Yulin Xiao

Dedicated to designing fashionable and functional patterns. Proficient with sewing machines and have an understanding of production processes and techniques. Skilled in Adobe Illustrator and able to visualize garments from designer's drawings and sketches. Ability to adapt to a fast-paced, ever-changing work environment.

Shape & Form:

• Skilled in pattern making and draping as well as sewing to reduce designs and have experience working with different types of delicate fabrics.
• Proficient in doing cutter's must and spec sheet, knowing the rules of the tech pack.

Digital Communication:

• Proficiency in drawing technical flats using Adobe Illustrator; skilled in Adobe Photoshop and Adobe InDesign.
• Specialized in digital or hand-drawn fashion illustration.

Textile Colorlab:

• Keen recognition of color and familiarity with color theory.
• Knowledge of fabric materials and how to dye with different types of dyes. (e.g. how to use natural and chemical dyes and handle of plastic fabrics for dyeing)

Material Manipulation:

• Understanding the structure and material of fabrics
• Changing the texture of fabrics through modification (e.g. laser cutting)
• Sustainable Design

• Fall 2023 Pratt Institute President's List
• Spring 2023 Pratt Institute President's List
• Fall 2022 Pratt Institute President's List
• Spring 2022 Pratt Institute President's List
• Fall 2021 Pratt Institute President's List

Shape & Form:

• Reduce a 3-look design collection using patternmaking, draping, and sewing skills with various types of delicate fabrics.
• Proficient in doing cutter's must and spec sheet, knowing the rules of the tech pack.

Digital Communication:

• Design and draw technical flats of a merchandise collection using Adobe Illustrator; layout using Adobe Photoshop and Adobe InDesign.
• Specialized in digital or hand-drawn fashion illustration.

Material Manipulation:

• Understanding the structure and material of fabrics
• Analyzing the fabrics of existing fashion brands.
• Reinventing their possible deadstock fabrics using sustainable materials to produce swatches.

• Spring/Fall 2023 Pratt Institute President's List
• Spring/Fall 2022 Pratt Institute President's List
• Fall 2021 Pratt Institute President's List

Shape & Form:

• Reduce a 3-look design collection using patternmaking, draping, and sewing skills with various types of delicate fabrics.
• Proficient in doing cutter's must and spec sheet, knowing the rules of the tech pack.

Digital Communication:

• Design and draw technical flats of a merchandise collection using Adobe Illustrator; layout using Adobe Photoshop and Adobe InDesign.
• Specialized in digital or hand-drawn fashion illustration.

Material Manipulation:

• Understanding the structure and material of fabrics
• Analyzing the fabrics of existing fashion brands.
• Reinventing their possible deadstock fabrics using sustainable materials to produce swatches.

• Spring/Fall 2023 Pratt Institute President's List
• Spring/Fall 2022 Pratt Institute President's List
• Fall 2021 Pratt Institute President's List