/r/quilling
This subreddit is dedicated to paper quilling, the art of rolling and/or manipulating strips of paper to make amazing crafts.
Please feel free to post anything related to quilling!
Personal projects, books and product recommendations, questions, work you admire, anything!
Do make sure to give credit where credit is due.
Quilling Supplies:
Since quilling is still so little known, most craft stores don't sell tools or strips. It is totally possible to make these yourself, but if you're feeling the need to spend a little money on professional tools, strips, books, or kits then the best places to go are
http://www.quillingsuperstore.com/
or
http://www.quilledcreations.com/
Basics:
So you think quilling looks awesome, but may be intimidated to start your own project. Well don't be! Quilling is only as complicated as you want it to be. All you need is paper, scissors, and glue, really, everything else is just fluff.
Paper: You can buy pre-cut quilling strips at select craft stores and at the sites mentioned above, but you can also totally cut your own! The standard width is 1/8th of an inch, but really every size is used, it depends on your preference. Do make sure that if you're cutting your own you ensure that all your strips are uniform, or else your curls will be uneven.
Optional supplies: Many quillers use a special slotted quilling tool. They, too, can be bought at the above sites, but if you're ambitious you can make your own by cutting the tip off the eye of a needle and gluing the pointy part into a cork. Basically, this allows you to slip the end of the strip into the slot for greater control while curling.
There are also crimpers and fringers. Crimpers crunch the paper into accordion folds which can look neat and add some texture to your curls. Fringers are kind of a luxury item. They cut the paper strip uniformly so that after they have been curled you can press down the edges to create a fringe or fur-like quality.
Some quillers use cork boards and straight pins. This is to hold your piece in place while the glue dries.
They also sell work boards with little pre-cut circles of various sizes cut out so that after you have curled your paper you can release it in the hole to get a uniformly sized loose coil.
Again, all this is non-essential. There are so many different styles of quilling! Experiment with the above to discover which style best suits you!
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How to seal?
I'm making some quilling pieces for a friend to hang in her home. She's going to get a shadow box frame for them, but is there something I should seal the pieces with? If so, do I use the sealant on the entire thing, or just the individual pieces before I glue them to the cardstock?
Thank you for your expertise!
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Quilling paper poinsettias
Made on a quilling comb. I think the white ones are my favorite.
19:37 UTC
Quilled Jordan 1 Chicago Red I made (whipple, quilling shoe art)
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Feedback and tips appreciated!
Hello. This is my first project. I am stuck now on what to do and how to keep going 😅 feedback and tips would be kindly appreciated!
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How does one mail a quilled card thru US postal
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Quilling punches
I live in Kitchener Ontario any advice where I can buy quilling punches
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Book Help
My mom has gotten into quilling and asked for some guidebooks, specifically for holidays. I’ve gone to ThriftBooks and Amazon with little success. Curious if anyone has an author that has good quilling guidebooks?
She’s looking for all major holidays: Valentine’s Day, St. Patrick’s Day, Easter, 4th of July, Halloween, Thanksgiving, Christmas, New Year’s. Thanks!
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Snowy evergreen trees
Super simple snowy trees I shared on my channel last year. They make really quick DIY gift tags!
18:32 UTC
New here
I'm brand new to this hobby. I'm curious what yall use for your lettering? Do you print or buy stencils? I want to do Christmas gifts, but I don't know how to make the letters to fill 😬
23:22 UTC
Proper lighting
First completed project
03:20 UTC
First quil project ever
Little messy but first try at a completed project. Grandma's Christmas gift,lol!
03:09 UTC
These might be my last cards of the year :)
18:34 UTC
Inspired by u/MiriamsQuilling
Thank you u/MiriamsQuilling ! This is definitely a very novice version of her tutorial but I continue to have fun. I ran out of green so my tree is a little stout 😂
14:03 UTC
Beginner looking for suggestions
Hi all!
Been wanting to start learning how to quill. But… I have absolutely no supplies!
What would you guys recommend to get? Any “sets” worth checking out?
TIA!!
00:24 UTC
Created this wedding gift for a client 👩🎨
19:47 UTC
How to soften 65 lb paper?
I am cutting quilling strips from 65 lb card stock. This is my first attempt at using this thicker paper, I tried my project with 24 lb paper and it just was not standing up correctly. I have used the nail method to smoothing out the paper but that shows indents, I’ve run it through my fingers, and tried wrapping it around a down gently…but I keep getting “sharp” angles in the curly part of the paper. Suggestions please..
16:27 UTC
winter quilling - simple
hi all!!
im a somewhat skilled person but I am a club executive at my university for a paper art club (mainly origami but am introducing quilling!!) and wanted suggestions for simple things that are wintery/christmasy to make for an event, the people im teaching aren't super skilled with quilling but I need them to run stations for this event, its a card making event and most of these pieces are gonna go on the the outside/inside of envelopes as decor. ive found some decently simple and cute ideas but wanted a few more from people who have been doing this for a while like myself. like I said: simple, since we have to churn out a bunch at this event to decorate a bunch of cards/envelops. I have a few small snowflake models, some trees, poinsettias, circular penguins and reindeers, Christmas hats, the like
thank you!!
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Which do you like best? 🎄 Green or white?
I used one of my favorite paper quilling methods to make these 🎄
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