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April 2020
Pants, Pants – Measuring and Working Towards a Better Fit – UPDATED
Pants, Pants – Measuring and Working Towards a Better Fit - UPDATED Friday, April 24th, 10 a.m. Pacific Time If fitting pants is your challenge; this webinar will help you learn how to measure your favorite pants, and your body to assist you in creating a better pattern and pants that fit. Then, learn how to use the right sequence in Garment Designer to build the pattern you need. Learn what pattern changes address different fit problems in pants. Let’s…
Find out more »Webinar – Smarty Pants- Patterning Atypical Pants with Garment Designer
Webinar - Smarty Pants- Patterning Atypical Pants with Garment Designer Saturday, April 25th, 4 p.m. Pacific Time In this Webinar Susan will show you how to think outside of the box while patterning non-traditional pants in Garment Designer. Learn new and creative ways to achieve funky styles when patterning in Garment Designer with Professor of Fashion Design and owner of Cochenille Design Studio, Susan Lazear, as your guide. Leggings without side seams, bohemian style-pants and other atypical bottom variations will be…
Find out more »May 2020
Webinar: Creative Facing Alternatives
Are you tired of using the standard facing? Why not explore some alternatives to facings as gleaned by paying attention to designer clothing. Susan will share multiple images of garments that she has collected in her travels and discuss not only how to approach the designs of these in Garment Designer, but also the sewing techniques involved as well. Learn to give your work a signature look and say bye-bye to the facing of past. For those who have not…
Find out more »Webinar: Let’s Get Organized!
Most creative people have a lot of ‘stuff’. In this webinar, you will learn how to organize your books, fabrics, trims, and any other creative material, both physically and mentally. Susan will share with you traditional organizing skills and the latest in helpful equipment and tools including various apps and internet resources. A little time up front will clear your mind so you can easily move forward with the creative projects. For those who have not yet attended, a webinar…
Find out more »Webinar: Approaches to Copying Ready-to-Wear **NEW
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, and then the best way to get the image to a pattern with Garment Designer, or through altering an…
Find out more »Webinar: Working Creatively with the Symmetry Function in Garment Designer
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 end, you should feel more confident to…
Find out more »Webinar: Unique Color Design with Stitch Painter ***New
Stitch Painter is a grid-design tool for any textile person who creates on a grid. Whether you are a knitter, weaver, crocheter, beader, needleworker, or other, you will want to see all the creative things you can do with the software. Susan will demonstrate a variety of techniques such as creating gradients, experimenting with color rotation, FAST design techniques, building sophisticated motifs/patterns. You will see a variety of examples pulled from the web and Pinterest, plus Susan's own work. This…
Find out more »June 2020
Webinar: Working with the Extras Menu
Designing garments is step one, but accessorizing that garment with the right 'add-ons' is what makes it unique. In this webinar you will learn how to use all the items in the Extras menu to add Collars, Cuffs, Pockets, Edgings, and Additional Shapes to the body of your garment. Learn the lingo of styles, how to plan and place them, and how to build them. Fashionable inspirations will be shown as well to inspire you to add 'extras' to your…
Find out more »Webinar: Walking Tour of Garment Designer
New to Garment Designer? or possibly a bit rusty? Take a tour of the software 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 for sewing or knitting. So join us and take a scenic stroll through Garment Designer's menus, shortcuts and capabilities to help you gain…
Find out more »Webinar: Combining Knits/Crochet and Fabric Updated
Garment Designer allows you to create for knitting, crochet and sewing. So, why not make garments that utilize combinations! In this webinar, you will learn how to plan for, and create garments that incorporate both knit or crochet and sewn parts. Fashion inspiration as well as design how-to's and sewing/joining options will be shown. One does not necessarily need a sewing machine!
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