One of the types of needlework, which is gaining popularity recently, is quilling technique. For beginners, this is a simple and affordable way to make souvenirs with your own hands. Products made in this way are suitable for decorating postcards, gifts, wedding and other accessories.
The quilling technique for beginners is good in that it does not require large financial costs, but you will have to stock up on patience and endurance.
The principle of this type of needlework is to roll thin paper strips to create flat or embossed images. A fascinating quilling activity is suitable for pastimes of both adult and young beauty lovers, as well as for family vacations.
Quilting handmade DIY crafts using quilling technique are perfect for decorating a gift or an invitation to a celebration, will please your child and even decorate the interior.
Curled paper turns into paper lace, the pattern and color of which you determine yourself. The quilling technique for beginners will not be the easiest task, because it will require patience, free time and the availability of the following materials:
- tweezers;
- scissors;
- PVA glue or other, necessarily transparent;
- several toothpicks or an awl;
- cardboard - the basis on which the composition will be pasted;
- multi-colored paper for quilling.
Paper curl occurs as follows:
- We cut the paper into strips 2-3 cm wide. You can use a shredder or a ready-made quilling kit.
- We twist the tip of the strip slightly with scissors, we press the resulting curl to a toothpick or awl, then wind it until a tight spiral is obtained.
- We remove the paper from the rod, slightly straighten. The outer edge of the strip is fixed with a drop of glue.
- Fingers and tweezers give the form of the resulting part.
The most popular options for modeling quilling elements are considered to be petal, drop, circle, heart, eye, semicircle, arrow, leaf, triangle, bird's foot, rhombus and others. The variety of possible shapes is determined by the pattern of paper lace and the craftswoman’s imagination.
Quilling art professionals create real masterpieces in which a whole storyline is viewed. Similar paintings from paper curls look spectacular and worthy of placement in the exhibition hall.
The quilling technique for beginners involves the creation of simple paper compositions in several primary colors. It can be applications pasted on cardboard, or volumetric compositions, for example, a Christmas tree - a Christmas tree using the quilling technique.
When choosing materials for needlework, remember that the design must be stable, so the paper must have sufficient weight. Crafts made from paper painted on both sides look better.
If you need to make several parts of the same size, you can use a stencil. For your convenience, you can use various quilling devices - the paper crimper will turn a regular strip into a corrugated one, using Fringer you will decorate the paper strip with a thin fringe.
A fascinating quilling activity is suitable for pastimes of both adult and young beauty lovers, as well as for family vacations.