Money Folding (My Favorite Origami) [Paperback]

Florence Temko (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: April 1, 2000 | Series: My Favorite Origami

The renowned origami expert and best-selling author guides readers through the basics of paper folding in an easy, step-by-step format. Learn to fold your next gift out of dollar bills in this collection!

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About the Author

Florence Temko is an internationally-known author of many how-to craft books on paperarts and folkcrafts. She loves to share origami through her books, hands-on programs, and on television.

Product Details

• Paperback: 12 pages
• Publisher: Heian (April 1, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0893468282
• ISBN-13: 978-0893468286
• Product Dimensions: 10.3 x 7.1 x 0.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,713,017 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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23 of 23 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Only Six Designs - All Easily Found Elsewhere, July 20, 2005

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Money Folding by Florence Temko is hard pressed to be called an origami instruction book. It's more like an origami instruction flyer. There are literally only 11 pages of instructions - plus 1 page of introduction, and 2 pages of tips at the end.

It's not that I mind a short book - but with it only holding 6 designs total, the price normally seen on this leaflet is rather high. Not only that, but Florence then came out with a second "book" with only 6 more designs in it, equally high priced. It would have been far more fair to provide (gasp) 12 designs in a book, and have it actually have enough pages to give it a slight thickness.

So, that all being said, exactly what do you get in Money Folding? You get some of the most basic shapes. You get a tree, a heart, a duck, a shirt, a butterfly and a ring. I agree that these six shapes are cool ones, and come in useful for card making and gift giving. However, the main issue is that all of these are classic designs, especially the ring and the duck. This means that you could go on Google and find all of these instructions for free.

The illustrations are reasonably good, done with drawn versions of US dollar bills so you can tell if you are folding the items properly. The instructions are reasonably clear.

If you really need one of these designs, and really want it in book form, then perhaps the cost of the book plus shipping will be worth it to you. However, I personally would go either with one of the larger origami money books where you get far more bang for the buck - or use the web and print out the information for free. I don't feel right paying someone so much money for so few designs.

18 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars So So Money Folding, May 27, 2002

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Brian Goetting (Phippsburg, Maine United States) - See all my reviews

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I was disappointed with the book. "The Buck Book" was a lot better investment, and the instructions were clear as well as humerous. The "Money Folding" book left out some key steps, which made it difficult to follow. Ex: The shirt: The bill has to be turned around to make the collar. This was never explained. The butterfly requires using a pipe cleaner to complete the butterfly. Who carries around pipe cleaners in their pockets? Bottom line, your money could be better spent if you want to learn the art of folding money.

13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars A Major Disappointment, November 11, 2004

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wendellyn - See all my reviews

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I've never felt the need to write a review until today...after waiting anxiously for this book, at first appearance I could not believe that the only folds in the book are the ones you see pictured on the books cover. And if that weren't disappointing enough, the directions were lacking a few of the steps required to make the designs. I am amazed that someone can actually get a book like this one published...big waste of money and I'm sending it back!