Sep
23
Quilling – The Art of Turning Paper Strips into Intricate Artworks
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Quilling is the art of creating decorative designs from thin strips of curled paper. This age-old art of paper quilling has been around since Renaissance which dates back to about 3 to 4 centuries during the time when the nuns used small edges trimmed from the Bible pages to create simple but beautiful form of artistry.
Using simple tools, long strips of paper are tightly wound and released to form complicated and complex shapes. This form of art was also known as "Paper Filligree".
Because of how the scrapped of paper were wrapped around goose quilles to create "coiled shapes", it was later known as "Quilling".
5 Comments
March 20th, 2011 at 2:39 pm
where can i can the instruction to do those lovly quilling above
May 2nd, 2011 at 3:48 pm
A long time paper crafter, I just discovered quilling, and it is totally my new obsession! I’ve been hunting around fro inspiration, and these are the most beautiful examples I’ve seen!
September 18th, 2011 at 9:31 am
Amazing work!I really loved it.I have been making simple cards for friends by quilling but I came to know that only two years back that what I was doing is called quilling and it is a very old art form.
September 20th, 2011 at 1:09 am
Wonderful. Must take hours to do.
February 10th, 2012 at 10:41 am
amazing i like it very much.love it