History & Introduction to Quilling
- 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.
- Over time quilling has evolved into being incorporated into all mediums. You can find it is used to make earrings, necklaces, large framed pieces, canvas work, and my personal favorite "on edge" work, which we will explore more in a later blog.
- 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, jewelry, mobiles etc. Quilling starts with rolling a strip of paper into a coil and then pinching the coil into shapes that can be glued together. There are advanced techniques and different sized paper that are used to create 3D miniatures, abstract art, and quilled flowers among many things.
The images you see above are just a select few pieces I have created. In my blog we will talk about the basics of quilling, tools needed, officially recognized quilling shapes, the North American Quilling Guild, and the scoop with "on edge" work.
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