Best paper craft & stenciling books according to redditors

We found 136 Reddit comments discussing the best paper craft & stenciling books. We ranked the 72 resulting products by number of redditors who mentioned them. Here are the top 20.

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Books making & binding books
Origami books
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Rubber stamping books

Top Reddit comments about Papercrafts, Stamping & Stenciling:

u/armchairdictator · 438 pointsr/videos

Hey guys before you go to Devin's link and potentialy part with your money. Check out the originator of this concept's home page first: http://home.mims.meiji.ac.jp/~sugihara/ambiguousc/ambiguouscylindere.html

There are some free resources there as well as a link to the originators book from which Devon reverse engineered the Ambigous Cylinder from.

https://www.amazon.co.jp/Joy-Ambiguous-Solids-Anomalous-Appearances-ebook/dp/B00YQ07J5E?ie=UTF8&language=en_JP&ref_=dp_change_lang

u/arno_irl · 32 pointsr/gifs

I highly recommend this book for beginners, Karakuri: How to Make Mechanical Paper Models That Move, available on Amazon.

u/oskiii · 26 pointsr/gifs

Here's the link without the referral part: https://www.amazon.com/dp/0312566697 :)

u/randiesel · 23 pointsr/interestingasfuck

If you want a simple design that doesn't require cutting, the "hornet" is pretty well known and generally a great flyer.

You need The World Record Paper Airplane Book. That thing was yeaaaars of entertainment when I was about 8 years old. I believe I got it from a book fair at school, but I don't remember.

The Hornet will forever be my favorite. I built one of those out of some thicker construction paper with a few friends in middle school, and it flew for tens of miles. I launched it straight upward as hard as I could right near a blacktop on a windy day. We always flew over the blacktop because it offers great thermals (which we learned about from the book) and you could see some crazy stuff happen. On this particular day, it was enough to get the plane up somewhere around 100ft in the air. We stood there in disbelief as the plane climbed and climbed until it was eventually caught by the wind. It flew, perfectly stable, over the trees and out of our apartment complex. We all hopped on our bikes (as an '80s kid, we had bikes), and followed it as far as we could, but eventually had to stop as it flew over a large river.

I like to think it's still flying around Boston somewhere.

u/HiepNotik · 18 pointsr/BeAmazed
u/themastercheif · 9 pointsr/BeAmazed

Pretty sure I had a book about paper planes written by that guy a long time ago.

Edit: Found it

u/Cannulated · 8 pointsr/Art

This is known as "snapology" You take ribbon strips and connect them together. One of the artists has a book, which shows how to make a number of different shapes. The book even contains ribbons to fold available on Amazon.

Geometric Origami

u/RumpleAndBelle · 7 pointsr/Wishlist

Anyone here like adult coloring books and Alice in wonderland/creepy things? I think this looks like it could be a pretty neat book to color.

u/I_AM_YOUR_DADDY_AMA · 6 pointsr/BeAmazed
u/iamthad · 5 pointsr/tipofmytongue

Was it American Girls Handy Book, possibly with a different color on the cover?

u/xljj42 · 5 pointsr/origami
  • Model: Peacock
  • Designer: Jun Maekawa
  • Source: Genuine Origami
  • This model was tougher than I expected. I'm not sure if it was the diagram or just my own inability to understand, but going from the tail to expanding the body was more difficult than it should have been. (It's really my inability to understand)
u/I_am_math_girl · 5 pointsr/bookbinding

Check out Keith Smith's book - Non-Adhesive Binding, Vol.1: Books without Paste or Glue. His book has a variety of different types of book bindings that don't use glue.

Good luck!

u/SmashinFascionable · 4 pointsr/BetterEveryLoop

Found the book they refer to in the video too! Just ordered one thanks! Amazon Link

u/soozafone · 4 pointsr/origami

I think I started with the traditional bases and started thinking what else could use that arrangement of flaps. Also I was really persistent. The first things I came up with were nothing special but I kept on it because I wanted to get better.

Robert Lang's writings on origami design are great but can be a little overwhelming if you're just starting out. One of the books that I remember really liking as a beginner (and still today) is Origami to Astonish and Amuse by Jeremy Shafer. The author talks about how he went about designing things, and he shows how you can take an existing model or base and modify it to something completely new. I would definitely recommend picking it up if you can.

u/Rowona · 4 pointsr/origami

I'm pretty sure it's made from double-sided convex hexagonal ring units (a mouthful, I know!) from Tomoko Fuse's book Unit Polyhedron Origami.

Here's one I made next to the illustration from the book, and it looks pretty much identical to OPs.

It's an awesome module, they look similar to little turtle but they hold together much better. They're made from 1:2 paper which can be annoying, but they're basically just an improved little turtle otherwise.

EDIT: Icosahedrons made with little turtle also have wider triangular openings and the spikes are a bit shorter from what I remember.

u/writerlib · 4 pointsr/Random_Acts_Of_Amazon

Fat Ladies in Spaaaaace: a body positive coloring book What can I say? I'm fat and I love to color.

u/ananananaaaaa · 3 pointsr/origami

This is the book, but I don't have it yet, unfortunately. /u/opus25no5 mentioned on his/her thread that instructions for this model could be found online, and I did find a youtube video. Try it! :)

u/RosieRose23 · 3 pointsr/TwoXChromosomes

I'm older than you, so as a kid I really liked this book

The American Girl's Handy Book (1994)

Edit: I just found my copy, its mostly about arts and crafts and stuff. The newer one is probably more in line with what I would want for my daughter.

u/Elee3112 · 3 pointsr/origami

Depends on how much experience you have I suppose...

I found a lot of John Montroll's books to be beginner-friendly, with one or two models aimed at more intermediate levels. I had a real soft spot for his dinosaur book.

Moving up a tier, maybe works of Hideo Komatsu? Satoshi Kamiya's books are always good too.

If you're feeling up to it, Shuki Kato's Nature Study book has some impressive looking models, but working through them makes me depressed on accounts of them being insanely difficult to fold.

u/Wrightboy · 3 pointsr/origami

Here's a pic. Or Support the Author!. It really is one of my favorite books and very worth it.

u/magicalmilk · 3 pointsr/origami

It's called Genuine Origami by Jun Maekawa. This one does NOT have the pterodactyl that you are referring to.

u/ArcOfSpades · 3 pointsr/howto

Advanced origami as in you want to learn how to fold more complex models than the average swan/crane/toys? In that case I recommend any of Robert Lang's books, his insect models are incredibly complex. Or you can try Modular Origami by Tomoko Fuse which is tedious but extremely satisfying when complete.

If you want to learn about the theory behind folding new models and how origami techniques are applied today, then check out this TED Talk by Robert Lang.

u/BadSynecdoche · 2 pointsr/origami

Genuine Origami by Jun Maekawa (http://www.amazon.com/Genuine-Origami-Mathematically-Based-Models-Complex/dp/4889962514) is a pretty good book to learn about the more technical side of origami. Jun Maekawa goes into depth about how he developed a lot of the models and what techniques/theories are applied in the models. He also selected models for the book which are illustrative of specific design features. I found a lot of the models in this book to be fairly difficult but with enough patience I was able to fold most models.

Personally I'm also a fan of Origami to Astonish and Amuse by Jeremy Schafer (http://www.amazon.com/Origami-Astonish-Amuse-Jeremy-Shafer/dp/0312254040) which isn't quite as technically in depth as Maekawa's book. However Schafer does go into depth about how he developed the various models as well though. The models can also be quite funny and I'm fairly sure 14-year-old me would have thoroughly enjoyed this book. The models in this book can range in difficulty from fairly easy to tediously difficult.

I think either book would make a good present and they're also reasonably priced on amazon.

u/neutrinoprism · 2 pointsr/OkCupid

I have designed some of my own! To give a sampling, in increasing order of complexity (with diagrams!),

  • here's a truncated tetrahedron,
  • here's a double equilateral unit which can make things like an octahedron, icosahedron, "spiky ball," and many other deltahedra,
  • here's a rhombic dodecahedron, and
  • here's a compound of the cube and octahedron.

    My favorite origami book is John Montroll's Animal Origami for the Enthusiast, which starts out with simple, charming models and builds up to complex masterpieces like this lobster. It's one you can go back to for years. (I still have my childhood copy, inscribed "Merry Christmas 1988, Love Mom and Dad.")

    Another lovely volume, though not an ideal first book, is one called Origami for the Connoisseur. One of its highlights is an exquisitely beautiful seashell model. Here's someone folding it on YouTube.

    If you're curious about modular origami, Tomoko Fuse is a master of the field. This book ("Unit Origami: Multidimensional Transformations") is a hefty omnibus with plenty of lovely designs. Fuse tends toward a bit more surface elaboration and fussy preciseness than I go for these days, but her work is absolutely worth recreating with your own fingertips.

    Most of all, I'd encourage you to just try things out and have fun. There's action origami that does stuff (fancier versions of jumping frogs and fortunetellers), there's a big "tessellation" scene, where people fold intricate, two-dimensional patterns, there are flowers and franchises and figures. Any decent bookstore will have a papercraft section with an origami book or two. Libraries should have plenty of volumes available.

    Enjoy!
u/LastNameSin · 2 pointsr/pics

Requires two dollars but it was extremely fun to fold. You have to fold 8 legs. One by one.

Made with instructions from

http://www.amazon.com/Extreme-Origami-Transforming-Dollar-Priceless/dp/1937994023

u/cervelaatworst · 2 pointsr/origami

Thanks! The key is to start simple, be persistent, and to be analytical when you're folding from diagrams. Most people ( myself included) start by modifying traditional bases. When using diagrams, Try to look at the ways that structures come together and look for recurring structures and try to understand what these structures can do. Everybody recommends the book origami design secrets by Robert lang but the book that helped me understand design the most was Genuine Origami by jun maekawa. This one http://www.amazon.com/Genuine-Origami-Mathematically-Based-Models-Complex/dp/4889962514/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1415713219&sr=8-1&keywords=genuine+origami Other than that try to get ideas from other models ( I got the idea for the shell from fumiaki kawahatas stegosaurus) and have fun discovering your unique style of origami! If you have any more questions feel free to ask!

u/honeybri · 2 pointsr/Random_Acts_Of_Amazon

!!!!!!!!!!! I love my inner child

Fanciful Faces it just looks so pretty!

I also have FAT LADIES IN SPAAAACE which amuses the heck out of me.

It's okay to Drink and Color right?

Those three are on my under $10 list, the rest of mine are on my Book wishlist.

I have other coloring books but those three are the coolest in my opinion. =D

u/blakeh36 · 2 pointsr/origami

This is the peacock from the Genuine Origami by Maekawa. Had a blast, but I'm definitely gonna start from the beginning to ease into it!

u/edwilli · 2 pointsr/origami

Amazing, I've tried to fold this on 6" paper several times and failed. I end up crumbling it into a ball :/ and make a bolder instead.

I believe this is Jun Maekawa design? and is in the book Genuine Origami.

u/fun_crow · 2 pointsr/crafts

That's incredible. I have this book: Genuine Origami: 43 Mathematically-Based Models, from Simple to Complex https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/4889962514/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_VC8bBbZ0VFWS3

And there's a 3 headed dragon that is just gorgeous:

https://origami.me/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/origami-non-traditional-dragons-featured-uai-1600x900.jpg

u/[deleted] · 2 pointsr/origami

I have some!

Genuine Origami by Jun Maekawa

Each model comes with a "theme", often mathematical in nature. Design theory (like Design Secrets but more digestible) and history is interspersed.

Origami from Angelfish to Zen by Peter Engel

Probably the most intellectually wide-ranging book on origami of all time. The first half of this book is collection of essays about origami history, math, design, and the craft as an art form.

Advanced Origami by Michael Lafosse

This book mostly covers the paper side of origami, such as how to make duo paper, wet-folding, etc

u/BlondieMenace · 2 pointsr/JUSTNOMIL
u/Smurf_46290 · 2 pointsr/pics
u/SeventhHex · 2 pointsr/origami

My favorite origami books are:

Origami for the Connoisseur https://www.amazon.com/dp/4817090022/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_X5GGzb0NC14YA

and

Genuine Origami: 43 Mathematically-Based Models, From Simple to Complex https://www.amazon.com/dp/4889962514/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_L7GGzb1H9N4SY

Both books are well written and cover a wide range of designs (both in content and in skill level). The harder models in genuine will take hours to fold.

u/Darkrising123 · 2 pointsr/origami

This book includes quite a few variants of the sonobe unit if that help.

u/Ghost_Animator · 1 pointr/BeAmazed

>If anyone's interested I found this book on Amazon
>This book
>The actual Japanese book


Thank to /u/HiepNotik for providing these links.
If anyone is interested in learning this, they can buy the book.

u/kessukoofah · 1 pointr/origami

It can also be found in the book Unit Origami by Tomoko Fuse, a book I highly recommend for anyone looking into Modular Origami.

u/vxcosmicowl · 1 pointr/Random_Acts_Of_Amazon

As a former anime nerd I have snooped and found some age appropriate potential gifts (I don't know what she's seen though!)

Rylee:

u/imdrippingsauce · 1 pointr/BookArtsSection

Looks really good for a first try! My first book was not nearly as nice! If you have a little extra money try waxed thread. At my Hobby Lobby it was by the jewelry making stuff. It's like $4 and a spool lasts for at least 5 books. It's easier to sew with and and gives a neater look once you start experimenting with sewn bindings. If you have interest in sewn bindings this book is like the holy grail of bindings. It's expensive to buy new but I borrowed it from the library and simply copied out the bindings I wanted to try at work.

u/Ignasi_Magnus · 1 pointr/origami
u/AceJohnny · 1 pointr/pics

Next up: 72 Pencils :)

Those are neat! Is #4 pure origami? If so, what pattern did you use? I have a Tomoko Fuse's book on modular origami, and have yet to go through them all :)

u/alSeen · 1 pointr/origami

Unit Origami by Tomoko Fuse

http://www.amazon.com/Unit-Origami-Multidimensional-Tomoko-Fuse/dp/0870408526/

The best book for unit work. I got one over 20 years ago when I was 12. Lost it some time during those 20 years and bought another one a few years ago just to have it.

u/millerhighlife · 1 pointr/Coloring

This is a stretch- but if you like cute zombies check out White Stag's Misfits Vol. 2 A Zombie Coloring Book. I love her work and have all but two of her Misfits books.

u/yarthkin · 1 pointr/oddlysatisfying

The mountain goat/bear! I love it!! I might have to get the book...

https://smile.amazon.com/Karakuri-Make-Mechanical-Paper-Models/dp/0312566697?sa-no-redirect=1

u/Addie_Goodvibes · 1 pointr/origami

Inspired by the following Books
Unit-Origami-Multidimensional-Tomoko-Fuse

Unit Origami

Kuniko Kasahara's-Origami Omnibus:

Also i use Wolfram http://mathworld.wolfram.com/JohnsonSolid.html
http://mathworld.wolfram.com/PlatonicSolid.html
http://mathworld.wolfram.com/ArchimedeanSolid.html

most of the models on the above referenced pages can be built/assembled with either Sonobe units, Open Frame II units , Square/Triangle Flat unit modules or Hexagonal flat unit modules..

Flat Unit module design
Sonobe module designs
more Flat Unit models
Cupola Drilled Truncated Icosidodecahedron

Open Frame Unit models

In addition to the books & Wolfram pages I use Antiprism - polyhedra modeling software to design, plan/colorize & 3-D render my models

Antiprism - polyhedra modeling software

https://www.flickr.com/photos/origami_tatsujin/albums/72157623963720856

u/Stryker_09 · 1 pointr/actuallesbians

I agree ! And thank you 🙂

Forgot a shot of the caterpillar in the album.

Once we finish up my arms, we're going for a darker version of Wonderland on a leg 😁

u/PotentialPeach · 1 pointr/Random_Acts_Of_Amazon

I had a morning like that on Thursday. I cried it all out in the bathroom, thought I was fine and my head was back balanced. Dropped the kids off at school, ran to husband's work to drop off stuff for their potluck (because even though he is working out of town, he still asks me to bring potluck things). One of his coworkers asked how I was doing and I just started sobbing in the middle of his work lobby....she gave me a cookie. Cookies help make things better.

Happy things that make me happy:

Anime music because it is usually upbeat and I don't understand the words so I can just bob my head to the music and pretend they are singing about happy peppy things

Coloring twisted images

Cooking comfort food that makes the house smell good for a whole day

I hope you feel so much better when you wake up, but please remember that it really is 100% okay to have bad days and times and crying is a totally acceptable way to handle them. Never be ashamed or embarrassed. Everyone cries. We are all here for you.

u/Just_Treading_Water · 1 pointr/Damnthatsinteresting

There are tons... search for Karakuri (japanese paper automatons) or search google for wooden automata, in particular the artist Dug North is doing some really cool stuff in wood.

There's a great Karakuri book: Karakuri: How to Make Paper Models that Move that does an amazing job outlining and demonstrating all the different linkages and gears you can use to generate different movements. It also comes with tear out pages to build the models and gears out of paper.

I've been meaning to get around to start building models of various gears and linkages for 3d printing, but haven't had a chance to yet.

u/ComposMentis0402 · 1 pointr/origami

It really depends on what kind of origami appeals to you but I do mainly modular origami and my number one go to book is Tomoko Fuse's Multidimensional Transformations Unit Origami. This book was published in 1990 and is a little bit pricey (around 30-50 dollars these days). It was my first major origami book and I couldn't be more amazed at how many different designs it offers. The models really range from basic to extremely advanced and most of them like in the medium-hard range. If you're looking for something complex and not as 2-D as many origami books can offer you- I highly suggest this book. Oh yeah, It's also not short. It's around 230 pages of work.

Here's a link to what it looks like: http://www.amazon.com/Unit-Origami-Multidimensional-Tomoko-Fuse/dp/0870408526

Hope this helps!

u/Cherry_mice · 1 pointr/origami

I really like Lang's origami in action. Shafer also has great action origami models. You can usually get these books at a library

u/ldjd · 1 pointr/Random_Acts_Of_Amazon

So I wasn't going to enter this contest until I saw this amazing origami book!

I thought it was a perfect way to craft items that are along the mythical/fantasy side since I see you enjoy that. (Dr. Who, Harry Potter, Buffy, GoT, etc.)

So I know you said $30 for mine, but I REALLY want this even though it's super cheap. I just can't seem to justify buying it for some reason even though I really want it.

Thanks for the contest!

u/playhertwo · 1 pointr/Random_Acts_Of_Amazon

I have this one and it's a lot of fun. The metal one looks even more awesome!

u/OfMonstersAndSuicide · 1 pointr/Random_Acts_Of_Amazon

I love making origami! I'm always up for trying to make new things o:

This book could give me some new ideas. and I'm not so sure that I can squeeze in much more under $20 but maybe some paper?

--Just saw the edit. If the item doesn't have to be these things then a gift card would be great because I'm saving up. But the book is fine too if it can't be a gift card.

u/Jenwith1N · 1 pointr/Random_Acts_Of_Amazon
  1. Wine is fine, but if you drink too much you're guaranteed to have a hangover. Those are no fun. :/

  2. I know there's a broom on our list, but I prefer to travel in a more modern style. I'll grab the Bissell steam and SWEEP. Sweep is right there in the name, technically it does the same thing as a broom. Only better! Added bonus of getting to feel like one of the witches from Hocus Pocus. :D

  3. I know that we're supposed to buy our hats, but I'd much prefer to knit my own. Especially with this super soft super cute yarn.

  4. Books can take you anywhere you want to go! I want to go to space with some fat ladies and have colorful adventures!

  5. When I get my trunk I'm going to keep my treasures in it like a pirate!

    Bonus- Capes make you feel super. When you're super you need a super snack to keep yourself ready to thwart all those evil plans!
u/paulthepenguin · 1 pointr/AskReddit

Thanks! They're from this book, which my friend borrowed for me at our local library!

u/SkipHash · 1 pointr/Frugal

The postman just delivered this while looking at this post. It looks very exciting. Must focus on work, must focus on work

u/Zilmorph · 1 pointr/interestingasfuck

I found one of his books on amazon.ca and amazon.com

u/chairmanlmao · 1 pointr/gifs

This comes out of a Japanese DIY book.

Though I imagine it shouldn't be too hard to recreate.