A Modern Guide to a Handmade Christmas

Winter Celebrations

Winter Celebrations is a celebration of the festive season through craft, featuring a beautiful collections of over 30 decorations and gifts that draw upon Arounna Khounnoraj&#39;s natural aesthetic. From christmas decorations, advent calendars to handmade tablescapes for family gatherings &ndash; get ready to hunker down and make yourself a handmade Christmas. In this ultimate maker&#39;s guide to the festive season, Arounna will cover a variety of different crafts from embroidery, block printing, sewing and pottery, through the projects learn how to make your own wrapping paper, paper garlands and more. Designed with sustainability in mind, the projects will teach you how to think innovatively and reusing whatever materials you might have to hand, including found and natural objects. There will also be an emphasis on techniques that don&rsquo;t require a lot of tools or equipment as well as projects that can be achieved in a short amount of time. All the projects include stunning lifestyle photography and clear step-by-step instructions, making this a book accessible for all. Winter Celebrations will inspire readers to create decorations that they can reuse each year as they learn to embrace a more handmade approach to the festive season.

Arounna Khounnoraj is a Canadian artist and maker based in Toronto. In 2002 she started Bookhou, a multi-disciplinary studio with her husband John Booth, together they explore a variety of printing and embroidery techniques through making utilitarian objects such as bags, home goods and textiles. She has previously published Punch Needle (2019), Visible Mending (2020), Embroidery (2022) and Winter Celebrations (2023) with Quadrille.

A Modern Guide to Botanical Embroidery

Embroidery

Arounna Khounnoraj&#39;s Embroidery is a modern guide to this ancient craft.Arounna will show you how to master the art of the decorative stitch through clear step-by-step instructions that demystify the embroidery stitches and teach you how to apply them through a collection of 20 botanical-inspired projects. The projects include bags, wall hangings, napkins, cushions and more. This book will inspire you to build on your skills and find your own personal style.Packed with stunning lifestyle photography that draws on Arounna natural style and aesthetic, step-by-step illustrations will clearly show you how to start and finish each project neatly.Embroidery offers a fresh approach in Arounna&rsquo;s signature style.

Master the Art of Punch Needling Accessories for You and Your Home

Punch Needle

Discover a fresh take on a traditional craft in this ultimate introduction to the art of punch needling.Giving this forgotten craft a modern twist is author Arounna Khounnoraj (aka Bookhou). One of Canada&#39;s most sought after mentors and creatives, she has caused a social media storm with her beautiful images and videos featuring her modern interpretation of this craft.In Punch Needle she shows you how to create your own floral and abstract designs, teaches the basic stitches and guides you in mastering punch needling through a stylish collection of 20 homeware and accessory projects.It won&rsquo;t take long to ace, as this is one of the most straightforward crafts to pick up &ndash; all you need is your hands, a ball of yarn, some fabric and a punch needle. Discover how to create stunning cushions, wall art, bags, a blanket and an impressive rug with the help of illustrated step-by-steps, pattern charts and inspirational project photography. Each piece highlights Arounna&rsquo;s beautiful botanical and abstract pattern work, sense of colour and combination of stitches, which bring this age-old technique bang up to date.Arounna also shows you how to develop and translate your own designs into beautiful pieces to feature around your home. So once you have mastered the basics, you can begin to design your own creations... the possibilities are endless.

21 Simple Sewing Projects for Your Home

The Handmade Home

The Handmade Home is a modern guide to the art of crafting a home for less with 20 projects for homewares. 
 
Brimming with ideas from the pretty to the practical, The Handmade Home contains 20 unique projects for every room in your home using repurposed materials, helping you save money and the planet. 
 
Arounna will show you how to craft confidently to make modern, stylish homewares using traditional techniques and natural materials. Discover how to make a quilt and pillow from scrap fabrics, a blanket made from old sweaters, a rug made from rags and more. 
 
All the projects are beginner-friendly and include clear step-by-step instructions plus stunning lifestyle photography. The projects are also adaptable, allowing you to make them as simple or complex as you like. 
 
Having a beautiful home doesn’t need to cost a lot – or the earth. The Handmade Home will show you how to accessorise your home to make it feel cosy and feel your own with what you have.

Arounna Khounnoraj

Repair, Renew, Reuse The Clothes You Love

In the movement against throw-away culture and fast fashion, learn how to pick up a needle and rediscover the forgotten techniques and joy of mending. Covering 12 core techniques, 10 key stitches and 12&#160;projects, explore why we should mend and how to mend a variety of different fabrics using this book. Demystifying the mending techniques through a directory of stitches and clear step-by-steps, from repairing to reusing and renewing the clothes you love &ndash; stitch over tears, dye stains and celebrate a more sustainable life. By Hand: Visible Mending is for those who want to be less wasteful, more sustainable and add a personal touch to their garments.

Arounna Khounnoraj

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