More on the 2017 Italy Fashion and Food Retreat

Posted on February 8, 2017February 14, 2017 by cds242

Need some incentive to come join us in Italy?

June 14th – 23rd, 2017
Verona, Italy, with visits to Milan and Venice.

Come join us this June in Verona for our Food and Fashion retreat.

How about yarn shopping for Italian yarns?

Or maybe some fantastic food, cooked just for you.

Then, there are the fashions … oh how we love Italian style. In museums…

and in the store windows.

We’ll visit a weaving establishment in Venice where they weave velvet on traditional hand looms using jacquard punch cards. Customers include Dolce and Gabana, the Kremlin, etc.

bobbins… for color inlay.

And, maybe a cooking class with a chef, in the kitchen of his restaurant.

More temptations to come. Details can be found at

http://www.cochenille.com/events/category/retreats-workshops/

Fashion and Food Retreat in Italy June 2017

Posted on January 24, 2017February 14, 2017 by Susan Lazear

It’s that time again… planning for our annual creative retreat in Italy. This year it will be a combination of both the Food and the Fashion. The Dates are June 14th – 23rd, 2017.

Here are some highlights of past trips and a testimonial from a happy traveller who joined us in 2015.

The 2015 Fashion Retreat was a real trip of a lifetime. As an avid textile lover, it was a transformational experience! Susan’s fun and fact filled itinerary exceeded my expectations. We had such an organized agenda it seemed like we were on the go from morning until night. The array of appointments included quality museums, demonstrations, factory visits, fashion houses and many, many extras –Venice, opera, great Italian dining, terrific accommodations, and easy transportation. Susan was always there to guide and help us along the way. It’s difficult to say what my favorite experience was- it was all very exceptional.

“Eye opening, fun, educational, adventurous… not your ordinary trip!

Linda Perry

Click on this link for more info.. and enjoy the fashion and food photos here..

Painting a ceramic in Renaissance style

Lunch at a restaurant in the Lake Garda district. We will have a cooking class here in 2017!

and of course… wine tasting in the Lake district outside of Verona

We’ll have a felt workshop with Lisbeth Wahl, renown fiber artist

There are always the appetizers!

Lots of unique styles

Visiting a velvet weaving workshop in Venice

with Gloria..

and lots of relaxation!

Garment Designer Software Workshop-New Mexico

Posted on August 4, 2016September 27, 2016 by Susan Lazear

Garment Designer Software Workshop-New Mexico

Garment Designer Software Workshop-New Mexico! Next week, a group of Cochenille users will be spending concentrated time in this 100 year old Inn, in Cimarron, New Mexico. We take over the Inn, set up computers, and away we go with learning Garment Designer! Our focus this year includes learning how to measure clothing accurately, so we can reproduce the patterns we want in Garment Designer.

Students will learn more about their software, how to input measurements, choose styles, edit patterns, and simply enjoy a fun and relaxed learning environment. It doesn’t get much better than that!

Casa del Gavilan