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Quilling
 

 

Quilling or paper filigree is the art of rolling thin strips of paper into different shapes and using the shapes to form designs. Quilling has been around since the Renaissance age.  It is fun, easy and pretty relaxing. 

The tools needed for this craft are very basic. Paper strips, something to wind the strips around and glue are basically all you need to get started.  The strips of paper are usually 1/8" wide. A toothpick can be used to wind the coils, but some prefer needles, pins, hat pins or some specially designed tools for quilling. Ordinary clear-drying white glue is good for most projects.  

Some Basic Shapes

vshape.gif (2697 bytes)    "V" Shape        peacock.gif (1345 bytes)    Peacock Eye


          Open Heart    sshape.gif (2112 bytes)  "S" Shape 

 

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