Complete Origami

by Eric Kenneway

Published:: 1987 by St. Martin's Griffin
Pages:: 192
Binding:: Paperback
Language:: English
ISBN-13:: 9780312008987
ISBN-10:: 0312008988

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Skill Level	From simple to complex
Clear diagrams?	Yes - hand drawn. Can be concise in the more complex models
Tinted diagrams (to show 2 sides of paper)?	No
Photos of completed models?	Only for some of the models
Is there indication to the model size resulting from size of starting paper?	No
Are the models "Pure" origami (From a single square - no cuts)?	Not all of them

Overall Impression

This is not your traditional origami book, this book is not about the diagrams, although it does contain many of them; rather, it's about the rich history and diversity of origami, discussing, in an encyclopedic way, the many facets of the art.

The book opens with an introduction to origami symbols and maneuvers, and then dives into alphabetical entries for all things origami. The entries are illustrated by pictures, drawings and diagrams for mostly traditional models, but also more modern gems such as Max Hulme's magnificent Jack-in-the-box, and E.D Sullivan's Bluebeard's castle. Also included are some more obscure ways of folding, with even hats, turbans and nappy-folding instructions!

This is a fun book if you're interested in some of the history and stories behind origami, or if you just want to fold something.

There are 94 Origami Designs in Complete Origami:

Design	Designer	Page	Details	Photo
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Coiled spring Toys - Action Models	Traditional	12	Rectangle - Long strip A curled strip of paper
Flapping bird Toys - Action Models	Traditional	12	Square Also in Chinese Paper Folding for Beginners by Maying Soong Also in Origami Playtime - Animals by Enomoto Nobuyoshi Also in Absolute Beginner's Origami by Nick Robinson Also in Action Origami by Tomoko Fuse Also in Classic Origami by Paul Jackson Also in Creased Magazine 6 and in other sources...	Folded by Gilad Aharoni
Tipper Toys - Action Models	Takekawa Seiryo	13	Square Also in BOS Magazine 243 Also in La Fisarmonica - QQM 2 Also in Le Pli 1 Also in Magic with Origami - BOS booklet 9 by Ray Bolt Also in Origami Games - BOS Booklet 17 by Mick Guy and Paul Jackson Also in Origami in Motion by Nick Robinson Also in Origami USA Convention 1983 and in other sources... A nice action model that tips-over by itself	Folded by Nick Robinson
Airplane Toys - Planes	Traditional	14	Rectangle
Dart Toys - Planes	Traditional	15	Rectangle
Banger Toys - Noisemaking	Traditional	18	Rectangle
Double-barreled banger Toys - Noisemaking	Traditional	19	Square
Boat Vehicles - Boats	Traditional	28	Square Also in Creative Life with Creative Origami 1 by Toshie Takahama Also in Doctor's Origami Dream Book by Toshikazu Kawasaki Also in Easy Origami by John Montroll Also in Hong Kong Origami Newsletter 31 Also in NOA Magazine 6 Also in NOA Magazine 12 and in other sources...	Folded by Gilad Aharoni
Booklet Objects - Books	Traditional	30	Rectangle With cuts
Jack-in-the-box Toys	Max Hulme	31	Rectangle - 1X2 Also in BOS Convention 1984 Autumn Also in BOS Convention 2017 - 50th Anniversary Also in BOS Magazine 61 Also in BOS Magazine 203 Also in Origami Superstars - QQM 3 Also in Origami Tanteidan Magazine 182 and in other sources...	Folded by Gilad Aharoni
Butterfly - fluttering Insects - Butterflies	Unknown	35	Square Spins in the air
Butterfly Insects - Butterflies	Dokuohtei Nakano	36	Rectangle
Bell Music and Musicians	Bob Allen	38	Square Folded from the pages of a catalog
Christmas tree Flora - Trees and Plants	Traditional	38	Other shape Folded from the pages of a catalog
Funerary offering Religion and Holidays	Traditional	41	Rectangle
Celebratory offering Religion and Holidays - Shinto and Japan Customs	Traditional	42	Rectangle
Chinese junk Vehicles - Boats	Traditional	43	Square Also in Easy Origami that Colors Life by Tomoko Fuse Also in La Fisarmonica - QQM 2 Also in Mac Origami 61 Also in NOA Magazine 0 1974 Vol. 2 Also in Origami (Bolitho) by Mark Bolitho Also in Origami 1-2-3 by David Petty and in other sources...	Folded from a square of Kraft origami paper by Gilad Aharoni
Paper fastener Objects - Useful	John Cunliffe	46	Square Also in Creative Ideas For Paperfolding by Gay Merrill Gross	Folded by Wilson Yeung
Paper fastener Objects - Useful	Martin Wall	46	Square Also in Creative Ideas For Paperfolding by Gay Merrill Gross	Folded by Wilson Yeung
Dish Boxes and Containers	Yoshihide Momotani	47	Square
Cup Food	Traditional	48	Square Also in My First Origami Fairy Tales Kit by Joel Stern Also in Beginner Origami by Yoshihide Momotani Also in Beginning Origami by Vicente Palacios Also in Classic Origami by Paul Jackson Also in Day of the Dead Origami by Matthew Gardiner and Steven Casey Also in Doctor's Origami Dream Book by Toshikazu Kawasaki and in other sources...	Folded by Gilad Aharoni
Letter Letters and Envelopes	Unknown	51	Rectangle
Envelope Letters and Envelopes	John Cunliffe	52	Rectangle	Folded by Wilson Yeung
Candle Objects - Candles and Light	Jean Claude Correia	54	Square
Fan Objects - Useful	Traditional	55	Rectangle
Hexaflexagon Toys - Action Models	Arthur Stone	58	Other shape Also in World's Best Origami by Nick Robinson Also in Paper Square Geometry: The Mathematics of Origami by Michelle Youngs Also in Quadrato Magico Magazine 91	Folded by Nick Robinson
Flexagon - ring Toys - Action Models	Eric Kenneway	59	Rectangle
Iris Flora - Flowers	Traditional	62	Square Also in Absolute Beginner's Origami by Nick Robinson Also in Atlas de l'Origami Also in Creative Life with Creative Origami 1 by Toshie Takahama Also in Cute Animal Origami by Makoto Yamaguchi Also in Day of the Dead Origami by Matthew Gardiner and Steven Casey Also in Di Piega in Piega (From Fold to Fold) - QQM 36 by Francesco Decio and in other sources...	Folded by Lou Pearson
Flower Flora - Flowers	David Collier	63	Square	Folded by Lou Pearson
Leaf and stem Flora - Trees and Plants	David Collier	64	Rectangle	Folded by Lou Pearson
Box - foil - side-flaps Boxes and Containers	Traditional	67	Rectangle Also in Doctor's Origami Dream Book by Toshikazu Kawasaki Also in NOA Magazine 378 Also in NOA Magazine 426 Also in Origami El Mundo Nuevo by Kunihiko Kasahara Also in The World of Origami by Isao Honda	Folded from a rectangle of scrapbooking paper by Gilad Aharoni
Frog Amphibians	Traditional	69	Square Also in Beginner Origami by Yoshihide Momotani Also in Bugagami by Jeffrey Rutzky Also in Creating Origami by J.C. Nolan Also in Creative Life with Creative Origami 1 by Toshie Takahama Also in Difficult Origami by Chris Alexander Also in Doctor's Origami Dream Book by Toshikazu Kawasaki and in other sources...	Folded by Gilad Aharoni
Jumping frog Toys - Action Models	Traditional	70	Square
American jumping frog Toys - Action Models	Traditional	71	Square
Banana Flora - Fruit and Vegetables	Unknown	74	Square From a handkerchief
Bow Clothes - Clothing Accessories	Unknown	74	Square From a handkerchief
Mouse Mammals - Rodentia - Rats, Mice and Rodents	Unknown	75	Square From a handkerchief
Hat Clothes - Hats	Traditional	76	Rectangle Also in Beginning Origami by Vicente Palacios Also in World's Best Origami by Nick Robinson Also in NOA Magazine 129 Also in Chinese Paper Folding for Beginners by Maying Soong Also in Festive Folding by Paul Jackson Also in Origami Decorations for Halloween and in other sources...	Folded by Gilad Aharoni
Boat Vehicles - Boats	Traditional	77	Rectangle Also in Ecuador Origami Convention 2014 Also in Essential Origami by Matthew Gardiner Also in Everything Origami by Matthew Gardiner Also in Festive Folding by Paul Jackson Also in NOA Magazine 324 Also in Pajarita Magazine 1 and in other sources...	Folded by Wilson Yeung
Turban Clothes - Hats	Unknown	78	Square From a scarf
Hood Clothes - Hats	Unknown	79	Square From a scarf
Antelope Mammals - Bovidae - Sheep, Goats and Bovides	Alice Blumberg	86	Square With cuts	Folded by Lou Pearson
Spider Arachnids - Spiders and Arachnids	Bob Allen	88	Square With cuts Also in Bugagami by Jeffrey Rutzky	Folded by Rui Roda
Kite - Peruvian Toys - Planes	Olivero Olivieri	90	Square
Knots Geometric and other shapes	Unknown	92	Square
Carp Fish	Traditional	94	Square Also in Origami Aussie Animals by Marion and Steve Isham Also in Absolute Beginner's Origami by Nick Robinson Also in Easy Origami by John Montroll Also in Everyone Can Learn Origami by Peter Saydak Also in Hands-On Origami by Raul Rosado Also in Happy Origami by Kunihiko Kasahara and in other sources...	Folded by JC Nolan
Kusudama Geometric and other shapes	Traditional	95	Square 30 units With stringing instructions
Lampshades Objects - Useful	Unknown	100	Rectangle Crease pattern. Creating decorative lampshades from rectangles
Loin cloth Clothes	Traditional	104	Square From a scarf
Map fold Origami bases and methods	Unknown	106	Rectangle
Sunburst Nature	David Collier	110	Square 8 units
Dodecahedron Geometric and other shapes	David Brill	111	Square 3 units
$ bill from A4 Origami bases and methods	Unknown	113	Rectangle - A size
Portrait ring ($ bill) Rings	Max Hulme	114	$ US Dollar Bill
Borgia ring Rings	Kenneth Kawamura	115	$ US Dollar Bill
Bluebeard's Castle Buildings	Ed Sullivan	116	Square Multiple units Also in BOS Magazine 114 Also in Das Diagramm 24 Also in NOA Magazine 502 Multi-piece, with instructions for turrets and roofs. Excellent	Folded by Eliot Phillips
Fan Objects - Useful	Unknown	122	Square From a napkin
Mitre Objects - Useful	Unknown	122	Square From a napkin
Buffet server Objects - Useful	Unknown	123	Square From a napkin
Nappy Clothes	Traditional	123	Square
Slippers from newspaper Clothes - Shoes and Socks	Unknown	125	Square
Cushion covers Objects - Useful	Traditional	127	Square
Bird - flapping Birds	Ricky W.K. Wong	130	Rectangle
Squeaker Toys	Traditional	131	Rectangle
Pajarita Toys	Traditional	134	Square Also in Fun and Easy Origami Animals by Michael G. LaFosse Also in Absolute Beginner's Origami by Nick Robinson Also in An Invitation to the Practice of Folding Paper by Michel Lucas Also in Atlas de l'Origami Also in Beginner Origami by Yoshihide Momotani Also in Der Falter 12 and in other sources...	Folded by Lou Pearson
Seagull and surf Birds - Charadriiformes - Gulls	Bob Allen	136	Rectangle 2-dimensional pictorial origami
Frame Objects - Frames	Larry Hart	139	Rectangle - A size Also in Origami - 30 fold-by-fold projects by Paulo Mulatinho Also in Origami - The Complete Guide to the Art of Paperfolding by Rick Beech Also in Larry Hart Selected Works 71-91 - BOS Booklet 42 by Larry Hart Also in BOS Convention 2013 Spring Also in Origami You Can Use by Rick Beech	Folded by Gabriel Vong
Fox - talking Toys - Puppets	Julien Correia	140	Square 2 units A very simple puppet
Camera Toys - Noisemaking	Traditional	141	Square A simple action toy
Beetle - crawling Toys	Traditional	142	Square With cuts A nice action toy based on friction
Boy wearing a newspaper hat People	Eric Kenneway	144	Square
Swan Birds - Anseriformes - Swans	John Smith	147	Square Pureland
Puzzle - cluster Toys - Puzzles	Peter Ford	149	Square 6 units	Folded by Francesco Mancini
Salt cellar Food	Traditional	153	Square
Cootie catcher or Fortune teller Toys - Action Models	Traditional	154	Square Also in Folding Japan with Origami in English by Makoto Yamaguchi Also in Creating Origami by J.C. Nolan Also in Der Falter 3 Also in Der Falter 27 Also in My First Origami Kit by Joel Stern Also in Origami 1 by Robert Harbin Also in Origami in Action by Robert J. Lang and in other sources...	Folded by JC Nolan
Crane Birds - Gruiformes - Cranes	Traditional	156	Square Also in A Thousand Cranes by Florence Temko Also in An Invitation to the Practice of Folding Paper by Michel Lucas Also in Atlas de l'Origami Also in Beginner Origami by Yoshihide Momotani Also in Classic Origami by Paul Jackson Also in Complete Origami by David Mitchell and in other sources...	Folded by Gilad Aharoni
Cranes - joint Birds - Gruiformes - Cranes	Traditional	157	Square Some examples of the art of Sembazuru - folding multiple cranes from one sheet
Scottie Mammals - Canidae - Dogs	Gilles Gautherin	158	Square
Scottie - black and white Mammals - Canidae - Dogs	Gilles Gautherin	159	Rectangle - 1X2 With cuts A Sembazuru-like variation
Tumbler Toys	Takekawa Seiryo	161	Square Also in NOA Kessakusen 4 Also in NOA Magazine 74 Also in Origami Text in 4 Languages Also in NOA Magazine 0 1974 Vol. 2 Also in Origami Toys by Toshie Takahama Also in Origami in Motion by Nick Robinson Also in The Encyclopedia of Origami Techniques by Nick Robinson and in other sources...	Folded by Nick Robinson
Star - five pointed Geometric and other shapes	Unknown	162	Square
Star - stretched Geometric and other shapes	Traditional	163	Square
Chrysanthemum Flora - Flowers	Yoshihide Momotani	165	Rectangle - Long strip
Tato Objects - Wallets	Traditional	167	Square
Palm tree Flora - Trees and Plants	Didier Boursin	169	Rectangle 11 units From 11 Paris Metro tickets
Rose Flora - Flowers	Megumi Biddle	171	Square Folded by twirling tissue-paper
Star of David Religion and Holidays - Jewish Religion	Unknown	173	Triangle
Troublewit Toys	Traditional	175	Rectangle A versatile action model, with manipulation examples
6 sided box Boxes and Containers	Fujimoto Shuzo	178	Rectangle - A size
Umbrella - Japanese Objects - Various	Toshie Takahama	180	Square A working umbrella from 2 squares
Heart Hearts	Makoto Yamaguchi	183	Square Also in BOS Convention 1979 Spring Also in NOA Magazine 20 Also in Quadrato Magico Magazine 90 Also in Four Seasons Origami Encyclopedia by Makoto Yamaguchi Also in Paper Hearts - QQM 16 3-dimensional	Folded by Wilson Yeung
Waterbomb Toys	Traditional	185	Square Also in Origami Magic by Florence Temko Also in Paper Folding for Beginners by Murray and Rigney Also in Folding Japan with Origami in English by Makoto Yamaguchi Also in Beginner Origami by Yoshihide Momotani Also in Fun Origami World by Makoto Yamaguchi Also in Japan's Creative Origami by Kawai Toyoaki Also in Let's Enjoy Origami in English and Japanese by Makoto Yamaguchi and in other sources...	Folded by Gilad Aharoni
Wrapping Origami bases and methods	Unknown	188	Square Gift-wrapping methods
Yakko san Toys	Traditional	190	Square Also in Easy Origami for Beginners by Michael G. LaFosse Also in Paper Folding for Beginners by Murray and Rigney Also in Folding Japan with Origami in English by Makoto Yamaguchi Also in Antik Origami - QQM 66 by Giovanni Maltagliati Also in Cute Animal Origami by Makoto Yamaguchi Also in Doctor's Origami Dream Book by Toshikazu Kawasaki and in other sources...	Folded by Lou Pearson