Quilling Corner

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Brief History of Quilling

Quilling is a delicate papercraft that has it's roots in the past estimated between 13 and 1500 AD and it is said that Nuns decorated religious artifacts with strips of paper decoratively rolled and attached. These strips were rolled on the QUILL of a bird feather and hence it's name! Paper filigree is another name for quilling and reflects the nature of it's look to that of fine lacework or that done by jewellers. Quilling is often done on cards but also on boxes, hats, as stand alone items and many more varieties!

Want to learn how to Quill?

It is important to follow the sections one by one as we have made a logical sequence to learn each step and have provided projects at various intervals to try the new skills learned.

Of course, if you are a quiller already, you may like  to just try the projects now and use the material in each section as a reference guide should you feel you need it.

LET'S GET STARTED!

Section 1 -Quilling Tools is where you start, click on this link to begin!

If you would like to skip ahead to other sections... please look at the table below and click on the section that you would like to see. ( Follow table from top left to bottom right.)

Section 2

Requirements

 Section 3

 Tight rolls

Section 4

 Loose Rolls

Section5 

Scrolls
Section 6

Eccentric Rolls

 Project 1(floral) Section 7

Leaves

 Section 8

Fringed Flowers
Project 2(Wattle) Section 9

 Weaving Paper

 Section 10

 Folded Roses

 Project 3(Roses)
Section 11

 Husking

 Card Gallery

Projects for you to make that you will find throughout this section: it is recommended that you follow through the sections and do the projects in order unless you are already a Quiller.

1. Floral bunch

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This first project is made using simple loose roll shapes such as teardops, bunny ears and marquise, along with tight rolls and some easy double strip scrolls for the stems. The bud at the top is a cone ( or grape roll) and is filled with a fringed flower, so this part is optional if attempting as  a first project.

2.  Wattle using Fringed Flowers

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This, though stylistic, Acacia Wattle sprig is a typical example of Australian Flora.   It is made with many small fringed flowers ( for you to practice that technique) attached to a stem of scrolls and the leaves are simple marquise loose roll shapes.

3. Folded Roses on lattice

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Folded roses are given plenty of exposure on this card that also involves fringed leaves and a simple example of paper weaving to create the lattice onto which the roses are attached.

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