Here is an easy-to-make apron for the young cooks in your life. In fact, it is so easy it might be a good project for a child to make. Just cut the back side from a pair of worn-out children’s jeans.

The humble apron is a reliable garment for working in the kitchen, garden and workshop. This one from maker Arounna Khounnoraj’s new book, The Handmade Home, is especially practical because it has ...