10-Fold Origami: Fabulous Paperfolds You Can Make in Just 10 Steps!: Origami Book with 26 Projects: Perfect for Origami Beginners, Children or Adults

by Peter Engel, Allan Penn (Photographer)

Create impressive origami projects in just 10 steps with this beautiful and easy origami book.

10-Fold Origami features a completely original take on a very classic subject in this papercraft book, which features beautiful full-colored illustrations and easy-to-follow diagrams for 26 wide-ranging origami models.

This origami book includes: A difficulty rating is assigned to each paper crafts project, so you choose how advanced your next piece will be. For a rewarding craft that calms the spirit and sharpens the mind, look no further than 10-fold Origami.

Origami projects include:

Genres: Origami, Nonfiction, Crafts, Art, Self Help, Middle Grade, High School

96 pages, Hardcover

First published September 10, 2009

About the author

Peter Engel is an origami artist and theorist, science writer, graphic designer, and architect.

Engel studied the history and philosophy of science as an undergraduate at Harvard University, where he began studying origami seriously under design scientist Arthur Loeb. In 1987 he graduated from Columbia University with a master's degree in architecture.

Engel's writings on science have appeared in various publications including The New York Times, Discover, and Scientific American. He has published several books about origami.

Reviews

[Theresa · Rating 1 out of 5]

Complicated, advanced patterns made in just 10 main (advanced, not easy) steps. (some have an a,b,c added. Duck, house, pinwheel, sailboat. Food: candy cane, ice cream cones, bacon. etc. Romantic: valentine, butterfly, wedding ring, etc. Animals: bat, penguin, snake, etc.
Fun: rocket ship, spinner, hatching chick, etc.

Most not made to stand up by themselves, but attached to a poster or something. Egg looks stupid and frame is too much work for the need. Gave up on the bacon, candy cane, cone, shoe, butterfly, bat, … Actually, gave up completely.

Hints: Double-sided tape comes in real handy. Duck: make tail longer and wings shorter so it’ll stand up. Windmill: good luck finding a stick you can put a pin in. Ring does not make sense, step 5 reverses all you did previously.

Worked: Sailboat, Valentine.

[Gail · Rating 3 out of 5]

I would be happier with this book if the title were less misleading. The designs all take far more than 10 folds, and often the steps have been broken down into sub-steps to conform to the concept. There's a solid range of intermediate and advanced designs, a few of which are extremely cute renderings of non-traditional subjects (like bacon and eggs), but very little elegant simplicity.

[Manintheboat · Rating 4 out of 5]

The bacon and eggs is adorable.

[J · Rating 3 out of 5]

Some were easy. Others just felt inept. Looked easy but my origami skills are waning.

[Max Dearing · Rating 4 out of 5]

Instructions were clear and easy to follow.

[Debra · Rating 3 out of 5]

An introduction to origami with a 10 step fold to a completed project. Definitely include some different colored and patterned paper to help make the final project stand out.