Tag: Garment Designer

Using up the Waste in Zero Waste Fashion, … Creatively

Posted on by Susan Lazear
Designing with minimal waste is a sustainable practice that has gained momentum in the past few years. However, in my opinion, it tends to lead one into ethnic-styled patterns that are very geometric in shape such as a kimono, blog...Read More

Convergence 2024 Conference July 11-17, 2024

Cochenille Design Studio and Susan Lazear will be at Convergence this coming summer in Wichita, Kansas. We will have a booth during the vending days, and Susan is actively teaching lectures, seminars, and workshops.       Susan is teaching...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

Webinar: Let’s Make Knitwear (Hand or Machine)

Let’s Make Knitwear (Hand or Machine) Wednesday, February 11, 2026 at 10 a.m. Web-155 [caption id="attachment_15628" align="aligncenter" width="300"] Knitwear Design[/caption] If you want to create your own patterns with Garment Designer this webinar will teach you various approaches. Learn to...Read More

Ceramic Design with Garment Designer Pattern Software… WOW!

Posted on by Susan Lazear
by Susan Lazear, Cochenille Design Studio Garment Designer pattern making software is an amazing design tool. I know I’m biased, but there hasn’t been a time that I’ve printed a pattern, when I haven’t smiled and inwardly danced a jig....Read More