Arounna Khounnoraj

Embroidery artist and founder of the craft studio sensation @bookhou teaches you to stitch detailed, realistic flowers and botanicals: her new book offers a wide range of embroidery skills and demonstrates how each can be used to create lovely, naturalist designs for home goods, garments, and accessories Plants and flowers are favorite embroidery motifs and Arounna Khounnoraj’s expert stitching instructions and range of techniques are here to help you stitch up a whole garden. This detailed guide features illustrated instructions for 40 essential stitches (everything from the tiny seed stitch to 3D beauties like fishbone stitch and turkey work) and offers a nature-inspired approach that ensures each botanical motif is unique and realistic. Once you have mastered the foundation stitches, the book shows you how to create 20 flowers and botanicals and then combine them to make 15 pretty projects. Change the size, color, or number of flowers and plants and the possibilities for variations are endless. Try your hand at creating a pillow, napkin, or zip case, then move on to more advanced projects including wall art and an embellished sweater and shirt. Make embroidered hoops to display or embellish vintage finds or items you own already.

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.

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 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 – 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.

Enter the colourful world of contemporary patchwork Dive into contemporary patchwork with fresh surface design techniques and beautiful projects from Arounna Khounnoraj, co-owner of Bookhou and well-known textile artist. Arounna's approach to patchwork, quilting, and appliqué stands out from traditional methods, making this book an incredible resource for building a foundation in textile design and expanding into unique improvisational patchwork. Get inspired by your environment and learn elements of colour theory before jumping into several fabric surface design techniques. Then, master the art of decorating with stitches as you explore various sewing and appliqué techniques to make your patchwork projects pop.

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's natural aesthetic. From christmas decorations, advent calendars to handmade tablescapes for family gatherings – get ready to hunker down and make yourself a handmade Christmas. In this ultimate maker'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’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.

Kirjonta on kaunis itseilmaisun muoto, joka ammentaa sen pitkästä käytännönläheisestä perinteestään. Uudessa kirjontakirjassaan Arounna Khounnoraj (Instagramissa @bookhou) ylistää vuosituhansia vanhan käsityömuodon moderneja ja monipuolisia mahdollisuuksia. Khounnorajin tyyli on kuin langalla maalaamista. Ideat raikkaisiin töihinsä hän ammentaa ympäristön kauneudesta. Hän kannustaa sinuakin tarkkailemaan luontoa taiteilijan silmin ja poimimaan kasvien värejä ja muotoja osaksi meditatiivisia kädentaitoja. Kirja sisältää 19 lumoavaa ohjetta, joilla voit virittäytyä luonnon tunnelmaan. Vaihe vaiheelta etenevät ohjeet ja upeat lifestyle-kuvat esittelevät tyylikkään kokoelman malleja, joilla voit sisustaa kotisi tai piristää asuasi. Tuo raikasta ulkoilmaa elämääsi kirjottujen neuleiden, kukkaroiden, taulujen ja monien muiden projektien avulla. Malliohjeiden lisäksi kirja käy läpi monipuolisen kokoelman kirjontapistoja ja neuvoo oikeanlaisten lankojen, neulojen, pohjakankaiden ja kirjontakehysten hankintaan. Neuvot johdattavat jopa aloittelijan kirjonnan virkistävään maailmaan.

Arounna Khounnoraj'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’s signature style.

Som modsvar til tidens brug og smid væk-kultur opfordrer Visible mending til at fatte nålen og genopdage glemte teknikker og glæden ved at reparere. Vi har alle et par højt skattede jeans eller et par yndlingssokker, vi griber ud efter igen og igen – og det uanset hvor slaskede og slidte de måtte blive. Visible mending er propfyldt med inspiration til, hvordan du kan give elskede beklædningsgenstande nyt liv, reparere slitager og forny glemte skatte. Trin for trin-vejledninger afmystificerer reparationsteknikkerne, som kan bruges til at give tøjet i bunden af garderoben et friskt, moderne udtryk, mens bogens projekter giver konkrete forslag til, hvordan du kan reparere, forny og genbruge dit yndlingstøj – fra lapning af jeans og stopning af strømper til bloktryk og overfarvning, der kan maskere pletter.

Opettele korjaamaan ja kierrättämään lempitekstiilisi. Useimmilta meistä löytyy lempifarkut, joita ei raaskisi heittää pois, vaikka ne olisivat kuinka kuluneet. Älä annakaan valtaa pikamuodille, vaan tartu neulaan ja opettele inspiroivia korjaustekniikoita! Parsi ja paikkaa - näkyvästi! opastaa modernilla otteella ja kädestä pitäen, kuinka korjaat ja tuunaat komerosi aarteet. Kirja käsittelee vaatehuoltoa yhtenä käsityön muotona ja näyttää, kuinka luot tekstiileihin uudenlaisen yhteyden, hyväksyt pienet epätäydellisyydet ja pidennät vaatteen elinikää. Kirjassa myös kierrätetään vanhoja kankaita tekemällä niistä jotakin uutta. Arounna Khounnoraj, Instagramissa nimellä @bookhou, kutsuu lukijansa hitaan muodin maailmaan. Upeat valokuvat ja vaihe vaiheelta etenevät ohjeet johdattelevat perinteisten mutta jo lähes unohtuneiden korjaustekniikoiden saloihin. Khounnoraj kertoo, kuinka voit paikata farkut, peittää repeämät kirjonnoilla, värjätä kankaita tai lisätä niihin sashikoa eli japanilaista kirjontataidetta. Ota siis vaatekaappisi sisältö hyötykäyttöön, panosta kestävämpään kulutukseen ja pidä hyvää huolta rakastamistasi vaatekappaleista.

We all have that favourite pair of jeans or even lucky socks that we treasure, no matter how baggy or worn they might become. In the movement against throw-away culture and fast fashion, learn how to pick up a needle and rediscover the forgotten techniques and the joy of mending. In Visible Mending, Arounna Khounnoraj explores why we should mend, and how to mend a variety of different fabrics. Work through the book to discover how to repair forgotten pieces and give worn-out clothes a new life. Today, mending has become an extension to making. Mending is about returning value to something, an opportunity to decorate, emphasise details and express identity by repurposing and reusing. Illustrated step-by-step instructions will demystify mending techniques that can be easily applied to old items to give them a fresh, modern look. Each of the projects examine how to repair, reuse and renew the clothes you love, from patching jeans, embroidering over tears to dyeing to hide stains and using the Japanese art of Sashiko. Visible Mending is for those who want to learn how to make the most of their wardrobes, be less wasteful, more sustainable and add a personal touch to their garments.

Ota haltuun tekniikka, joka on nousussa niin meillä kuin muualla! Tuftaus on käsityömuoto, joka on viime vuosina kasvattanut suosiotaan. Se on jäänyt monelle vieraaksi, vaikka kyse ei ole uudesta ilmiöstä. Tuftaus on viktoriaanisen ajan versio vielä vanhemmasta koukkuamistekniikasta. Ammattimaisia tuftaajia on ollut aina, mutta tekniikka on mutkattomuudessaan kenen tahansa helppo oppia. Työkaluiksi riittävät kerä lankaa, pala kangasta, tuftausneula sekä kirjontakehikko, jonka voi ostaa valmiina tai tehdä itse. Tässä kirjassa esitellään 20 upeaa mallityötä, joilla voit koristaa itsesi ja kotisi. Vaihe vaiheelta etenevien kuvallisten ohjeiden avulla opit tekemään hiuskorun, rintakorun, näyttäviä tyynyjä, seinäkoristeita, laukkuja, torkkupeiton sekä värikkään maton. Tyylikkäät kasviaiheet ja abstraktit mallit päivittävät kirjotut tekstiilit kertaheitolla nykykotiin sopiviksi, ja inspiroivat valokuvat antavat lisätukea työskentelyyn.

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'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’t take long to ace, as this is one of the most straightforward crafts to pick up – 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’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.