New Mexico Garment Designer Retreat 2026

From Fabric/Yarn to Garment Garment Designer Retreat August 21st - 25th, 2026 Cimarron, New Mexico $420.00 [caption id="attachment_16193" align="aligncenter" width="1000"] The Casa, site of your 2025 Design Retreat.[/caption] We are continuing our tradition of truly retreating in an amazing location...Read More

Convergence 2026, New Orleans, LA. August 13 – 16, 2026

Cochenille Design Studio and Susan Lazear will be at Convergence this coming summer in New Orleans, LA. We will have a booth during the vending days, and Susan is actively teaching lectures, seminars, and workshops. [caption id="attachment_16541" align="aligncenter" width="677"] Convergence...Read More

Webinar: Let’s Make a Skirt (with Garment Designer)

Monday, June 29th, 2026, 2 p.m.  PT Web 158 [caption id="attachment_15940" align="aligncenter" width="651"] Skirt example[/caption] Everyone should have a few favorite skirts to wear. Not only do they make us feel a bit more feminine, skirts are cooler to wear...Read More

Webinar: Let’s Make a Dress

Tuesday, June 16th, 9 a.m. PT Web-157 Click here to purchase. Let’s Make a Dress will cover the development of a variety of dress styles ranging from the classic shirtwaist to an A-line dress, to dresses with yokes, and an...Read More

Webinar: Smarty Pants

Saturday, June 6, 2026  9 a.m. PT Web-136 [caption id="attachment_15885" align="aligncenter" width="500"] Legging Pattern[/caption] 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...Read More