I wanna know how to do origami. Where can I start?

Question

I saw all kinds of origami but don't know where and how to start. It doesn't look that easy...

Answer 1

Best bet go to Hobby Lobby and for $12.95 they have a beginners book.

Answer 2

First a link to a junior origami page:
http://tammyyee.com/origami.html
Second, an adult page with the models ranked by difficulty:
http://origami.kvi.nl/models/00level.htm
And thirdly a site with the best selection of models I have come across, can also be sorted by difficulty:
http://dev.origami.com/diagram.cfm

I have learned my origami from a childrens book, when I was a child. There are many for sale, and some are worth their money.

Do read through the basic folding instructions, and print the basics so you have them near you when you start folding.

Here is one more link that seems promising to teach:
http://www.folds.net/tutorial/index.html

And follow links on the pages, concentrating on beginners or children.
I hope you get started, it is a very nice hobby, and you do not need anything more fancy than a sheet of printer paper for your first tries.

Answer 3

start with getting the paper and a book on origami, such as a beginner book. You can find that @ borders or Barnes and NOble. if the book is too hard, try another one!! the possibilties with making origami is endless. Infact my friend proposed to his wife by making her origami flowers. Have fun with origami, and even though it seems hard, just have fun!!! :)

Answer 4

They may have origami books at the library, or a bookstore. Check there, or you could probably get one online. You might be able to find a really nice one at amazon.com, and if you can get a used one, for not too much, in really nice condition, then that would good too! : )

Answer 5

Hi:

Here are some websites as well as books on the subject

http://home.comcast.net/~meenaks/diagrams/diagrams.html

http://www.bloom4ever.com/HowToFold.htm

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Origami

http://dir.yahoo.com/Arts/Design_Arts/Paper/Origami/

http://www.dr-dan.com/orgami.htm

http://www.froggyville.com/origami.htm

http://www.folds.net/

http://www.paperfolding.com/diagrams/......

http://www.folds.net/tutorial/index.html... -

http://www.britishorigami.info/index.php... - for list of books good place to find out books on origami

http://dev.origami.com/diagram.cfm.........

http://www.origami-club.com/en/......

http://members.cox.net/crandall11/money/index.html

http://www.wejuggle2.com/moneyfoldheart.html - money heart

http://www.tutorials.com/08/0855/0855.asp

http://www.tammyyee.com/origami.html

http://www.wannalearn.com/Crafts_and_Hobbies/Origami/

http://dmoz.org/arts/crafts/origami/mone...

http://www.barf.cc/flowrhrt.pdf..

http://www.serve.com/hecht/origami/diags...

http://www.serve.com/hecht/origami/diags...

http://members.aol.com/davidpetty/heartb...

http://members.cox.net/michelesfolds/thu...

http://www.origami-instructions.com/origami-rose.html

Here are some book that can help you find out :


Dollar Bill Origami
by John Montroll

Origami with Dollar Bills: Another Way to Impress People with Your Money!
by Duy Nguyen

Money Folding 2
by Florence Temko

Money Folding
by Florence Temko, V'Ann Cornelius

Dollar Bill Animals in Origami
by John Montroll, Montroll

Animal Origami for the Enthusiast: Step-by-Step Instructions in over 900 Diagrams, 25 Original Models
by John Montroll, Montroll

Fantastic Folds - Origami Projects by Andrew Stroker ,Sasha Willaimson -this book as intructions on how to fold a tree frog

Origami Flowers
by Hiromi Hayashi

The Joy of Origami
by Margaret Van Sicklen

Origami for the Enthusiast: Step-by-Step Instructions in over 700 Diagrams
by John. Montroll, Lillian Oppenheimer, Montroll

Complete Book of Origami: Step-by-Step Instructions in over 1,000 Diagrams/48 Original Models
by Robert J.MacEy Lang, Lang, Robin Macey (Photographer)

Origami
by Anne Akers Johnson

Origami Flowers
by James Minoru Sakoda, Sakoda

Fun with Origami: 17 Easy-to-Do Projects and 24 Sheets of Origami Paper
by Harry C. Helfman, Dover Publications Inc

Easy Origami
by John Montroll, Montroll

Origami for the Enthusiast: Step-by-Step Instructions in over 700 Diagrams
by John. Montroll, Lillian Oppenheimer, Montroll

THE ULTIMATE PAPERCRAFT & ORIGAMI BOOK BY PAUL JACKSON & ANGELA A’COURT

Fun with Easy Origami: Thirty-Two Projects and Twenty-Four Sheets of Origami Paper
by Dover Publications, Dover

The Great Origami Book
by Zulal Ayture-Scheele, Z. Ayture-Scheele

THE AMAZING BOOK OF ORIGAMI

A STEP-BY-STEP ILLUSTRATED GUIDE TO MAKING MODELS BY USING THE CREATIVE ART OF PAPER FOLDING

By Jon Tremaine

Origami Design Secrets: Mathematical Methods for an Ancient Art
by Robert J. Lang

Favorite Animals in Origami
by John Montroll, Montroll

Fabulous Origami Boxes
by Tomoko Fuse, Tomako Fuse

The Origami Bible Book | Nick Robinson

Advanced Origami: An Artist's Guide to Performances in Paper
by Michael G. LaFosse

Advanced Origami: More than 60 Fascinating and Challenging Projects for the Serious Folder
by Didier Boursin

This should point you in the right direction

P.S. Check Dover Publications Inc by typing Dover Publications Inc in one of the search engines they have the best books on origami

Hope this helps

Answer 6

you can find origami books at book stores and they have calendars that when you rip off the day before its really col that's where i learned how to do origami!

Answer 7

http://www.origami.com/
http://www.paperfolding.com/
http://www.origami-usa.org/

Answer 8

www.origamiinstructions.com