A Brief Quilling Guide

Within this short quilling guide I will look at what quilling involves and the tools that you need. Quilling is the art of making pictures from coiled thin strips of paper. The paper is made into tight or loose coils and manipulated into shapes. These shapes are assembled into designs and glued onto paper or card. The nature of quilling gives it a three-dimensional feel. In fact some quilling artists specialise in 3-dimensional self-supporting models. The range of quilling designs includes cards, picture frames, invitations and scrap-book pages. The only limitation is your imagination!

The equipment required for quilling is fairly basic. You will need your thin strips of paper of course. Although you can cut these yourself, it is not recommended as this leads to uneven edges. Specialised quilling paper comes in a variety of colors, widths and weights. You will need a something to coil your paper with - you can use something such as a needle or toothpick, but it is easier with a specialised quilling tool. You will need glue - any white glue that dries clear is fine.

A quilling fringer is also useful for making interesting patterned eges for such things as flowers.

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