Creativity at your Fingertips During the Pandemic with Found Object Printing and Garment Designer

Posted on October 27, 2020February 2, 2021 by Susan Lazear

One of my favorite textile arts is surface design. I adore anything to do with fabric, but creating my own fabric has to top my list of having fun. This past weekend I was prepping to teach a class at...Read More

Using Dritz Seams Great with a Garment Designer Pattern Project

Posted on July 30, 2020July 30, 2020 by Susan Lazear

I have been using a Dritz product called Seams Great for over 30 years. One of the primary intents of this product is to bind the edge of fabric easily and quickly. Although it used to come in a few...Read More

Two-Piece Felted Jacket with Garment Designer Software: Tribute to Kath Taylor

Posted on June 22, 2020June 23, 2020 by Susan Lazear

I recently finished a jacket that had been in the works for a long time, the idea started in 2013 at a Cochenille Workshop here in southern California. It took seven years to complete this project and, in the end,...Read More

Adinkra Cloth Inspired Fashion with Garment Designer

Posted on April 30, 2020June 22, 2020 by Susan Lazear

One of my most recent projects was to design both fabric and garment with an Adinkra influence. The Adinkra is a hand-printed cloth created by the Ashanti in Ghana, Africa. The Adinkra cloths were traditionally made for royalty and religious...Read More

Garment Designer Face Mask

Posted on April 1, 2020April 2, 2020 by Susan Lazear

Designed by Lisbeth Wahl Lisbeth used her past training to develop a face mask pattern and sewing instructions. This pattern is unique in that the front panel is made of two layers which provides the opportunity to insert a barrier...Read More