On Fri, Feb 3, 2017 at 6:48 PM, Dick and Serena LaVine <[email protected]> wrote: > > ... > I know there are many great books out there designed partly or fully for > beginners, but I'd love to hear your suggestions.
Last fall, when I was folding and blogging about a bunch of stuff around World Origami Days, a friend of mine asked for a list of interesting books for beginners, so I wrote this: https://gofoldsomething.wordpress.com/where-to-start/ As I say on the blog, it is a slightly idiosyncratic list, and some of the pieces will be a stretch for an absolute beginner, but I think a bunch of them are more interesting than the average beginner book for one reason or another. All should still be available, though some are out of print and so will have to be obtained used. Cover art, a short description and a link to at least one place you can purchase the books are also listed there. Here's the list of titles: 10-Fold Origami by Peter Engel Origami Made Easy by Kunihiko Kasahara Polyhedron Origami for Beginners by Miyuki Kawamura Ultimate Origami for Beginners kit by Michael LaFosse and Richard Alexander Easy Origami and Easy Dollar Bill Origami by John Montroll Origami Sketchbook by Angel Morollon Origami Plain and Simple by Robert Neale and Tom Hull Origami Kit (for Dummies) and A Beginner’s Guide to Origami by Nick Robinson Lack of inclusion in this list shouldn't be taken as disrespect for a book! These are just ones that I have found most useful, personally. There are also lots of nice titles in Japanese, but they are generally harder for people outside of Japan to hunt down. Hope that's useful - if you think I've seriously missed one, let me know! Anne
