The Encyclopedia of Origami Techniques: The complete, fully illustrated guide to the folded paper arts Paperback – Illustrated, 27 Sept. 2016

Great for beginners and advanced as well. The instructions are detailed and clear. It was a gift for my husband who is enjoying it very much. Arrived well packed and fast.

The origami thing started as a lockdown joke with a friend ... I ordered paper for us to do drunken zoom origami. I tried some designs from the net and found I enjoyed it. I bought this book and it explained the art in more depth, the meditative side of the process and went deeper into it . Also teaching the symbols for doing the patterns that are international ...you could even follow a design developed by somebody speaking any language as the pattern symbols are same for all. The book is just lovely, descriptions and illustrations on each page intrigue and encourage.It’s taught me that the slow process (journey?) to the end result is what it’s all about....concentration, focus and patience ...once you finish the design you feel quite zen.Lovely, to the author I say thank you .

On the whole I’m enjoying the book, the Instructions are very clear & easy to follow . However I have spotted a few minor errors with the occasional illustration - Nothing major as long as you take the time to fully read the instructions. A worthwhile purchase for anyone just starting out with origami.

Just got into origami myself lately and had mostly used online videos to fold models so far, which can be confusing at times. This is a neat book if you wish to learn the terminology and folding techniques of origami from scratch - I love that the book takes you from beginner, intermediate all the way to advanced models in a joyful, but coherent way. No fuss as the book provides a clear layout and simple explanations to achieve the folds. Highly recommended!

Brilliant book for my son to begin origami. It has clear step by step instructions and has proved easy enough for him to follow ( Age 12). Bought along with packs of colourful paper , it has been keeping him extra busy during lockdown!

Designs a little dated and nothing really inspiring. Don't get me wrong a great book for learning but I did not immediately find something I had to make. The usual how to section describing the different folds. Beginners to intermediate folds with a section at the back showing real professional makes. The soft cover is annoying as it kept closing when I was folding so I kept losing the page and where I was. Overall a good book that needs some modern makes.

Bought this as a gift and for a beginner. Beautifully presented and easy to follow.

This book was given to me to review but the thoughts are my own. Although not a complete beginner in Origami im certainly not a master and I found lots in this book of interest and easy enough to try. The book is divided into sections Getting started, basic techniques, beginner projects, intermediate projects, challenging projects and origami from around the world. The beginner section has some unusual ones like rocking nun and a very nice 10 point star, the intermediate has a really nice square bear and several boxes including an unusual open cube box, the challenging projects has a great double cube and some fun twisted paper designs which I will have to work up to. The origami from around the world is a gallery of photos which are great inspiration, I think this is a book I will come back to but definately the square bear is on my list of ones I want to do.