Practical and Decorative Origami (Creative Origami)
Shows how to produce a range of decorative and functional items in origami - the ancient Japanese art of paper-folding. This practical book includes advice on choice of paper, a reference section of basic folds, as well as explicit instructions and colour-coded folding diagrams for each design.
The Paper Boomerang Book: Build Them, Throw Them, and Get Them to Return Every Time
When it comes to lightweight avionics, there’s no beating a paper boomerang. Let all the others chase after their dull folded airplanes--you can now build a flying device that comes right back to you, every time! And unlike expensive, heavy wooden boomerangs, you won’t endanger windows and skulls with paper boomerangs.
Hired by an aggrieved aristocrat who refuses to believe that his wife Olivia's brutal street-slaying was random violence, Spenser, the Boston private investigator, plunges into a world of grand illusion. No-one is what they seem.
This deilghtful book shows how to make thirty two origami (folded paper) models that really fly. All designs are made simply by folding squares or rectangles of paper (and even dollar bills!) without cutting, gluing, taping, or weighting.
Foolproof Curves: Quilts with Bias Strips and Continuous Paper Piecing
Foolproof Curves makes sewing curves fun and easy with two different approaches. From traditional Drunkard's Path and Compass to bright, contemporary designs, there is definitely something for every quilter. Two quilt projects illustrate how to use foundation piecing to make accurate full-circle and freeform curved designs.