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Origami

I've recently dived back into this after years of messing about withsimple books as a kid. It's finally starting to feel less impossible and like I can achieve anything with it, just with a bit of patience and time

The book that really turned things around was 'Genuine Origami' by Jun Maekawa. I went through the entire book from beginning to end, which took about three months. It teaches lots of different origami techniques and at the end you should be ready to tackle most complex origami books. Be warned that although it says "from basic to advanced", you really need some previous experience with easy models. I got stuck on many models, even the first one!

I perservered, taking breaks and refolding models when I wasn't sure. In really tricky models I sometimes needed to watch videos of people folding that model, or ask for help. But it was totally worth it! I feel much less frustrated folding now, because I'm familiar with the general folding patterns.

Since then I've picked up many new Origami books. The majority you will need to order online--most bookshops, even bigger ones, only sell easy origami books.