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September 2019
Working with the Extras Menu
Working with the Extras Menu Increase your knowledge of Garment Designer to add style, functionality or advance your pattern skills. Learn how to apply Collars, Cuffs, Pockets, Edgings and Generic Shapes to your patterns. For those who have not yet attended, a webinar is a 60 to 70 minute online class to include Lecture, Question & Answer and PDF Handouts for personal use. Webinars need a minimum of three participants to host. If we do not meet this minimum the webinar…
Find out more »Smarty Pants – Patterning Atypical Pants with Garment Designer
Smarty Pants - Patterning Atypical Pants with Garment Designer 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, Susan Lazear, as your guide. Leggings without side seams, bohemian style pants and other atypical bottom variations will be discussed. For those who have not yet attended, a webinar…
Find out more »October 2019
STITCHES Salt Lake 2019
Cochenille at Stitches Salt Lake 2019 Save the Date! Cochenille will be vending at STITCHES Salt Lake City, Utah October 2nd - 5th 2019. You can find at Booth # 405 This is the first STITCHES show to be hosted in Salt Lake and it will be a little different from the rest of the STITCHES events, as they are expanding the show to appeal to a multitude of crafters. STITCHES Salt Lake will have stimulating classes and shopping for ALL— knitters,…
Find out more »November 2019
2019 Fall Garment Designer Workshop – Dress it Up!
2019 Fall Garment Designer Workshop Cochenille Design Studio is planning our annual Fall Workshop. Save the date for November 1st to 3rd San Marcos, California! If you are interested in this workshop please contact us at info@cochenille.com to have your name added to our interested list. You will receive updates and details pertaining to this workshop. The goal of our Garment Designer Fall retreat this year will focus on creating a simple pattern of your choice and dressing it up. For this workshop…
Find out more »STITCHES SoCal 2019
STITCHES SoCal 2019 SAVE THE DATE! Cochenille Design Studio will be vending and hosting classes at STITCHES November 14-17, 2019, Pasadena, CA. Cochenille will be hosting live demonstrations in the booth and we will have an array of show specials. Come visit and try the software out for yourself! Susan Lazear will be hosting two of her popular classes, please view the tentative schedule below. We will have more details, such as times, in the near future. Sewing Techniques for…
Find out more »February 2020
Stitches West 2020
Stitches West 2020 We are pleased to announce that Cochenille will be returning to Santa Clara for STITCHES West 2020 for another weekend full of excitement (and shopping!) Cochenille will be vending at STITCHES West 2020 in Santa Clara, CA February 20th -23rd, Booth# 308. We will have show special pricing on our products and live demos. Be sure to register for our classes as well as Susan Lazear, creator and owner of Cochenille, has a great class schedule lined up for…
Find out more »Sewing & Stitchery Expo 2020
Sewing & Stitchery Expo 2020 Save the Date for February 27 – March 1, 2020, Cochenille Design Studio and Susan Lazear will be coming to Puyallup, Washington to offer show specials, demonstrations and classes! Please come back to this event page for updates on where you can find us at the show and the schedule for Susan's fun and informative classes. If you have any questions, please contact us at info@cochenille.com
Find out more »April 2020
Webinar – Domino Design: Working Creatively with Fabrication and Styles
Webinar - Domino Design: Working Creatively with Fabrication and Styles Domino Design is an approach to clothing design whereby fabric and pattern design are used in a manner that allows you to build garments that mix and match. Learn the basics of this approach as well as how to design coordinates. For knitting, sewing, or combinations. Garment Designer will be used to demonstrate the different ways of planning pieced garments, design process for proportions, coordinates, etc. The information is…
Find out more »Webinar- Garment Designer: Step-by-Step Knittings
Garment Designer: Step-by-Step Knitting Tuesday, April 14th, 10 a.m. Pacific Time Get started making knit patterns in Garment Designer! 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 a breeze. Webinars are 60 to 70 minute classes. They include: A handout…
Find out more »Webinar – How Body Measurements Affect Your Pattern – NEW!!
How Body Measurements Affect Your Pattern – NEW!! Saturday, April 18th, 10 a.m. Pacific Time 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…
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