Let’s Make Knitwear (Hand or Machine) Wednesday, February 11, 2026 at 10 a.m. Web-155 Knitwear Design If you want to create your own patterns with Garment Designer this webinar will teach you various approaches. Learn to work from an existing garment with or without modifications, and how to translate ready-to-wear knits to your own. Also […]
Dressing Up a Simple Shape Thursday, February 19, 2026 9 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 […]
Top Plus Bottom Mode in Garment Designer Monday, February 23, 2026 2 p.m. PT Web-142 https://shop.cochenille.com/collections/webinars-online/products/webinar-working-with-top-bottom-mode-in-garment-designer Garment Designer allows you to design Tops and Bottoms in the same file. This allows you to design with proper proportions between jackets and skirts, pants and tops, etc. It also lets you build two-piece outfits such as empire-waist […]
Cochenille will be vending and Susan will be teaching at the Sewing and Stitchery Expo in late Feb/ early March. Registration begins on January 12, 2026. Change and Effect: Working with Patterns Thursday, February 26, 2026. 10:00AM-10:45AM. Showplex B Puyallup, WA This class will explore how changes to a pattern for fit or fashion result in a […]
Let’s Make a Top Wednesday, March 4, 2026, 2 p.m. PT Web-156 To register, click here. Let’s Make a Top will walk you through the process of creating various styles of tops with Garment Designer. It will cover design considerations, fabric choice, appropriate styles in Garment Designer, the sequence of steps in building a top. […]
Wednesday, March 11th, 2026, 10 a.m. PT Pieced Top made with pieces of Japanese vintage textiles If you follow fashion, you will see that ‘pieced garments’ are all the rage at present. This technique is no longer the domain of quilters, it has moved to the runway in a big way. Pieced garments are not […]
Fitting Points with Garment Designer Monday, March 16, 2026, 10 a.m. 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 […]
Combining Knits/Crochet with Fabrics Wednesday, March 25, 2026. 9 a.m. Web – 139 Combining Knits with Fabric 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 […]
Wednesday, April 8th, 2026, 9 a.m. PT Web – 102A Click here to purchase Create your own Pant pattern! 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 your […]
Wednesday, April 15th, 2026, 9 a.m. PT Web – 105 Click here to purchase Sample top pattern Whether you are new to Garment Designer, or your need a refresher, this webinar is for you! We will walk through, slowly, and step-by-step, the process of building a pattern for two tops (one sewn, one for knitting), […]