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Fun with Paper Folding and Origami
Long recommended by leading paper folding experts, this book is the perfect introduction to the ancient Japanese art of origami and other paper folding. It contains a crystal-clear text and more than 275 diagrams showing each stage in the paper folding process.
You'll find instructions for making over forty different decorated place mats, drinking cups, bonbon boxes you can use, sailboats, roosters, battleships, Chinese towers, birds that stand upright, frogs that move their legs, airplanes, cradles, Japanese lanterns, sunfish, talking goose heads, and thirty other ingenious, useful and unusual objects.
The authors have taken special pains to anticipate and eliminate typical beginners' difficulties, and the book is particularly helpful in demonstrating how to move easily and surely from simple to complex figures. Newly reprinted in this inexpensive format, it is the perfect easy-to-follow guide for children or anyone who wants to learn the basic techniques and enjoy the creative satisfaction of paper folding.
You'll find instructions for making over forty different decorated place mats, drinking cups, bonbon boxes you can use, sailboats, roosters, battleships, Chinese towers, birds that stand upright, frogs that move their legs, airplanes, cradles, Japanese lanterns, sunfish, talking goose heads, and thirty other ingenious, useful and unusual objects.
The authors have taken special pains to anticipate and eliminate typical beginners' difficulties, and the book is particularly helpful in demonstrating how to move easily and surely from simple to complex figures. Newly reprinted in this inexpensive format, it is the perfect easy-to-follow guide for children or anyone who wants to learn the basic techniques and enjoy the creative satisfaction of paper folding.
- GenresOrigami
96 pages, Paperback
First published November 1, 1995
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December 29, 2019
Yeah I got this book recommended to me way back in 2008. My brother was big into origami and I asked on an origami forum (please humor me on this one, it's almost twelve years back now) if they had any tips on reading material.
One of the tips was this book and Amazon didn't offer a preview so I bought it in good faith.
Oh no big mistake
Oh man where to start;
First of all the content is very much intended for children and all the projects are very very basic.
You can't just put this book down with the pages open, not without laying something heavy on it. It's too small for the average book stand. When it comes to folding, you want to reference your book often.
The instructions are TEXT HEAVY and the (drawn, black and white, small) illustrations are far inferior to photography. Would some shading have killed you?
It's just.... extremely dated. This revised edition dates from 1995, but the very first release dates back to 1928.
+1 star for the price at the time (less than five dollars)
One of the tips was this book and Amazon didn't offer a preview so I bought it in good faith.
Oh no big mistake
Oh man where to start;
First of all the content is very much intended for children and all the projects are very very basic.
You can't just put this book down with the pages open, not without laying something heavy on it. It's too small for the average book stand. When it comes to folding, you want to reference your book often.
The instructions are TEXT HEAVY and the (drawn, black and white, small) illustrations are far inferior to photography. Would some shading have killed you?
It's just.... extremely dated. This revised edition dates from 1995, but the very first release dates back to 1928.
+1 star for the price at the time (less than five dollars)
December 9, 2023
Originally published in 1928, I had fun using the Book's instructions for the following paper folding and origami projects: 1) The Windmill, 2) The Ball, 3) The Sailboat, 4) The Nose Pincher (aka: The Kootie Catcher), 5) The Table, and 6) The Airplane.
My attempts at making: A) The Secret Envelope, B) The Bird, and C) The Dart were unsuccessful and stressful.
Writing understandable instructions and creating related 2-D illustrations, that help to make complex folded paper projects strikes me as a challenging skill.
My primary criticism with this inexpensive Book is its physical design. Its small, wearisome, ponderable character makes keeping the Book open, even when using weights, to specific instruction pages, difficult since two hands are always required for paper folding activities.
My attempts at making: A) The Secret Envelope, B) The Bird, and C) The Dart were unsuccessful and stressful.
Writing understandable instructions and creating related 2-D illustrations, that help to make complex folded paper projects strikes me as a challenging skill.
My primary criticism with this inexpensive Book is its physical design. Its small, wearisome, ponderable character makes keeping the Book open, even when using weights, to specific instruction pages, difficult since two hands are always required for paper folding activities.
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