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How to Use This Book

This book was written for inexperienced folders. The diagrams you’ll find in this book are different; they employ a new technique called glow-fold which will be explained in the next section.

Rules for Faster Origami Learning

• The effects of an incorrectly made fold increase as the model progresses.

I have seen students struggle because they refuse to throw away the square they started with. They continue using the same piece of paper despite having made an incorrect fold. They proceed, successfully completing a few more folds, and then make another incorrect fold. What most folders don’t realize is that an incorrect fold at the beginning compounds exponentially as we progress through a folding pattern. By the time the folder nears the end, the incorrect fold has contaminated almost every plane of their model. Something inside us tells us not to waste paper, however, discarding a tainted paper when exploring a new folding pattern will end up saving both paper and time in the long run.

• Review the instructions before folding the model.

Before you begin, look at each diagram and read each instruction. This allows your brain a little time to digest the pattern before you attempt it. Even if you don’t fully understand the diagrams and instructions, reviewing them in advance will give you an edge and save you time and paper.

• Watch the video.

If you have trouble making any of the models in this book, take a look at the videos. (Download HERE.)