How to Make Quilling Coils and Scrolls (Part 1)

Cre: AuntAnnie

Step 1: Cut Paper Strips

 Printable guide for 1/4 inch wide quilling strips

1/8" Cutting Guide

1/4" Cutting Guide

1/2" Cutting Guide

Quilling is most often done with 1/8"- (3 mm) wide strips of paper. Beginners will find that ¼"- (6 mm) wide strips are easier to handle, and younger children will do best with ½" to 1" (12 - 25 mm) wide strips. Use scissors or a craft knife to cut twenty or more strips. You can also use a paper cutter or trimmer for cutting strips, and some inexpensive paper shredders make ¼"-wide strips.

Tip: As an aid in cutting strips, download and print a paper strip cutting guide on colored or white computer paper.

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Basics of Quilling

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What you will make:

Quilling is the art of rolling narrow strips of paper into coils or scrolls, and arranging them to form elegant filigree. In this project, you'll learn how to use a toothpick to roll coils and scrolls, then pinch, shape, and arrange them into decorative patterns. White or colored paper can be used—even pieces of brightly colored junk mail work well. Quilling can be done with simple tools and supplies, and almost anyone will get beautiful results. Save those scraps of paper and have some fun quilling!

Extras: Included at the end of this project are quilling project sheets for snowflakes, flowers and fun creatures, along with a brief note about the origins of the art of quilling.

Here's what you need:

• Paper for making narrow strips: computer paper, craft paper, construction paper, etc.
• Scissors
• Optional: Craft knife, paper cutter, tweezers, markers, beads, and ribbon.
• To help size coils: Small lids, curtain rings, or washers

• Pencil and ruler
• Toothpicks
• White glue (Elmer's, PVA)
• Wax paper
• Other quilling winders: Round pencils, sewing needles (1 or 2 mm), knitting needles, T-pins, or a cocktail stirrer

TOOLS & MATERIALS TO MAKE QUILLING CARDS

To make quilling cards, you might need these tools

– simple slotted curling tool; this is by far the most important tool in our short list. This can help you curl curl paper strips into the desired coils and shapes that you are going to use further on in patterns. You can purchase them in any hobby shop or you can create one from a needle or even a toothpick.

– quilling paper strips; the strip that you are going to used is directly related to the project ahead of you. The most common width however is the strip of 1/8″ . You can buy the strips pre-cut or make it yourself. The advantage of pre-made strips is that they are uniform and consistent and they will save you time, bear in mind that this is after all, a do it yourself project.

– Glue; a good quality glue will not ruin the work on which you’ve spent hours. Keep that in mind. On the first projects you can start with lower quality glue and see how it goes though.

The tools mentioned above are obviously absolutely necessary in any quilling paper art project. The ones are ahead aren’t absolutely necessary but you might find them quite useful.

– A workboard; working in a system can make things easier. The first and most part of the system is of course the working board. You can make an inexpensive one from cork, corrugated cardboard, polystyrene or you can purchase one. We suggest you to cover the workboard with a thin piece of plastic or some wax paper to make things easier to clean, to stick quilling with glue on it and prevent damage to the actual board when you make a composition test or simply to improve its durability.

– Tweezers; useful to manipulate small pieces in your ensemble and glue them successfully in narrow places.

– Toothpicks; you can use them to apply very small portions of glue on each piece.

– Straight pins; used to pin quilled scrolls and coils into place on the workboard or to use the so called”husking technique” which is explained below.

– Ruler; it will ease your work when following instructions or patterns.