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    Quilling is an art form that involves rolling strips of paper and gluing them into shapes. It originated in the 16th century among European nuns and later spread to England. Wealthy women practiced quilling to decorate boxes, frames, and other household items. Though it fell out of fashion, attempts were made in the late 19th century to revive the craft. The document then provides instructions for making basic quilled shapes using tight or loose coils, such as teardrops, diamonds, and leaves. Examples are given of how to assemble simple card designs using these basic shapes.

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    Quilling is an art form that involves rolling strips of paper and gluing them into shapes. It originated in the 16th century among European nuns and later spread to England. Wealthy women practiced quilling to decorate boxes, frames, and other household items. Though it fell out of fashion, attempts were made in the late 19th century to revive the craft. The document then provides instructions for making basic quilled shapes using tight or loose coils, such as teardrops, diamonds, and leaves. Examples are given of how to assemble simple card designs using these basic shapes.

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    Quilling is an art form that involves rolling strips of paper and gluing them into shapes. It originated in the 16th century among European nuns and later spread to England. Wealthy women practiced quilling to decorate boxes, frames, and other household items. Though it fell out of fashion, attempts were made in the late 19th century to revive the craft. The document then provides instructions for making basic quilled shapes using tight or loose coils, such as teardrops, diamonds, and leaves. Examples are given of how to assemble simple card designs using these basic shapes.

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    Quilling is an art form that involves rolling strips of paper and gluing them into shapes. It originated in the 16th century among European nuns and later spread to England. Wealthy women practiced quilling to decorate boxes, frames, and other household items. Though it fell out of fashion, attempts were made in the late 19th century to revive the craft. The document then provides instructions for making basic quilled shapes using tight or loose coils, such as teardrops, diamonds, and leaves. Examples are given of how to assemble simple card designs using these basic shapes.

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    History Of Quilling

    By Eileen Walters
    History:
    Quilling is also known as paper rolling, filigree, mosaic and paper scrolling. 16th and 17th
    century French and Italian nuns, ladies in the
    Stuart, Georgian and Regency periods and North
    American settlers all practised the art of quilling
    and some sources say it was even practised in
    Ancient Egypt. Nuns on the continent decorated
    reliquaries and pictures with quilled shapes
    adding gilding and other ornamentation. The
    ecclesiastical connection was maintained when
    the art spread to England with the development
    of paper, though vellum and parchment were
    also used. Poorer churches gilded or silvered
    paper and it was difficult to distinguish it from
    real gold or silver filigree work.
    This craft was always practised by ladies of
    leisure never by the working class. Work
    panels, coats of arms and later tea caddies, work
    boxes, screens, cabinets and frames were all
    decorated with quilling. After falling out of
    fashion for a while an attempt to re-introduce
    the craft was made by Wm. Bemrose and in 1875,
    a kit called Mosaicon was produced together
    with a handbook and later a reference in an
    Edwardian book of household management
    entitled Floral Mosaicon was also found.
    Many museums around the country and
    abroad have examples of antique work either on
    display or stored behind the scenes. With the
    introduction of modern papers and techniques,
    quilling is currently enjoying a well deserved
    revival. Most of the basic shapes used in the
    art of quilling are made from either tight or
    closed loose coils. Below is an introduction for
    beginners to the techniques of the basic shapes.

    Techniques:
    Tight Coils:
    Peg: Roll a strip of paper on the
    quilling tool and glue the end
    before taking it off.
    Bell or Cup: Roll a strip of
    paper onto the quilling tool and
    glue the end before taking it off.

    Then push up into a bell shape and glue the


    inside to help it keep its shape.

    Closed Loose Coils


    Closed Loose Coil: Roll the paper on the quilling
    tool then drop it onto the work board and allow
    it to uncurl for a while. Put a
    small amount of glue onto the
    end and hold gently for a few
    seconds until dry. Its a good
    idea to make several like this
    before glueing.
    Teardrop: Start with a closed
    coil as above. After glueing,
    pinch one end to form a point
    and make the teardrop shape.

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    Eye: Start with a closed coil.


    After glueing hold between
    finger and thumb of each hand
    and pinch gently to form the
    eye shape.
    Diamond: Start with a closed
    coil and pinch to form an eye
    shape (as above) but when
    pinching the ends, push the
    shape together so as to form
    a diamond.
    Square: Start with a closed
    coil. Lightly pinch just the
    outer ring or two of the coil
    at opposite ends, then lightly
    pinch the other two sides to
    form a square.
    Triangle: Start with a closed
    coil. Then make in the same
    way as the square (above) but
    pinch only three sides each a
    third of the way round the coil.
    Leaf: Start with a closed coil,
    pinch the ends to make an
    eye shape and when holding
    between finger and thumb
    gently twist to form an S
    shape or leaf.
    Petal: Start with a closed coil.
    Pinch the top to form a teardrop
    and as you pinch, twist slightly
    to make a curved petal.

    Holly: Start with a closed coil.


    Pinch the coil around the
    centre with a pair of tweezers,
    then pinch and push each end
    towards the tweezers to make
    the six points.

    Oval: Start with a closed coil


    and squeeze the sides gently
    without pinching to flatten
    slightly into an oval.

    Eccentric Coil: Start with a


    closed coil, pull the centre to
    one side and glue in place. This
    can be done using tweezers or
    placed on a board and held
    with pins.

    Half Moon: Start with a closed


    coil and push one side in
    around a pencil or quilling
    tool handle. Lightly pinch each
    end of the resulting curve.

    The two cards shown in this article are made


    from just two or three of these basic, simple
    shapes with double strips of paper for the stems.

    Heart: Start with a closed coil.


    Pinch at one end to form a
    point. Push the opposite end
    around a pencil to make the
    top of the heart.

    Tight coils are perfect for all sorts of flower


    centres while the eye shapes and teardrops (used
    in these designs) are as good for many types of
    petal as the more curved petal shape is.
    Much of the information in this article is taken from
    the Quilling Guild Members handbook.

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