Reviewed by annieb123 on
Super Easy Origami for Beginners is a beginner friendly origami guide with tutorials by Carri Hammett. First released in 2011 as Origami 101, this reformat and re-release from Quarto on their New Shoe Press is due out 2nd Aug 2022. It's 160 pages and will be available in paperback format.
This is a very basic beginner manual. I liked the graphics and layout. Information is presented in straightforward easy to understand language and the format makes it easy to locate the info needed quickly. The sections are arranged around basic classic folds (kite, collapsed square, basic form, and collapsed triangle. Each tutorial builds on the information in the prior tutorials and by working through the book systematically, readers will build up enough of a skill set to move on to intermediate folding guides.
The book is lavishly illustrated throughout and the drawings & photos are clear and in color. There is an included explanation key for the folding diagrams at the back of the book. New symbols and folds are introduced in highlighted text boxes throughout with clear and easy to understand captions.
It also includes a glossary list of symbols. There are no supplies links or lists, but the necessary materials will be easily available at any big box store, stationery store, or online.
This is a nice addition to the crafter's library. It would also make a good choice for public or school library acquisition, makers' spaces, activity groups and the like.
Four and a half stars.
Disclosure: I received an ARC at no cost from the author/publisher for review purposes.
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- 2 July, 2022: Reviewed