Start Origami : All the Techniques and Tips You Need to Get You Started

This book is an entry-level introduction to the ancient art of paper folding.

This book demonstrates the enormous number of ways to use paper folding in order to get beginners started on these beautiful projects, keep them interested and set their creativity alight.

Start Origami begins with a brief history of origami followed by a guide through useful tools and equipment. The reader is given understanding of what it is possible to create using various origami papers.

Shown in simple stages of how to fold and create paper models the projects include; cat, dog, flower, the classic crane with its flapping wings, a frog, a lantern and a star.

Increasing in complexity these projects are chosen to build confidence and skill.

Each project is shown step by step with clear diagrams and reference to all the basic techniques and instructions.

The finished pieces are beautifully photographed.