Quilling Art

Quilling is the art form in which strips of paper is 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, which were used to coil the strips of paper around. In this ART project I will show you the steps, tips and tricks to build a quilling project from scratch using with minimum tools.

Tip - The two common techniques are

1. Quilling within the boundaries

2. Quilling outside the boundaries

IMP Tip - You will need patience, enthusiasm and have enough time in hand!

1. Thick long needle (4-5 inches)

2. Knife or scissors

3. Glue

4. Ruler

5. Pen or Pencil

6. Erazer

7. Color papers

You guessed it right. The letter is 'A' and that's the first letter in my son's name. I drew this freehand with a pencil.

I then cut the yellow paper and glued it along the edges of the letter A. See each step-by-step placement along the images.

First I marked the strips with a pencil on the papers and then cut these with the help of scissors.

This is the most crucial step.

You place the paper under the needle and roll it on the needle. Later remove it from the needle. See images above.

Tip 1 - You could add different color papers together or one color after the other

Tip 2 - You could press the spiral at one end to get a tear drop spiral. Refer image 1

I carefully placed each and every quill to fit into the borders of the letter A. This take time and has to be done with care and caution.

Tip - You could adjust the quills based on the space and area where it best fits.

I then created additional green and yellow quills and placed these as 'S' and 'Reverse-S' (see image 2) and made border for the design.

Tip - 'S' gives it a unique design

Thank you for stopping by. I hope you enjoyed 'The Art of Quilling'!