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November 2020
Webinar: Fit Preferences: Understanding How you Like your Clothing to Fit
Wednesday, November 18th, 2020 11 am PT 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 include a worksheet…
Find out more »Webinar: Project Blouse: Start to Finish. *** New
Saturday, November 21st 2 pm PT Let’s Make a Blouse will feature the development of a woven fabric blouse. It will cover design considerations, fabric choice, appropriate styles in Garment Designer, the sequence of steps in building the bodice and sleeve pattern and the option of darts. You will also learn how to add the additional ‘blouse’ pattern parts such as a collar, front extension, facings, sleeve cuff treatment, and pocket. Design and construction tips will be included as well as…
Find out more »Webinar: Pant Fit Workshop
Monday, December 07, 2020, 11 am PT This webinar is a Pant Fit Workshop and is designed for those who have taken the Pants, Pants – Measuring and Working Towards a Better Fit webinar recently, either as part of this series, or earlier in April 2020 (as the content was updated at that time). In advance of our meeting, participants will complete a Fit Analysis worksheet, then, draft a pattern in Garment Designer and sew a muslin using the knowledge…
Find out more »December 2020
Webinar: Working with Tops Plus Bottom Mode in Garment Designer
Thursday, December 10, 2020.11 am PT Web-142 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. BUY WEBINAR Price: $25.00
Find out more »Webinar:Working Creatively with the Symmetry Function in Garment Designer
Tuesday, December 15, 2020 2 pm PT 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 Susan build multiple fashion garments using the Symmetry function to its fuller. By the…
Find out more »January 2021
Webinar: Walking Tour of Garment Designer
Friday, January 8th, 2021 11 am 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, short-cuts, help sheets, and…
Find out more »Webinar:From Tokyo and Kyoto and beyond to Patterns with Garment Designer (Updated)
Saturday, January 16, 2021 11 am PT Web-123 More Info 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. She will show you how to analyze them and then build patterns with Garment Designer. Learn more about using your software as you expand your design sense. We will stretch your mind by choosing…
Find out more »Webinar: Dressing Up a Simple Shape – NEW
Monday, January 18, 2021 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 the styles quick to make,…
Find out more »Webinar: Body Measurements and How they Impact the Pattern
Friday, January 22, 2021 2 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 of why some patterns work and others don’t, and…
Find out more »Toast and Boast #8
We have scheduled our next Toast and Boast webinar for Friday, January 29th, 2021 Please consider sending us an image of something you have created with either Stitch Painter or Garment Designer software. We have had some wonderful submissions and it is fun to hear the back-story of the project. Also, please send your Garment Designer or Stitch Painter file. Email susan@cochenille.com if you have questions or submissions. We will send out the link to the Toast and Boast, closer…
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