Paper Quilling

Paper Quilling has become my latest passion and hobby. It is always amazing to see how the small papers can turn into a wonderful art. I came to know about paper quilling when google chrome came up with new design templates. I fell in love with the design created by Yulia Brodskaya.

Paper Quilling is a very old craft. During the renaissance period it is said that nuns used to decorate the books with paper quilling. Paper Quilling is originally originated from China.  

After that I got a new book “Art of Paper Quilling: Designing Handcrafted Gifts and Cards” by Claire Sun-ok choi. We can buy this book from amazon, flipkart.

This book describes about all the techniques and guidelines which an amateur should need to know. I personally didn’t go to any classes to learn about paper quilling. This book and lots of online materials helped me to start my own venture Ani Creations.

I started creating Paper quilled earrings. In our apartment mela it became a huge hit and I thought why I don’t take this to next level. I created my own facebook page Anicreations.chennai.

Next for my friend’s sister wedding when we were planning to decide what gift we should give, my mom suggested why don’t you make a framed paper quilling. And I did one of the projects with butterfly and flowers.

The paper required for this quilling can be of 10mm, 5mm, 3mm. 3mm is suitable for all kinds of projects. And it gives a beautiful finish. For the first time learner 10 mm or 5mm should be good as it will be helpful for having a grip on the project they are doing.

The basic shapes which will be needed to do a simple project can be tight roll, loose coil, teardrop, and marquise.

There are also lots of good blogspot which one can refer if they are interested; Inna’s Creation has lots of amazing projects. Below is the link for her blogs.

http://increations.blogspot.in/p/paper-quilling.html

In Chennai Quilling papers are available in all craft shops. In Adyar RK shopping Centre and Anada paper mart has quilling paper. Learn this art and enjoy it.