Author: Susan Lazear

Susan Lazear is the owner of Cochenille Design Studio. She oversees the design and development of the software created by the company. She is also a Professor of Fashion at San Diego Mesa College, and she herself is a practitioner of textile arts, as she designs, sews, knits, etc. Susan is also an author of books and articles related to fashion, design and the textile arts.

Interesting Garment Designer Pattern Style

Posted on by Susan Lazear
  [caption id="attachment_2794" align="alignleft" width="225"] Inspiration Top used as my starting point for my new Garment Designer pattern.[/caption] It's time to make a pattern!! One of my favorite things in my creative world, is to figure out how to make...Read More

Garment Designer Software Workshop-New Mexico

Posted on 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,...Read More

Garment Designer, Stitch Painter Software Down Under

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Regards from the land of down under! Yesterday, I had the pleasure of meeting with a group of women in Christchurch, New Zealand and walking through the paces with both Garment Designer and Stitch Painter software programs. We covered a...Read More