Using up the Waste in Zero Waste Fashion, … Creatively

Posted on January 9, 2024January 9, 2024 by Susan Lazear

Designing with minimal waste is a sustainable practice that has gained momentum in the past few years. However, in my opinion, it tends to lead one into ethnic-styled patterns that are very geometric in shape such as a kimono, blog...Read More

Ceramic Design with Garment Designer Pattern Software… WOW!

Posted on January 2, 2024January 2, 2024 by Susan Lazear

by Susan Lazear, Cochenille Design Studio Garment Designer pattern making software is an amazing design tool. I know I’m biased, but there hasn’t been a time that I’ve printed a pattern, when I haven’t smiled and inwardly danced a jig....Read More

Webinar: Progressive Learning with Garment Designer – Basic T-shirt

Basic T-Top, Progressive Design and Fit (1st in a series) Tuesday, July 11th, 2023. 11 a.m. PT Web-170 The Progressive Design and Fit webinars are designed to aid users in the following way: Taking accurate measurements Choosing the right fabric...Read More

Pieced Design with Garment Designer

Posted on July 6, 2023July 6, 2023 by Susan Lazear

If you follow fashion, you will see that one of the current trends is clothing created using multiple fabrics. Here at Cochenille, we find this incredibly exciting, as it offers all forms of creativity, from choosing the fabrics, to planning...Read More

Webinar: Smarty Pants:

Smarty PantsTuesday, May 24th, 11 am PTWeb-136 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 stylish, unique, and even some...Read More