A completed
quilled project may look complicated, but the basics of this paper craft are
actually not hard to master. If you have ever wanted to give paper quilling a
try, here are seven tips for getting started! This is achieved by rolling strips of paper and pinching or curving
them into various forms.
To select Quilling paper:
You can buy
packs of pre-cut quilling paper in most major art and crafts stores, but you
can also cut your own strips of papers. Paper quilling starts with rolling
paper strips, and so naturally, the No. 1 item on the supplies list is quilling
paper. The length and size of the paper will determine how the paper quilled
project eventually looks.
Basic Designs of Quilling:
The most basic
shape of paper quilling is the rolled paper coil. By pinching and adjusting the
tightness of the paper coil, different quilled shapes are made. Some of the
most basic paper quilling shapes are shown in the picture.
Tool selection:
In order to
paper quill, a needle-like tool is required. A slotted tool is usually
recommended to the paper quilling beginner because it is easier to roll paper
with it.
Glue is another
essential item on the supplies list. It is also helpful to have a pair of
tweezers to handle the quilled pieces and a circle template to measure the
coils with.
For Example:
You don’t need
a lot of shapes to make something fun with paper quilling. Even the simplest of
the quilled shapes can be used for a project. For example, in the card pictured
above, five simple loose coils were used for the monkey’s juggling balls to
make a fun greeting card.
The creative application:
Paper quilling
is frequently used for making greeting cards or in wall art, like decorative
canvases or framed art. Some folks even make wearable art-like earrings out of
their paper quilled shapes!
For example, in
the picture above, I combined paper quilling with a vellum cutout of a jar that
I had cut with my electronic die cutting machine.
