| Paper quilling is a form of art or craft born out of | | | | tools used in the process are slotted quilling tool, needle, |
| creating decorative designs using thin strips of curled | | | | glue, tweezers and pins. Just by using these simple |
| paper. This age-old quilling craft has emerged since the | | | | tools, long strips of paper are wound tightly and |
| Renaissance time, and dated back to about 3 | | | | released, and hereby forming complicated and |
| centuries old. It was during the time when all the nuns | | | | complex shapers. To get higher precision of quilling |
| used small edges trimmed from the Bible pages. From | | | | accuracy, these tools should be made with better |
| there, those pieces were used to create simple but | | | | metal quality and made to last longer. |
| beautiful form of artistry. This craft was known as | | | | Here are some of the basic uses of such tools |
| “Quilling” due to how the scrapped of paper | | | | Slotted Quilling tool – the slot that is attached along |
| were wrapped around goose quills to create “coiled | | | | its shaft is used to hold the paper securely as you turn |
| shapes”. | | | | the tool in your hand. Generally, the knurl on the handle |
| Getting into paper quilling craft was not expensive as | | | | ensures a firm grip of your hand that will be helpful in |
| most of the time you will only need few inexpensive | | | | the rolling of a neater and even tight roll. |
| basic materials, which you can buy at most art and | | | | Needle tool – Basically the needle used to used to |
| craft stores. | | | | enable a finer centre hole after rolling. This will generally |
| Because of this, paper quilling has created much | | | | produce a much tighter roll with a smaller hole in the |
| interest in family and friends especially home makers | | | | center. |
| into creating endless opportunities around this paper | | | | Glue – One of the most important tools in paper |
| craft. They are some enthusiasts who are totally | | | | quilling. The glue is widely used in joining the shaped |
| involved in the craft, making their own sets of designs | | | | quills. In order to produce better and tighter quills, a |
| and ornaments, and even making it big by having | | | | basic mastery of glue handling is necessary ie the |
| inventories large enough to enter into local arts and | | | | quantity and how you apply them onto your paper. |
| crafts show. | | | | Tweezers – Tweezers are excellent tool to put |
| With hard work and perseverance, anyone can be | | | | together small bits and pieces of your paper quilling in |
| assured that the opportunities opened up by this | | | | right place. They can be used to hold the coils that |
| unusual and highly flexible medium are endless. | | | | have been shaped, while you put a few drops of glue |
| Christmas ornaments made through paper quilling are | | | | on the edges you are glueing together without |
| quite common and in-demand. According to a paper | | | | damaging it. |
| quiller, Lana J Bates had earned $900 in a farmers’ | | | | Pins – While the tweezers will help you to put |
| market Christmas crafts show. That’s quite a good | | | | together all the small bits and pieces when you are |
| to gain. | | | | sticking them, pins are used when you are drying up |
| Moreover, the tools used in paper quilling are rather | | | | the glue. The pins will allow you to put the project aside |
| simple and straightforward. Some of the common | | | | and finish it later, while waiting for the glue to dry up. |