The Guide to American Money Folds

by Jodi Fukumoto

The Guide to American Money Folds by Jodi Fukumoto is an intermediate level origami book which uses USA dollar bills for folding instead of paper. This book:
• is 101 pages long, the first 14 pg is introductory material;
• has instructions for 17 dollar bill origami models and 2 boxes;

• has a color photo of the model at the front of each project;
• and uses “origami diagrams” which have arrows and dotted-dashed lines to show the folding sequence.

Many of the “steps” in this book are really two or three steps shown in one image. This can be a challenge for beginner folders who need a one-step-at-a-time approach. However, Fukumoto clearly divides each instructional step into parts A) B) and C). As well, the lines are colored blue, red or black so readers can use these color codes to decipher the instructions. [The Statue of Liberty
requires 2 one dollar bills and takes 41 steps to complete.]

That being said, folding money has its own set of challenges:
– dollar bills are small in size; and
– they do not hold creases well (they tend to spring
back up instead of staying folded down).

Please note that six of the models are repeated from The Guide to Hawaiian Style Money Folds.

Summary of American Money Folds

The Guide to American Money Folds has some amazingly wonderful dollar bill origami models. In particular, the high-heel shoes, the Statue of Liberty are quite profound. Even the Christmas tree WITH the star on top is quite unique. Though it may not be obvious to the casual reader, the four-leaf clover is probably one of the best origami shamrocks in existence today. All in all, a very good book; though, the models are challenging to fold so buyers be aware.

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