1. Quilling Paper
The most significant supply for a quilling endeavour is, without a question, quilling paper. Although you can buy pre-cut, multicoloured Quilling paper strips from art and craft stores, you may also start with computer paper, craft paper, construction paper, and scraps of almost any paper, including brilliantly coloured junk mail. Here are a few pointers to get you started:
- Begin by selecting a paper-quilling design to determine the length and amount of paper required.
- If you don’t have coloured paper, you may colour the coils after you’ve finished the pattern.
Simply run your paintbrush along the top edge of each coil and scroll with the appropriate colour.
2. The quilling tools
When it comes to the equipment you’ll need for quilling, a slotted tool is ideal for novices due to its ease of use. However, if you wish to prevent the crease left by this tool in your completed paper strips, use the needle tool.
Other essential paper quilling supplies include:
- Glue — Tweezers to pick up and reposition the quilled pieces — A circle template to measure the coils
- A bulletin board
3. Start with basic shapes
Begin with the most basic shape, a coiled circular paper coil. As you acquire the technique, expand on this fundamental form to produce a number of shapes such as the teardrop, paisley, marquis, slug, or tulip. You may pinch, compress, and change the tension of the rolled paper coil until you achieve the desired quilled shape.
Here are some helpful hints for making the basic rolled paper coil:
- Insert the strip of paper into the slot of the tool, then hold it with even tension with your thumb and fingers on either side of the paper strip while you turn the tool backwards or forwards.
- When you’ve finished your paper strip, remove it from the tool. Make careful you don’t coil it too tightly or it may be difficult to remove from the instrument.
- If you want a loose coil form, let the paper coil to expand before removing it from the tool; if you want a tighter coil, do not allow it to expand before removing it.
4. Go beyond the shapes
After you’ve made the fascinating forms, you may experiment with them. You might, for example:
- Use them to embellish a greeting card.
- Create eye-catching, handcrafted jewellery.
- Make framed art to bring colour and originality to your walls.
- Construct three-dimensional figurines and miniatures.
The options are limitless!
5. Combine it with other craft
Use your quilled forms in conjunction with other paper crafts to make even more fascinating pieces of decorative or gift goods. You may utilise your quilled forms to breathe new life into:
- Paintings and wall decorations
- Paper buckets with decorative designs
- Handcrafted jewellery boxes, as well as other do-it-yourself crafts.
As previously said, the applications for quilling are limitless; all you need is a little ingenuity!
