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: Understanding Fit Preferences

Friday, May 8th, 2026, 9 a.m. Web-138 [caption id="attachment_15804" align="aligncenter" width="500"] Fit Preference Example[/caption] Learn techniques and measurements that will help you to understand how you like your clothing to fit. There is magic to the knowledge in that it...Read More

Webinar: Approaches to Copying Ready-to-Wear

Approaches to Copying Ready-to-Wear Monday, April 27th, 2026. 9 a.m. Web-140 Learn to create patterns from your favorite clothing! The art of translating a garment you see to a pattern is a simple learned skill. Whether you start with a...Read More