Wikipedia describes #Quilling as
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. The paper is rolled, looped, curled, twisted and
otherwise manipulated to create shapes which make up designs to decorate
greetings cards, pictures, boxes, eggs, and to make models, jewellery, mobiles
etc. The most popular and versatile technique is that of rolling. The paper
strip is rolled in fingers or using a tool called a quilling needle. The coil
is then released and then glued at the tip and then shaped. These shaped coils
are arranged to form flowers, leaves, and various ornamental patterns [1]
During
the Renaissance, French and Italian nuns and
monks used quilling to decorate book covers and religious items. The paper most
commonly used was strips of paper trimmed from the gilded edges
of books. These gilded paper strips were then rolled to create the quilled
shapes. Quilling often imitated the original ironwork of
the day
How
did I start quilling? Well a huge credit goes to The Internet and YouTube.
After my younger daughter was born I was a full time stay at home mom spending
a lot of time on internet. I would often look for ideas to make crafts for my
elder daughter’s projects and ideas for hairstyles. That's when I stumbled on
one of the videos showing basic quilling techniques. At that time I thought
that these things aren't available here.
Then
one day I saw a pack of multicolored quilling strips in a store and immediately
bought it. The pack already contained needle which made my job easier. I came
home and got started… This is the first piece I made.
My husband loved it and encouraged me to
create more, which prompted me to slowly try making ear rings which I will be
posting shortly. I will also be posting tutorials for some of them hoping to
give back what I got from the internet and that someone will be inspired to
take up this wonderful craft.
