A
Little Quilling History:
Quilling,
the art of rolling & shaping narrow strips of paper and arranging them to
form designs, is thought to date back to the 15th Century.
The
technique was first used to embellish religious plaques & relics. At that time, paper was rolled on bird
quills; thus the name ‘quilling’.
What
I love about quilling is how its simplicity, in terms of learning and materials, converts to intricate-looking, beautiful designs. For example, simple quilled
flowers look like they take hours to make, but really only take minutes-and
don’t require much to create-only some strips of paper and a few quilling
tools.
I
first came across this artform 15 years ago, when my husband and I were
searching for ideas to make our wedding invitations. I found an example of a single quilled flower
online, and instantly fell in love! Problem was, there wasn’t much more
information I could find on the web.
Instead, I searched & searched until I found a quilling book filled
with beautiful quilling designs along with useful information and endless
creative possibilities – and hence began my quilling obsession!
If
you haven’t tried quilling but have always wanted to, I hope I can inspire you to give it a chance. It’s easy and can be a lot of fun -
and with some practice and patience, you can create some gorgeous quilled
creations that will certainly ‘WOW’!
Where
I like to shop for quilling supplies:
www.quillingsuperstore.comSome Quilling Patterns:
Basic Quilling Shapes:
Quilling leaves tutorial via Art Platter:
Quilled flower tutorial via My Quilling Soul:
Reindeer quilling pattern via Pinterest:
Click here for a quilling site with some great tutorials.
More free quilling patterns found here.
Informative and encouraging. I have wanted to learn quilling, and your site gave me the impetus to begin. Thank you very much!
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