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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

Florence Temko and I began work on this book before she passed away. She left an international community of admirers. She was a delightful friend and a brilliant artist. All who knew her will miss her. She popularized the word "Kirigami," that is now a common term for cutting folded paper. Ever forward thinking, Florence became interested in finding the best way to create folded fabric. We both tried various techniques and found the perfect stiffening formula to apply to fabric so that it could be folded like paper—the result is the BEAUTIFUL ART of FABRIGAMI.

We now introduce FABRIGAMI!

Pre-stiffened fabric can be used for all of the paper craft techniques that we love such as origami, kirigami, and scrapbooking.

I am enormously grateful for the tremendous support from Robert Lang a distinguished origami artist who took the time to encourage the completion of this book and make suggestions for collaborations and proper origami techniques.

Scott Stern the illustrator is a most gifted young man who designed his first model at the age of six, and, at eighteen, published his own book of original origami creations. Not only did he illustrate all of the models here, but also folded them for the photographs and designed several of the models in the book himself.

A special thank you to David Cooper who was able to create beautiful photographs using Scott’s models.

Finally, I am most grateful to my family and friends for their support and encouragement.

Folding doesn’t have to be confined to paper and cloth, you can also fold won ton wrappers or even tortillas. David Lister, an origami artist, author, and creator, compiled a list of materials that are origami compatible. These materials include rubber balloons, metal, rayon mesh, celluloid, fruit leather and other material that you would not associate with origami.

FABRIGAMI is just one more creative adventure into the world of folding crafts that has brought so much fun to all ages and cultures. The models are traditional or original creations.

Special thanks to my wonderful, creative, and reliable test team at Transition Services, Inc. Las Vegas, NV. TSI provides meaningful work for people with developmental disabilities.

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