Re: can it be done with books only?

Thanx to you all!

  I do have a Montroll book "Origami Sculptures" and am very pleased with
the logical layout and think montroll's base is brilliant! I will look for
"Origami for Beginners", thanx for that tip as well.

Coffy
"Matthias Gutfeldt" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
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> coffydog schrieb:
> >
> >   As a new folder I am quite successful with the basic models but seem
to
> > come to a grinding halt with models from "Peter Engels book "From
angelfish
> > to Zen".
>
> Hey Coffy, welcome to the fold!
>
> Engel's book was my second or third origami book. The text is very
> interesting and the models are great, but most of them really aren't
> meant for beginners. I remember struggling with that angelfish for quite
> some time - and it's the easiest model in the book!
>
>
> > Is it possible to advance in paper folding with one dimensional
> > diagrams? So many seem to leave out crucial steps and or have very
poorly
> > angled views of folds.
>
> It's certainly possible, but it's more fun and faster together with
> other people. I had one hell of a time folding the crane from diagrams.
> I had no idea how the petal fold works. The diagrams I had didn't help
> much. I think I finally figured it out after an hour or so, by trial and
> error and lots of colourful words <g>. But when somebody shows it to
> you, the petal fold is so easy! And of course socializing is fun too,
> exchanging ideas, learning new models from experienced folders, etc. So
> if you have a chance, find an origami group near you, or go to an
> Origami Convention.
>
> BTW, a good beginner book is "Teach Yourself Origami" by John Montroll.
> All his books have excellent diagrams, but TYO is particularly suitable
> for beginners.
>
>
> Matthias