The How and Why of Prototyping Your Ideas Wednesday, February 16th, 2022 11 am  PT Web-154 https://shop.cochenille.com/collections/webinars-online/products/webinar-the-how-and-why-of-prototyping-your-ideas Garment Designer provides you with a creative tool to advance your pattern designs. In this webinar we want to share with you the various approaches you can take to test out your ideas. Are my proportions, right? How do I sew this garment? H ow can I add more interest to the piece? Is this pattern doable? These are all questions we ask…

From Tokyo and Kyoto to Garment Designer Wednesday, February 23rd, 11 am PT Web-123 https://shop.cochenille.com/collections/webinars-online/products/webinar-from-tokyo-and-kyoto-to-garment-designer Japan is a leader in the world of fashion. Designers there are known for mixing traditional with modern tastes. In this webinar, Susan will share various styles she has photographed on the streets and in store windows of Tokyo, Kyoto, Osaka, Kobe, and beyond. She will show you how to analyze them and then build patterns with Garment Designer. Learn more about using your software…

What Happened to my Waist? Saturday, February 26th, 11 am PT Web-133 https://shop.cochenille.com/collections/webinars-online/products/webinar-what-happened-to-my-waist Has your waist changed, and you now have bottoms you can’t wear? Or, does your weight fluctuate and you want to design clothing that allows for this? This webinar focuses on creative techniques of altering existing garments or plan new ones to allow for ‘flexible waists’. Garment Designer tips and techniques will be given as well as sewing suggestions.

Let's Make a Top (with Garment Designer) Design and Sewing Techniques Tuesday, March 15th, 2022 1 pm  PT Web-156 https://shop.cochenille.com/collections/webinars-online/products/lets-make-a-top-design-and-sewing-techniques Let’s Make a Top will walk you through the process of creating various styles of tops with Garment Designer. It will cover design considerations, fabric choice, appropriate styles in Garment Designer, the sequence of steps in building a top. A variety of styles, neckline, armhole/sleeve and hem treatments will be shown. Design and construction tips will be included as well…

Pants, Pants: Measuring and Working Towards a Better Fit Monday, March 21st , 11 am PT Web-102A https://shop.cochenille.com/collections/webinars-online/products/webinar-pants-a-better-fit 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 the…

Let's Make Childrenswear with (Garment Designer). ** NEW Thursday, March 31st, 1 pm PT Web-160 https://shop.cochenille.com/collections/webinars-online/products/webinar-lets-make-childrenswear-with-garment-designer We all have a small one in our lives, who it would be a pleasure to create garments for. So, let's take a look at the process of designing clothing for children. Whether you intend to sew or knit, the design process is generally the same. Let's explore garment styles and inspirations currently favored by  childrenswear brands and take into account a bit of functionality…

Top Plus Bottom Mode in Garment Designer Wednesday, April 6th, 2022 11 am PT Web-142 https://shop.cochenille.com/collections/webinars-online/products/webinar-working-with-top-bottom-mode-in-garment-designer Garment Designer allows you to design Tops and Bottoms in the same file. This allows you to design with proper proportions between jackets and skirts, pants and tops, etc. It also lets you build two-piece outfits such as empire-waist styles, jackets and skirts, pants/tops, and more. Learn how using this mode can help you design garments you never thought possible in the program.

Pants Workshop – Working with Fit Issues Thursday, April 14, 2022 11 am  PT Web-102B https://shop.cochenille.com/collections/webinars-online/products/pant-fit-workshop This webinar focuses on recognizing pant fit issues, and how to solve them with pattern making. Learn how to read the wrinkles or stress folds, and what to do to correct them. After we have viewed the various pattern alterations, we will have Fit Expert Lorraine Henry join us. For those who have taken the Pants, Pants – Measuring and Working Towards a Better…