Making Holidays with TAUKO designers

Winter Edition 2025

Get to know the pattern makers and creative talents from TAUKO Magazine Issue No.17 and discover how they celebrate the winter holidays.

Bren Larsen, @artifact_patterns, enjoys baking, making gifts, and trying out new festive customs with her family while travelling the world. Creating handmade presents for her five children and her husband is an important part of the season.

Bren is a designer, maker, and educator who loves working with her hands and spending time in creative environments. Her work is inspired by traditional techniques and the satisfaction that comes from making garments slowly and thoughtfully.

Bren is the designer behind the FREYA dress, pattern design featured in TAUKO Magazine Issue No. 17.

Katja Czajkowski, @NaehfroschDe , reflects on the festive season from her home near Frankfurt, Germany. For her, Christmas is a time to enjoy local Christmas markets and seasonal food, grounded in moments of warmth and togetherness.

Her work is rooted in many years of experience in pattern design and sewing education. In 2013, she founded Nähfrosch, which began as a personal blog and has since grown into a widely used resource for sewing enthusiasts. With over 180 published patterns, Katja is dedicated to creating accessible and creative designs for makers of all skill levels. Katja is the designer behind the SUKARIA dress, sewing pattern featured in TAUKO Magazine Issue No. 17.

Lauren Merciris, @maya_sewingpatterns, brings her Christmas spirit with her to Japan — and her own Christmas tree as well! Celebrating the festive season in a different cultural setting adds a sense of curiosity and openness to her holidays.

Lauren is the founder of MAYA Sewing Patterns. A French expatriate currently living in Japan, she creates designs that embrace slow fashion, couture principles, and meticulous attention to detail, encouraging makers to feel confident and empowered.

Lauren is the designer behind the VIBES blouse, a pattern design featured in TAUKO Magazine Issue No. 17.

Réka MacDonald, @mottii__mottii,  makes sure to travel home to Hungary for Christmas each year. For her, the festive season is closely tied to family, traditional cuisine, and time spent outdoors.

Réka is a Hungarian-British designer whose work draws inspiration from the structural elegance of origami. Under her MÖTTII label, she is known for bespoke knitwear and handcrafted garments that combine classic influences with contemporary design. Réka is the designer behind the DIA jacket, a sewing pattern design featured in TAUKO Magazine Issue No. 17.

Emma Horsman, @cinnamondaisystudio , shares her winter holiday traditions with a focus on slowing down and spending time with loved ones. The festive season is an opportunity for rest, connection, and embracing a gentler pace of life.

Emma is a sewing pattern designer from West Yorkshire, UK, and the founder of Cinnamon Daisy Studio. Her work focuses on inclusivity, sustainability, and creating garments that feel comfortable, romantic, and empowering to wear.

Emma is the designer behind the SELENA dress, sewing pattern design featured in TAUKO Magazine Issue No. 17.

Natalie Della Selva, @neighborhoodpatterns,  shares her winter holiday traditions, shaped by childhood memories. She sees gift-giving as a love language passed down from her mother. For Natalie, Christmas night has always been a time filled with magic.

Natalie is an indie pattern designer and sewing instructor from Columbus, Ohio, and the founder of Neighborhood Patterns. Inspired by her lifelong love of dance, her designs emphasize comfort, ease, and joyful self-expression.

Natalie is the designer behind the PLIÉ trousers and TENDU wrap top, sewing pattern designs featured in TAUKO Magazine Issue No. 17.

Mashal Metje, @swingandsew, fell in law with Christmas when her father brought home the first Christmas tree, and listens Wham! in repeat during the winter holiday season.

Mashal grew up between Kabul and Braunschweig and now lives in Berlin, where she has run the sewing school Swing and Sew for nearly two decades. Her international background strongly influences her creative practice and design work.

Mashal is the designer behind the SHALLI coat, sewing pattern design featured in TAUKO Magazine Issue No. 17.

Kristi Morrow, @_wholecloth, celebrates the holidays with a big extended family, gathering many relatives together on her mother’s farm. For her, the season is about community and shared traditions.

Kristi is a designer based in Philadelphia, USA, and the founder of Wholecloth Patterns. With a background in architecture, she creates clean, functional designs and is passionate about making sewing accessible through clear instructions and tutorials.

Kristi is the designer behind the ANNIN bag, a sewing pattern design featured in TAUKO Magazine Issue No. 17.

Diana Soria Hernandez often creates her own way of celebrating while navigating the fast-paced life of a global artist. This year, she flies to her home country, Mexico, to embrace its warm festive spirit during the Christmas season.

Diana is a visual and performance artist based in Helsinki. Her work moves between disciplines, exploring identity and presence.

Diana appears as a model in TAUKO Magazine Issue No. 17.

Helinä Hukkataival shares her winter holiday traditions, holding dear memories of white, snowy landscapes in Northern Finland and the skiing shoes she received from her parents.

Helinä is a performance artist based in Tampere, Finland. Her artistic practice explores presence, movement, and embodiment, bringing a strong physical sensitivity to her work across different contexts.

Helinä appears as a model in TAUKO Magazine Issue No. 17.

See more holiday Reels with creative talents of Issue No. 17 on our Instagram: @taukomagazine