Customer Reviews

The Guide to Hawaiian-Style Money Folds

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I love this book! I've bought several money origami books and this hands down is the most comprehensive book I've seen. Here are some major pros in this book:

1. The designs are all accurate - which has not been the case for all the books I've purchased.

2. She gives detailed folding instructions. I know some have complained about this, but really if you've never read an orgiami design before it will take a little for you to understand how to follow them. This is true for ANY book. Origami instructions have a standard notation which she explains quite well in the introduction of the book - don't skip this if you've never folded before. Other books don't have as detailed instructions.

3. The designs are color coded which makes them very easy to follow.

4. the spiral binding makes it easy to lay the book down while following the design (more important feature than you may think).

5. She shows accurate, clear, large pictures of the completed design.

She provides a little history of origami and a very nice introduction for beginners. She even provides folds for envelopes for the design. I have never seen this done before and was very pleased and impressed.

If you are a beginner folder it is a little struggle to learn how to fold. There are many resources on the web if you are having trouble. In truth, despite some of the other reviews here, I often recommend this book for the novice folder. It takes you through some easier designs and some more complicated designs. It gives you a chance to work your way up.

I started with "The Buck Book" and moved to this one. Although the buck book has some nice designs (and I'd recommend it), this book has some very unique designs that make great gifts.

I wonder if any of the reviewers, that had a negative impression of this book, have seen any of the other origami books out there. By comparison this is a great book that I recommend to anyone interested in money folding.

The color-coded instructions and the lay flat spiral binding are perfect for this instruction book. The designs are delightful and most are unique to Island life. Whip up some on the plane ride home for souvenirs. Pay the dog sitter with a Hawaiian pineapple--but make him/her an extra one out of a one dollar bill as a keepsake in case he/she needs to spend the payment (one of the good tips I learned from this delightful book).

I would classify this book as intermediate. Rank beginners need to learn the basics of folding terminology and diagrams from beginner books before they move on to intermediate books which assume this knowledge. However--this book does, as do most intermediate books, present a refresher of what the terminology and diagrams mean (on pages 12-15). After reading the instructions and the fundamentals my 10 year old nephew, who is new to origami, was able to make his chosen 3 projects from this book perfectly.

Living "Island Style" means to relax, no worry. And that is what you need to do to follow the directions in this gem of a book. I lived in Hawaii for 3 years with my USMC husband; these designs bring back fond memories of that lovely place.

I love this book, it's easy to understand if you already know a bit about origami other wise I would not suggest using this as a first time book.

I use these folding for tips at resturants and the waitresses LOVE them.

This book offered many unique designs that i have not seen before. It has 15 money folds and a section on envelopes and boxes. This book will tend to be hard for the beginner. I have done a few money folds and some of the pictures of the directions are hard to figure out whats going on. The pictures just need more detail. There is a lot of cool things in this book though, i really enjoy it!

This book is by far the coolest book I have come across for folding money. The designs are very unique and the photos of the finished pieces are beautiful. There is a great section in the front of the book that explains all of the folds you will need to use. Folds are color coded through the entire book to keep things clear. I would suggest this book to anyone interested in money folding. Designs range from easy to complicated so there is something for every skill level to try. Lastly, this book offers some great ideas to present your finished pieces as gifts. There are instructions for folding boxes, envelopes, and making leis.

This is by far the best $ fold book I own. The directions are great and the ideas are very different. Even the difficult folds are explained pretty well. The book also shows how to do some regular paper folds like boxes etc. Awesome book & a great place to start for beginers!!!

I really like all the designs that are included in the book. Out of the 15 different designs I managed to only figure out how to do 5 of the designs. Some of the instructions and illustrations were not very clear in my point of view. I really love all the flower designs, but I was only able to figure out two out of the three. Of course, it was the most beautiful design that I was not able to figure out. Although, I was more experienced with origami folding than my husband, I had to asked him to try to analyzed the instructions since he is a physicist and a mathematician. He managed to help me figure out two of five designs that I was able to create. This book needs a bit more clearer instructions and should use more color to help with the illustrations. Think very hard before buying this book because you might not get all your money's worth if you can only learn how to create very few designs from it.

My teenager loves oragami so I thought he might like this book. He did. You need fresh NEW money though or the folds won't hold right. Lots of cute designs inside.

This book has lots of different items you can fold, MUCH more variety than some other books. You can make some really cute things. Some of the same folds are in American Money folds too. If I had to choose just one money-folding book, I would choose this one.

This is not a beginner's book! You need to have experience with Origami and be able to understand some pretty complex diagrams. I've done origami for ages and some of these have taken a time or two to figure out.

compared tho most i hvae order on amazon this book is great for the price. the book is made very well. highly recomended!