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September 2017
Stitch Painter: From Photo to Design
Stitch Painter: From Photo to Design Stitch Painter: From Photo to Design webinar will teach you how to take full advantage of the Full Color Import module of Stitch Painter. In this webinar you will learn the basic steps of taking a photo or clip art image and bringing it into Stitch Painter. Grid it, pull a color palette, or simply use the color proportions as a guide for good design. Susan will walk you through multiple uses of this great…
Find out more »Annual New Mexico Garment Designer Workshop
Annual New Mexico Garment Designer Workshop September 22-24th, 2017 Cimarron, New Mexico Book by August 15th for the Early Bird Special of $250! We are continuing our tradition of truly retreating in an amazing location and spending focus time with Garment Designer. So, we return to Cimarron, New Mexico and the 100-year old inn we have grown to love. Our retreat this year will focus on borrowing fit and style details from existing favorite garments and then moving forward from…
Find out more »Combining Knits with Fabric
Combining Knits with Fabric Combining knits with fabric is easy with Garment Designer. Garment Designer allows you to create for both knitting and sewing. So, why not make garments that utilize both! In this webinar, you will learn how to plan for, and create garments that incorporate both knit and sewn parts. Fashion inspiration as well as design how-tos will be shown. This is a perfect webinar to take in conjunction with the 'LagenLook: Layered Fashions Using Garment Designer' Webinar…
Find out more »LagenLook: Layered Fashions Using Garment Designer
LagenLook: Layered Fashions Using Garment Designer LagenLook: Layered Fashions Using Garment Designer is Cochenille's newest webinar. Lagenlook fashion has gained popularity worldwide for its versatility, comfort, and practicality. For our newest webinar we will be exploring the Lagenlook and how to best use Garment Designer patterning software to create layered looks. This webinar will go over which type of layers work best, which garment components are ideal, Lagenlook styles to try for your body shape and most importantly how to…
Find out more »October 2017
Garment Designer: Did you know? Part 1
Garment Designer: Did you know? Part 1 'Garment Designer: Did you know? Part 1' is the 1st part of two webinars. It presents a list of things about Garment Designer that many people don’t always know. Test your knowledge and increase your awareness about using the software. 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. This is a live class and…
Find out more »Garment Designer: Did you know? – Part 2
Garment Designer: Did you know? - Part 2 Garment Designer: Did you know? - Part 2 is a continuation of "Garment Designer, Did you Know Part 1" It presents a list of things about Garment Designer that many people don’t always know. Test your knowledge and increase your awareness about using the software. 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…
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Lecture & Workshop: Indigo & Shibori Dyeing techniques
Lecture & Workshop: Indigo & Shibori Dyeing techniques Lecture & Workshop: Indigo & Shibori Dyeing techniques hosted by The Machine Knitters Guild of the San Francisco Bay Area and Cochenille Design Studio owner and designer, Susan Lazear. She will be sharing the inspiration that she found during her travels in Japan. In the morning there will be a lecture on Indigo. In the afternoon, there will be a workshop with indigo dying using some of the Japanese Shibori techniques that we saw in…
Find out more »Creativ Festival
Creativ Festival Since 1988, Creativ Festival is Canada’s largest DIY consumer show dedicated to the creative arts of sewing, knitting, beading, spinning, weaving, felting, quilting, crocheting, stitching, scrapbooking, crafting and other fibre, textile, needle and paper arts. Cochenille will be at booth #121, stop by for a chat! Susan will be hosting the following seminars: CHANGE IT UP! Learn how to use a favorite pattern as an anchor piece and change it up to create variations on a theme. Change the neckline, add…
Find out more »November 2017
Vogue Knitting LIVE Seattle 2017
Vogue Knitting LIVE Seattle 2017 Cochenille Design Studio will be vending at Vogue Knitting LIVE Seattle 2017! Be sure to stop by Booth 117 to see our newest products! If you plan on attending, please use the following discount codes for more savings! CDS50 - 50% off Marketplace tickets CDS15 – 15% off registration for classes or packages Both codes are case sensitive and can be used during the registration process at vogueknittinglive.com/seattle Please email us with your name and email…
Find out more »American Sewing Guild Inland Empire General Meeting With Susan Lazear
American Sewing Guild Inland Empire General Meeting With Susan Lazear American Sewing Guild Inland Empire is hosting a general meeting with Susan Lazear as their guest. Susan, the owner and creator of Cochenille Design Studio, is also an avid textile artist, enthusiast and historian and will be giving a tour of fabrics including their history and usage. To Reserve a seat: Please email or send Name ___________________________ To: jmil1108@verizon.net Or Jayne Miller, 1108 E Pennsylvania, Redlands, CA 92374 Download the meeting…
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