What can I make with quilling paper?

11 Paper Quilling Patterns for Beginners

  1. 01 of 11. Paper Quilled Monogram.
  2. 02 of 11. Autumn Tree Greeting Card.
  3. 03 of 11. Quilled Snowflakes.
  4. 04 of 11. Quilled Ombre Colored Teardrop Vase.
  5. 05 of 11. Quilled Paper Posies in a Basket.
  6. 06 of 11. Contemporary Quilled Angel.
  7. 07 of 11. Green and Gold Quilled Teardrop Earrings.
  8. 08 of 11.

What is quilled paper art?

Quilling is the art of rolled, shaped, and glued paper that results in creating a unified, decorative design. The name quilling is thought to come from the origin of the art; birds’ feathers, or quills, were used to coil the strips of paper around.

How do you make basic quilling shapes?

Basic Shapes in paper quilling crafts:

  1. Tight Rolled Coil. Roll strip of paper with a rolling pen;
  2. Loose Rolled Coil. Roll strip of paper with quilling pen;
  3. Eccentric Coil. Roll a loose coil;
  4. Tear Drop. Roll a loose Coil;
  5. Shaped Tear Drop. Roll a closed loose Coil;
  6. Tulip. Roll a closed Coil;
  7. Half Circle.
  8. Marquise.

Which paper is used to make quilling strips?

Card stock bristol weight up to 110+ cover stock. When working with card stock, remember that the heavier the weight, the less quilling-friendly it is. Bristol weight card stock can still be coiled and rolled up using a quilling tool, but cover stock would be too think to fit into a tool and would crack when rolled.

What quilled mean?

Quilling or paper filigree is an art form that involves the use of strips of paper that are rolled, shaped, and glued together to create decorative designs. There are advanced techniques and different sized paper that are used to create 3D miniatures, abstract art, flowers, and portraits among many things.

What weight paper should I use for quilling?

Paper quilling is done with strips made from text weight paper which is somewhere around 75 to 90 gsm. These papers are good for quilling as it rolls smoothly and does not tear or bend. In this post, I am sharing the types of papers you can use for quilling.

How do you paper quill?

Quilling , or paper filigree, is the art of creating intricate shapes from strips of paper. The technique is simple: After a long, narrow ribbon of paper is rolled around a needlelike tool, the strip is slipped off, arranged with your fingertips into the desired shape, and then glued to a background of contrasting paper, fabric, or wood.

What is quilling tool?

Paper Quilling 101. The main tool, known as a quilling needle, is used to wind the paper strips around into a coil. Sometimes you can improvise and use a ordinary object as a tool.