/r/quilling

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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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[Found] For examples of quilling that were made by someone else. Please give credit to the artist in the title or in the comments.

[Made] For examples of quilling that were made by you.


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Can you tell me what this is used for?

I received this (circled in picture) small white plastic shallow "bowl" when I bought my quilling kit a few years back. I have no idea what this is, but I've been using it to put glue on and dip my pieces in the glue. It cleans off easily, but surely it's supposed to be used for something else?

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2024/03/14
17:21 UTC

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Paper Quilled Lion Cub (Noah Whipple)

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2024/03/14
14:51 UTC

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My first ever attempt!!!

Made this for my mom’s birthday hehe. It got super messy so i ended up smearing glue and eye glitter all around it and then made the executive decision to just cut the piece out and paste it on a new paper lol. Whatever you do dont zoom in pls ❤️

9 Comments
2024/03/14
09:50 UTC

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Red medallion by Quillerie.b / Beth Reece

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2024/03/14
03:45 UTC

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Just finished this lilac piece.

This was a tutorial from the Papery Craftery. Interestingly, she was calling them lilacs, and had tendrils coming out, but upside down. Maybe she meant wisteria? Because the lilacs in my back yard don't have tendrils and point up.

8 Comments
2024/03/13
16:40 UTC

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Can you buy precut strips of cardstock thickness quilling paper or do you have to cut them yourself?

I tried to start my first on edge quilling picture and the regular quilling paper strips were way too flimsy, even doubled up and I also don't want to take the time to glue together a million strips of paper on top of the quilling. I can't cut straight strips for the life of me for whatever reason so I was looking for precut strios and only finding the basic weight ones, wondering if anyone knows of buying them somewhere specific?

9 Comments
2024/03/13
12:28 UTC

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Sign I made for Dad's door

My Dad moved to assisted living. I made this for his door to help him find his suite. (Tumbled glass, seaglass, quilling/on edge quilling)

19 Comments
2024/03/13
10:07 UTC

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Thank you card I'm working on (almost finished)

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2024/03/13
01:34 UTC

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Be Yourself....

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2024/03/12
18:42 UTC

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I’m in love ❤️ made in 2001, purchased secondhand for $40

6 Comments
2024/03/11
23:32 UTC

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How to get straight lines?

I’m using card stock to make an outline but I don’t know how to make my lines straighter.

5 Comments
2024/03/11
14:53 UTC

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Getting the hang of it!

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2024/03/10
20:36 UTC

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Happy with this one

Ever get caught in the what ifs or I could justs? What started as a simple flower idea for a card just grew, took a while but I liked the result!

11 Comments
2024/03/10
17:14 UTC

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Mother’s Day card

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2024/03/09
22:53 UTC

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Quilling art for women’s day

Happy women’s day⭐️⭐️

19 Comments
2024/03/08
14:16 UTC

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Quilling x Origami, 2015

12 Comments
2024/03/07
19:08 UTC

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Starter Kit Came Today!

14 Comments
2024/03/05
06:23 UTC

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Family tree project I've been working on

4 Comments
2024/03/03
05:48 UTC

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So happy these sky experiment is really paying off

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2024/03/02
23:38 UTC

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‘Renewal’ - a 12”x15” piece created last year on the cusp between Mental Health Awareness Month and Pride Month

I hadn’t created anything in a long time before deciding to do this as part of my healing from severe burnout from a job I had to quit last May (and finished it just 5 weeks before I was diagnosed with breast cancer). I’ve made a lot of pieces I truly love, but this one is so very special to me 🌈💗

51 Comments
2024/03/01
19:19 UTC

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My very first quilling mandala!

It's by no means perfect and took time, but I got to use so many different techniques it was absolutely fun! ☺️

88 Comments
2024/03/01
08:47 UTC

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