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March 2025
Designalong: Shawl Collar, March 11, 25, and April 22nd, 2025
Shawl Collar Design Designalong with or without Garment Designer Explore the Shawl Collar and the Design Process For sewers, knitters, crocheters $75.00 DA-03 Tuesday, March 11, 2025, 9 a.m. PT Tuesday, March 125, 2025, 9 a.m. PT Tuesday, April 22, 2025, 9 a.m. PT Attend live or watch the recordings Welcome to the third in a series of Designalongs with Cochenille. This Designalong features the creation of a Shawl Collar style. Shawl Collars are unique in that the…
Find out more »Webinar: Fitting Points in Garment Designer
Fitting Points with Garment Designer Friday, March 28th, 2025, 9 a.m. PT Web-146 This webinar will take you on a tour of the various ways you can achieve 'fit' in Garment Designer. We will explore the use of Darts (bodice and bottoms), Princess Lines, Contoured Styles, Dart Equivalents, and the use of Ease. In addition we will address some fitting issues such as rounded back, forward shoulders, non-symmetrical bodies, and approaches to dealing with them. Click here to purchase. If…
Find out more »April 2025
Webinar: Pants, Pants, Working Towards a Better Fit
Wednesday, April 2nd, 2025, 9 a.m. PT Web – 102A Click here to purchase Create your own Pant pattern! If fitting pants is your challenge, this webinar will help you learn how to measure your body, and your favorite pants to assist you in creating a pattern, muslin, and ultimately, pants that fit. Analyze your figure and your fit-challenges to define the problems you face. Then, learn how to use the right sequence of steps in Garment Designer to build…
Find out more »Webinar Workshop: From Self-Analysis to Capsule Wardrobe
Friday, April 11th, 2025 - 9 a.m. - 11 a.m. PT Saturday, April 12th, 2025 - 9 a.m. - 11 a.m. PT Saturday April 25th, 2025 - 9 a.m. - 11 a.m. PT Web-Wk-01 Click here to purchase. Web-W-01 Do you have clothes you love but don’t wear? Are you tired of making sewn garments or knit/crochet garments that don’t work for you? This online webinar/workshop gives you tools that may help you avoid those disappointments and give you confidence…
Find out more »Webinar: Approaches to Copying Ready-to-Wear
Approaches to Copying Ready-to-Wear Thursday, April 17th, 2025. 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 photo, a favorite garment, in the dressing room, Pinterest, or other, the general process is similar. Let Susan Lazear show you the steps for the various approaches which involve, analysis, proportions, and details translation. Learn how to build a schematic,…
Find out more »Webinar: Let’s Make a Dress
Wednesday, April 30th, 9 am PT Web-157 Click here to purchase. Let’s Make a Dress will cover the development of a variety of dress styles ranging from the classic shirtwaist to an A-line dress, to dresses with yokes, and an assortment of summer styles. Topics include design considerations, fabric choice, appropriate styles in Garment Designer, and the sequence of steps in building sleeved and sleeveless dresses. Darts and fit options will be included as will the use of collars, bands/ruffles,…
Find out more »June 2025
Retreat: Fashion, Textiles, and Silk Painting in Lyon and Buxy (Burgundy), France
Fashion, Textiles, and Silk Painting Lyon and Buxy (Burgundy), France June 2nd - 12th, 2025 Silk Painting in Burgundy Vintner Home in Buxy Burgundy This year we are combining our days of exploring Lyon with days of textile and garment design and Silk Painting in Burgundy with textile artist Nadja Lancelot and Cochenille's Susan Lazear. Our France retreat will begin in Lyon exploring its deep silk and textile heritage. We will have a variety of appointments and excursions. Of course,…
Find out more »August 2025
New Mexico Garment Designer Workshop/Retreat
August 21st - 25th, 2025 Cimarron, New Mexico Students at work! The Casa, site of your 2025 Design Retreat. We are continuing our tradition of truly retreating in an amazing location and spending focused time with Garment Designer. So, we return to Cimarron, New Mexico and the 100-year-old inn we have grown to love. Skill Level: All you really need is computer comfort and some sewing experience. It is advisable to get the software in advance and have experimented with…
Find out more »October 2025
2025 Italy Fashion and Food Retreat, Verona, Italy
Italy Fashion, Craft, and Food Retreat Verona, Italy October 9-19th, 2025 Susan has been going to Verona since 2007 and she now lives there half-time. She has developed a sense for Italian fashion, food, and lifestyle. She has also established contacts with various artists, designers, stores, museums, and food-related businesses. This year, our 2025 retreat, centered in Verona, will include day-trips to Venice and Vicenza. The Retreat will begin at dinner time on October 9th (the day of arrival)…
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