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jugglestruck![]() Inner circle Wales 1038 Posts ![]() |
Could anybody please recommend a beginners book for origami. I have looked at quite a few online but am not sure which one to go for.
Which one impressed you? Many thanks. |
leftytheclown![]() Loyal user Illinois 253 Posts ![]() |
What is your price range? Have you learned any of the basic symbols and folds? "Oriland University" that has basic folds and perhaps a model or two to fold. Web site: http://www.oriland.com/oriversity/main.asp
B & N or Books a Million have Origami Kits designed for the beginner. One of the best origami web sites is: http://www.origami-usa.org/ (Origami USA). Hope this helps.
Lefty (aka) Sterling Dare
Author: Money Menagerie Book and DVD |
volto![]() Special user 603 Posts ![]() |
Robert Harbin (creator of the 'Zig Zag' illusion, and many others) wrote many books on Origami.
Origami 1, 2 and 3 are excellent. Not sure about the rest since I don't have them ![]() |
jugglestruck![]() Inner circle Wales 1038 Posts ![]() |
Thank you very much for your recommendations, I am on the case.
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TomFoolery![]() New user Gloucester 83 Posts ![]() |
Dook 4 is a rare as hens teeth I know of one copy
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David Eichler![]() Grammar Host Durham, ME 1635 Posts ![]() |
My daughter, who is 9 years old, has had some origami taught in her school. The book she has recently ordered - and loves - is World's Best Origami by Nick Robinson (http://www.amazon.com/Worlds-Best-Origami-Nick-Robinson/dp/1615640533/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1330317654&sr=1-1)
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David Eichler![]() Grammar Host Durham, ME 1635 Posts ![]() |
My daughter, who is 9 years old, has had some origami taught in her school. The book she has recently ordered - and loves - is World's Best Origami by Nick Robinson (http://www.amazon.com/Worlds-Best-Origami-Nick-Robinson/dp/1615640533/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1330317654&sr=1-1)
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SamChak Veteran user 367 Posts ![]() |
Ondori Pop-Up: Origamic Architecture by Prof. Dr. Masahiro Chatani
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"The most beautiful thing we can experience is the mysterious. It is the source of all true art and science."
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drhackenbush![]() Special user 684 Posts ![]() |
"Teach Yourself Origami" by John Montroll, also his "Super Simple Origami" and "Easy Origami".
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leftytheclown![]() Loyal user Illinois 253 Posts ![]() |
YouTube has a lot of videos for beginning folders. I started with Robert Harbin’s books, Origami 1,2, and 3. The first is close to being a beginner’s book as there are several diagrams showing how each fold is made and the models have more steps and less folds per diagram. In the more advanced models (vols 2 & 3), you have several folds per diagram which means the book can give you more models to fold. Origami A-Z by Eric Kenneway is a good book to own. He rates each model from easy to difficult. If you like to fold money, The Buck Book is excellent. For more advanced folders, Robert Neale’s “Money Folding Fooling” is a must buy. If you like DVDs, Money Menagerie, produced by the late, Dennis Loomis is worth looking at. Happy folding!
Lefty (aka) Sterling Dare
Author: Money Menagerie Book and DVD |
AndreOng1![]() Regular user SIngapore 109 Posts ![]() |
Another vote for "Easy Origami".
I also like this book https://www.amazon.com/Dollar-Origami-Pr......07102811 |
Anatole![]() Inner circle 1756 Posts ![]() |
Robert Harbin wrote a great hardback, coffee table type book on origami titled _Secrets of Origami):
https://www.amazon.com/Secrets-Origami-J......i+harbin ----- Amado "Sonny" Narvaez
----- Sonny Narvaez
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Anatole![]() Inner circle 1756 Posts ![]() |
The Harbin origami book is apparently also in paperback:
https://www.amazon.com/Secrets-Origami-J......KN5AZGWM
----- Sonny Narvaez
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FasciN8![]() New user 35 Posts ![]() |
I wonder what the biggest origami ever folded is? Thanks for all the book references.
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