how to make Silk thread jewellery designs - pendants - silk thread bangles - silk thread earrings - quilling earrings - paper earrings
Sunday, 12 November 2017
how to make Silk thread jewellery designs - pendants - silk thread bangles - silk thread earrings - quilling earrings - paper earrings
Silk thread jewellery designs - pendants - silk thread bangles - silk thread earrings - quilling earrings - paper earrings
Silk thread jewellery designs - silk thread bangles - silk thread earrings - quilling earrings - paper earrings
Silk thread jewellery designs - silk thread bangles - silk thread earrings - quilling earrings - paper earrings
how to make Silk thread jewellery designs - silk thread bangles - silk thread earrings - quilling earrings - paper earrings
Silk thread jewellery designs - silk thread bangles - silk thread earrings - quilling earrings - paper earrings
How to make Silk thread jewellery designs - silk thread bangles - silk thread earrings - quilling earrings - paper earrings
Silk thread jewellery designs - silk thread bangles - silk thread earrings - quilling earrings - paper earrings
Silk thread jewellery designs - silk thread bangles - silk thread earrings - quilling earrings - paper earrings
Silk thread jewellery designs - silk thread bangles - silk thread earrings - quilling earrings - paper earrings
Silk thread jewellery designs - silk thread bangles - silk thread earrings - quilling earrings - paper earrings
Silk thread jewellery designs - silk thread bangles - silk thread earrings - quilling earrings - paper earrings
Sunday, 16 July 2017
Quilling
The Name "Quilling"
Quilling is also known as paper filigree, paper-rolling and paper-scrolling.
There are two different explanations given for the name "quilling." Some say it comes from the use of a quill as a tool to roll the paper strips into coils, while others contend that the coils of paper created resemble rows of quills.
Uses for Quilling
Popular shapes created from paper coils include flowers, leaves, ornate scrolls and abstract patterns.
Quilling can be used to create art pieces by gluing a design of unlimited colors and patterns onto a flat cardboard background. Beyond this, quilling is used to decorate items such as picture frames, coasters, jewelry, trinket boxes, invitations and greetings cards.
Quillers can purchase boxes, cabinets and other items with recessed surfaces especially designed to be decorated with quilling.
In addition to gluing paper coils to a background, quilling can involve sculpting and gluing coils together to create free-standing, three-dimensional objects.
History of Quilling
Quilling is a very old art form that can be traced back as far as the 15th century. It was used in France and Italy by nuns to decorate religious paraphernalia with gilded paper used to emulate more expensive gold and silver filigree and iron or ivory carvings.
Quilling is considered by some to have roots in Ancient Egypt where thin metal strips were used for decoration.
Quilling was taught to upper class ladies in England during the 18th century. It was considered an innocent pastime for young ladies.
Quilling was brought to North America by early settlers.
Modern Quilling
Although originally a pastime limited to upper-class ladies, in modern times quilling is popular with people from all over the world and from every class. It is a fairly inexpensive hobby as there are very few tools required to enjoy the art of quilling.
Although the basic requirements for quilling are strips of paper, glue and something round like a toothpick to coil the paper around, there are now many tools available to aid the modern quiller, such as special templates and combs.
Quilling has seen a recent resurgence in popularity with the development of scrap-booking as a hobby. Quilling is complementary to scrap-booking as just one of many ways to decorate pages with paper.
Fun Fact
Quilling was a hobby of the Bronte sisters and Jane Austen, who mentions the art in her novel "Sense and Sensibility."
Quilling Shapes
Quilling Shapes
Supplies:
To learn the basic shapes you will need many scrap strips of quilling paper to practice with. How many and in what lengths is entirely up to you.
A slotted or needle quilling tool.
Glue.
A quick drying tacky variety is best.
Patience.
Quilling is an incredibly rewarding and pleasurable craft once you get the hang of it, so hang in there and keep on trying!
Tight Rolled Coil.
Insert the tip of your paper strip into the slot of your quilling tool (or wrap around the quilling needle) and wind tightly. Secure with glue before sliding the coil off.
Open Coil.
Begin as you did with the closed coil. Slide the unglued coil from the tool and allow to gently open into circle shape. Glue end to secure.
The open coil is the base shape for all the other shapes. You may wish to make a bunch and then further practice the remaining quilling shapes.
Tear Drop.
Begin with an open coil.
Pinch one side to create the tear drop shape.
Tear drop shape made.
Supplies:
To learn the basic shapes you will need many scrap strips of quilling paper to practice with. How many and in what lengths is entirely up to you.
A slotted or needle quilling tool.
Glue.
A quick drying tacky variety is best.
Patience.
Quilling is an incredibly rewarding and pleasurable craft once you get the hang of it, so hang in there and keep on trying!
Tight Rolled Coil.
Insert the tip of your paper strip into the slot of your quilling tool (or wrap around the quilling needle) and wind tightly. Secure with glue before sliding the coil off.
Open Coil.
Begin as you did with the closed coil. Slide the unglued coil from the tool and allow to gently open into circle shape. Glue end to secure.
The open coil is the base shape for all the other shapes. You may wish to make a bunch and then further practice the remaining quilling shapes.
Tear Drop.
Begin with an open coil.
Pinch one side to create the tear drop shape.
Tear drop shape made.
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