Garment Designer

Garment Designer is pattern drafting software from Cochenille Design Studio. It produces patterns for both sewing and knitting, using either ready-to-wear sizes or custom body measurements. A symmetry function speeds up drawing, and it runs on Mac and Windows.

What Garment Designer offers

• Pattern drafting — draws garment patterns for sewing and knitting.
• Measurements — works from standard sizing or custom measurements.
• Symmetry function — mirrors work to save effort.
• Plug-ins — add-on style sets that widen the range of designs.
• Printing — patterns can be laid on full-scale prints and sent to fabric printers.

Who it works with

Home sewers, knitters and designers. The maker's gallery shows dresses, skirts, jackets, children's clothing and knitwear, and even a ceramic vessel project.

Key facts

• Maker: Cochenille Design Studio
• Platforms: Mac and Windows
• Related product: Stitch Painter, grid-based design software for knitting and needlework