{"product_id":"folded-paper-german-stars-creative-paper-crafting-ideas-inspired-by-friedrich-fribel-9780811714563","title":"Folded Paper German Stars Creative Paper Crafting","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eColorful Froebel stars can be used as ornaments, table decorations, candle holders, and more.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eJuly 2015\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eFröbel star rating: ***\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eI zoomed in on this title because it celebrates the work of Friedrich Fröbel. Fröbel was a 19th century German educationalist and papercraft guru.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eHe brainstormed the concept of kindergarten. He - wait-for it - re-introduced the craft of origami to Japanese schoolchildren. And his papercraft legacy lives\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eon in the celestial contribution of his famous 3-D woven stars – a trad Christmas decoration – and in his folded paper shapes. (The big idea is that paper folding\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eteaches creativity, logical thinking, and improves motor co-ordination.)\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eBack to the review. This is a reprint of German edition. Armin Täubner is a prolific papercraft author, whose delightful Floragami, I have reviewed on this blog.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eThe book begins with a collection of folded modular shapes - kind of the origami equivalent of paper snowflakes. Slight permutations, no two alike.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eLots of geek appeal. The “moves” are indicated with step-by-step folding diagrams + text. A winning idea is to fold the shapes in translucent paper\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eto make window decorations. After the basic folded shapes are shown, the author moves on to 3-D constructions. This section is not for origami purists because\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e– shock horror – glue is involved. The resulting spheres are very attractive – and are “cheats” kusudama. The gluing enables an openwork appearance, which is extremely\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eappealing.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eAs you would expect, the Fröbel star section kick-starts with detailed, illustrated how-tos on how to weave the eponymous stars out of strips of paper.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eThe steps are pretty clear – but, if you are like me – you may zone out when things get to about step 28 (and I like learning from books).\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eMy suggestion: check out a You Tube video and use it in conjunction with the book. And always bear in mind that the paper weaving steps are repetitive –\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eso there are fewer folding operations than the number of steps. Super-symmetry. Everything is done in quad! When you master the star, you will be very proud of yourself,\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eand you will have added a life-long papercraft skill – and party trick- to your repertoire.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eThe Fröbel star projects are mostly slight permutations – but, hey - you would not be reading this book if you were not a papercraft geek. The comet is a fun idea.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eMost of the variations involve trimming the tails in some way, or varying the colours of the paper folding strips. A bit obvious.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eSo – this title is a pleasant tribute to the papercraft innovations of Friedrich Fröbel. It is suitable for entry level to intermediate papercrafters.\u003c\/p\u003e * The Papercraft Post Blog *","brand":"Stackpole Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48884674691415,"sku":"9780811714563","price":11.39,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780811714563.jpg?v=1722532975","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/folded-paper-german-stars-creative-paper-crafting-ideas-inspired-by-friedrich-fribel-9780811714563","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}