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July 2021
Webinar: Understanding Fit Preferences
Tuesday, July 20, 2021 1 pm PT Web-138 More Info Learn techniques and measurements that will help you to understand how you like your clothing to fit. There is magic to the knowledge in that it will guide you to creating clothing (sewn/knit/otherwise) that you are comfortable wearing. No more surprises. Whether you are creating your own patterns with Garment Designer, drafting by hand, or are altering commercial patterns, knowing your fit preferences will help you make wise decisions. Handouts…
Find out more »Webinar: Designing Fabrics for Digital Printing
Saturday, July 24th 2021, 11 am PT Web-125. More Info In this webinar, Susan will demonstrate and discuss the steps of creating your own fabric designs using paint or similar software programs. She will then show you the steps of uploading a design to Spoonflower (a company in North Carolina) that digitally prints fabric. There are a variety of software programs you can use including from Photoshop, Photoshop Elements, Illustrator, Gimp, and various apps for your handheld devices. These will…
Find out more »Webinar: Let’s Make a Skirt with Garment Designer
Thursday, July 29th, 11 a.m. Web-158 More Info Everyone should have a few favorite skirts to wear. Not only do they make us feel a bit more feminine, skirts are cooler to wear in summer heat. Let’s Make a Skirt will cover the development of skirt styles (and variations) including straight, A-line, gore, flared, tiered, layered, wrap, and more. Learn how to add a yoke, flounce, kick pleat, pockets, and other skirt accoutrements. Also learn which styles work best for…
Find out more »August 2021
Webinar: Garment Designer: Did you Know? 50 Things about Garment Designer **UPDATED
Webinar: Garment Designer: Did you Know? 50 Things about Garment Designer **UPDATED Thursday, August 5th, 2021 1 pm PT Web-120. More Info Knowledge is power. And increasing your Garment Designer know-how can only make you faster and better at developing pattens. This webinar will allow you to test your knowledge about the logic and workings of Garment Designer. We are going to walk through 50 Garment Designer facts/how-to's that will assist you in understanding how the software works. Test your…
Find out more »Webinar: Top Plus Bottom Mode in Garment Designer
Tuesday, August 10th, 2021 1 pm PT Web-142 More Info Garment Designer pattern software 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.
Find out more »Webinar: Working Creatively with the Symmetry Function in Garment Designer
Webinar: Working Creatively with the Symmetry Function in Garment Designer Saturday, August 14th, 2021, 11 am PT Web-132 More Info The Symmetry function in Garment Designer is a powerful feature to use when designing patterns. Susan will help you understand how to use symmetry effectively and creatively so that you can get the most out of this feature. You will learn the difference between Mirror and Give/Take symmetries, and the best approaches to use when designing. You will see…
Find out more »Webinar: Body Measurements and their Impact on a Pattern
Webinar: Body Measurements and their Impact on a Pattern Thursday, August 19th 2021, 12 pm PT Web-137 More Info A little knowledge up front goes a long way to fit and great looking clothing. In this lecture/demonstration, you will learn how to take meaningful and accurate body measurements. Then, we will take it one step further to discuss which parts of a pattern (whether knit or sewn) are impacted by proper and improper measurements. You will gain a greater understanding…
Find out more »Webinar: Dressing up a Simple Shape
Webinar: Dressing up a Simple Shape Monday, August 23rd, 1 pm PT. Web-151 More Info There is an elegance in a simple shape. Designers such as Vionnet, Miyake, and a myriad of others have created beautiful clothing with simple styling. The secret is in the details added to the base. This webinar is suitable for sewers and knitters alike, and it will share design inspiration and techniques you can employ to turn a simple style into perfection. Not only are…
Find out more »September 2021
Webinar: Knitting, 1,2,3
Knitting, 1,2,3 Friday, Sept. 17th, 2021 11 a.m. PT Web-135. More Info If you are a knitter (or if you crochet), you will want to use Garment Designer to its fullest. In this webinar Susan will show you how to use Garment Designer to design a knit project. This webinar will help you master the Shaping Instructions, generate shaping charts for regular, top-down, bottom-up, sideways and diagonal knitting. You will learn tips and tweaks to make your next knitting project…
Find out more »Webinar: Walking Tour of Garment Designer
Walking Tour of Garment Designer Monday, Sept. 20th, 2021 1 p.m. PT Web-128. More Info Take a tour of Garment Designer with Susan Lazear as your tour guide! Susan will show you Garment Designer’s main attractions as well as help you discover destinations you may not have known existed. This tour will help seasoned travelers and new tourists explore Cochenille’s pattern making software. So join us as we walk through functions and menus of Garment Designer and share additional tips,…
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