Quilling, also known as paper filigree, is a handcraft that involves the use of paper strips that are rolled, shaped and glued together to form decorative patterns. The term “quilling” comes from the practice of winding the strips of paper around a quill to form the basic coil shape, which are then arranged to make flowers, foliage and decorative patterns. Some quilled pieces are extremely intricate and involve many hours of work to complete.
Quilling is popular all around the world due to the low cost of materials – it was originally done with paper trimmed from the gilded edges of books – as well as the beauty of the three dimensional pieces that are created with the paper strips. These days it’s often seen on wedding invitations, decorated boxes, scrapbook pages and even jewellery.
(image courtesy of Margie Sheetz @quilladelphia_pa)
5 comments:
A labor of love. I think it's a beautiful art medium. [Bunny]
I love the look of a quilling but have not tried it. Very beautiful!
Beautiful dimensional box, a lot of love went into making this gorgeous keepsake. Hugs, Lori m
You can see how much work there is in this project....tfs
I did quilling once or twice but believe me it was a very simple.
Wow, so beautiful!
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