Cochenille July
Specials
Happy 4th of July
Everyone loved free Style sets and clip art, so we decided to keep the same special. Place an order of $45 or more and recieve one of the following items free:
Stitch Painter Elements Clip Art
Get started on your Holiday knitting/crochet - You can quickly bring together a personalized Holiday Stocking by generating a pixel-per-stitch Graphic in our Holiday collection bringing it into Stitch Painter and then placing the clip art from our Elements collection into your master piece.
Promocode: FreeSPELCD Regular: $24.00
Style set 1 or 2
Add more styles to your Garment Designer. Style set 1 has a variety of vests, a funnel neck (good starting point for turtle necks), a full fashion armhole (good for knitting straight angle armholes) and many more styles. The Style set 2 has cool scallopued edges, styles with more points (the more points you have the more creative you can get), capri pants, even an underware template, and many more styles.
Promocode: FreeSS1 Regular: $25.00
Promocode: FreeSS2 Regular $25.00
Details
of Fashion

The Details of Fashion is a software program that contains a database
of over 250 fashion terms. Each term is defined and illustrated,
plus there are historical tidbits and additional remarks. In some
cases pronunciation is provided. You can test your knowledge by
planing the games and quizzes provided on the CD. There are word
scrambles, cross-word puzzles, quizzes and more.
The program runs in 'kiosk' mode. Simply click on the buttons to move to the various views. You can use database
tools to search, sort and locate the term of your choice. Print
reports of the styles you are interested in.
Computer
Requirements:
- Windows
users must be Windows 95 or greater.
- Mac
users should be System 8.6 or greater.
- Ram:
Most new computers will have ample RAM to run the program. We
suggest a minimum of 32 megs.
A
CD ROM is required as the program will be shipped in this version.
Prices:
SP-SW-0601-I
Details of Fashion, Windows $30, Regular $39
SP-SW-0601-M Details of Fashion, Macintosh $30, Regular $39
Grammar
of Ornament
Sewer's Worksheets
The Two-Easy Measuring Tape
Other Great Holiday Gift Ideas
My
Inspiration Files
SP-010: $35.00, (regular price: $39.00)
plus free postal shipping.
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Break
Through Workspace Clutter
My Inspiration
Files is a database tool designed to keep track of your
fashion and craft Inspirations by organizing and storing
your favorite images and information into one simple-to-use
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Have
fun building an electronic scrapbook loaded with hundreds
of entries of images that inspire you. Capture graphics
from the web, your digital camera or scan clippings from
magazines.
Quickly
sort through years of entries with a keyword search. |
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Includes
a Starter Set of over 150 annotated Fashion or Apparel and
Related Websites. Simply click on the link and away you go! |
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Web List
view. |
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Computer
Requirements
Macintosh:
OSX
Windows: 98 or greater |
Price:
$39.00 |
The Grammar of Ornament CD
Our
ongoing special is the Grammar
of Ornament Clip Art Collection taken from Owen Jone's
book called the Grammar of Ornament. Direct Imagination has
created two versions of the collection (Professional and Compact).
In
both versions, you have access to 2100 copyright-free images
and you can use a 'click and choose' approach to locate, view
and read about the images. royalty-free
images.
Windows or Macintosh |
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| Grammar
of Ornament Professional: |
#SP-001:
$189.00 Regular
Price: $199.00 |
| Grammar
of Ornament Compact: |
#SP-002:
$90.00
Regular Price: $99.00 |
| Laminated
Symbol Charts |
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There
are 3 symbol charts in the set, one for hand knitting, machine
knitting and crochet. The Japanese symbol is shown and the
operation of how to create the stitch is shown. This is
helpful for designing your own patterns as it gives you
the most common world standard.
Each
card is double-sided.
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#SP-003:
$4.00 Regular Price: $5.00
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Use
the special prices when you fill out the order form.
Fabric
and Trim Inventory Cards |
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These
are 4-1/4 X 5-1/2 inch cards printed on index weight paper.
On each card is a place for your fabric swatch (or trim)
and detailed information about the piece. You can record
the yardage, width, fiber content, purchase information
and storage information amongst other things. What better
way to organize your stash. Normally, there are 50 fabric
cards per fabric set and 10 trim cards per set.
Fabric: $2.75 per set of 50, or $5.00 for 100. Trim: $1.40
for a set of 10, or $2.50 for 20.
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#SP-04
Gift Bundle. Includes 50 Fabric Cards and 10 Trim cards,
bundled with a plastic case case (similar to the above)
for organizing and easy transport. $6.00 |
Sewer's
Worksheets
These
worksheets are developed for people who want to make their
own patterns, whether by hand or computer. Moving to this
level of creativity necessitates a certain amount of organization.
These worksheets were initially developed by Susan for
her students at Mesa college. The goal was to organize
their thoughts prior to sitting in front of the computer.
It is amazing how a little up-front thought goes a long
way to facilitating success. There are 4 different worksheets
and these are printed on Index weight paper. Most sheets
are double-sided.
$14.00 DA-0205 The set includes 40 sheets, 10 of each
worksheet in a see-through folder.
$15.00 DA-0208 CD/Disk with PDF files so you may print
your own. (Windows or Mac)
Pattern Planning Worksheet - First, you need to
think through how to approach making the pattern. For
this we have the Pattern Planning Worksheet. Keep track
of all the details of your patterns including the style
details, inspirational clipping, flat drawing with general
dimensions and a thought-out analysis of how to approach
each pattern piece. By working through this sheet, you
will be educating yourself for future projects. You will
develop an understanding of how deep armholes are, what
you preferred neckline width is, etc.
Garment Construction Worksheet - The interesting
thing about creating your own patterns is that there are
no sewing instructions! So, a new form of education must
emerge. Really, it is not that hard. One begins by looking
at the instructions on similar commercial patterns. Yet,
it is very helpful to think through the steps of construction,
one-by-one, prior to sitting down in front of the sewing
machine. This worksheet helps you with the process.
Project Costing Worksheet - This worksheet helps
you to determine the costs of a sewn project. It allows
you to record the fabrics and trims used (including swatches),
quantities and total costs.
Computer Log - Of course, once you get going with
computer design, you need to keep track of where you save
your various files. This worksheet allows you record this
information.
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Gift Bundle. Includes 10 of each worksheet, printed on index
weight paper, plus the plastic envelope sleeve. In addition,
you have the CD or diskette of PDF files so you can continue
to make further worksheets. $25.00 |
| Two-Easy
Measuring Tape |
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Garment
Designer allows you to enter front vs. back and left vs.
right measurements. We have found a wonderful tool that
makes taking these measurements simple. Measuring made
Easy, by Lorraine Henry is a measuring tape and booklet
kit. The tape is extra long and measures from the center
out, which makes taking front vs. back and left vs. right
measurements easy. No more inaccuracies.
Lorraine's
booklet explains the process of measuring in clear and
concise terms. Between her book and our Designer manual
you will enjoy taking the measurements necessary to create
a superb fit. |
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Regular
Price: $15
#SP-06
$13.00 |
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