Decorate everything from jewelry to home accessories with designs so beguiling you'll be astonished that they're made from rolls of narrow paper strips. Some, such as a tight circle, are simple and quick; others are intricate, including a two-toned fringed flower. Showcase a photograph with an appealing sunflower garden mat, add pizzazz to an outfit with an eye-catching art deco pendant, enhance a Christmas tree with festive poinsettia ball ornaments,
Paper Quilling: Stylish Designs and Practical Projects to Make in a Weekend
Quilling, or paper filigree, is the art of rolling, scrolling, fringing, and shaping narrow strips of paper, and then arranging the shapes to make designs. This book shows how very easy, inexpensive, and immensely versatile this reemerging craft is. 87 color photos. Manipulate paper to create a delicate butterfly and intricate gift cards. This beginner's book introduces you to paper quilling (also known as paper filigree) -- the art of rolling scrolling, fringing, and shaping narrow strips of paper, and arranging the shapes into designs.
The Art of Paper Quilling: Designing Handcrafted Gifts and Cards
An exquisite paper art book featuring quilling techniques for cards and gifts. With a focus on simple, elegant projects, the The Art of Paper Quilling offers paper crafters a complete technique guide along with step-by-step project ideas for making beautiful framed pieces, cards, gifts, and more. The designs are all built upon simple rolled coils of paper that when grouped together, form intricate flowers, graceful butterflies, and delicate scrollwork.
Bead Quilled Jewelry: New Beadwork Designs with Square Stitch
Kathy King has developed a variation the decorative paper craft of quilling to create unique designs in beadwork. In bead quilling--instead of thin strips of paper--thin strips of beads, made with square stitch, are wrapped to form circles, scrolls, and squares. The holes of the beads, rather than the sides, are exposed, to become part of the distinctive design. The author works with simple and complex combinations of quilled beads to create a variety of jewelry designs.
In this book, Diane Crane has created five striking projects to get you started straight away. Once you start quilling you will be so delighted with the results you will want to create a whole range of fantastic cards for every occasion. About the Author Diane Boden Crane works as a freelance craft tutor, running classes and workshops all over the south east of England. She specialises in quilling and won no fewer than three first prizes at the International Festival of Quilling in 2002. She is also twice Popular Vote Winner in the Knitting and Stitching Show's competitions.
