Origami Step by Step

Robert Harbin

Courier Corporation, 1998 - Crafts & Hobbies - 63 pages

This easy-to-follow guide contains all the information paperfolders need to create inspired origami models — from learning basic folds to successfully completing a rich assortment of intricate figures.
Readers will find hundreds of detailed, step-by-step diagrams and illustrations of finished paper art that will enable even beginners to fashion such simple objects as a flower, a Japanese box, and a church. Experienced paperfolders can hone their skills on such challenging projects as a squirrel on a log, birds in a nest, and a full-masted sailing ship. Among the projects is a selection of wonderfully constructed figures by origamist Patricia Crawford that will test the abilities of even the most competent paperfolders.
In all, over 30 entertaining and inventive projects — including a mermaid, a kangaroo, a film star, a stalking cat, a unicorn, a tetrahedron, and more — will delight origami fans of all ages and abilities. Once basic folds and methods have been mastered, folders can attempt original models on their own with ease.

Contents

• Introduction: 4
• Before You Begin: 5
• Symbols: 7
• Flower: 8
• Japanese Box: 11
• WaterBomb Base: 12
• Church: 13
• Fancy Box: 14
• SuperBox: 15
• Guillemot: 16
• Tetrahedron: 18
• Decoration: 20
• Yacht: 21
• Speedboat: 22
• Dart: 23
• Lakotoi: 24
• No Walk Today: 25
• Two Nuns: 26
• Film Star: 27
• Octahedron: 28
• Bellows: 29
• Stalking Cat: 30
• Birdbath: 32
• Squirrel on a Log: 35
• Birds in a Nest: 42
• Mermaid: 45
• Swan: 47
• Unicorn: 49
• Kangaroo: 52
• Scorpion: 55
• Fullrigged Ship: 58
• Stand for Ship: 60
• Bibliography and Organizations: 61
• Index: 63

Bibliographic information

• Title: Origami Step by Step; Dover Origami Papercraft Series
• Author: Robert Harbin
• Edition: illustrated, reprint, revised
• Publisher: Courier Corporation, 1998
• ISBN: 0486401367, 9780486401362
• Length: 63 pages
• Subjects: Crafts & Hobbies / Origami