of Fashion Design and owner of Cochenille, Susan Lazear, as your […]