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Tools and Rules For Wonderful Quilling Designs

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Tools and Rules For Wonderful Quilling Designs
By [http://ezinearticles.com/?expert=Ursula_G-K]Ursula G-K

We could define quilling as an art of "killing" time in a pleasant and useful way, by creating decorative items out of rolled thin strips of paper. When it emerged as an handcrafting activity, a bird feather was used to roll the paper strips, that's why this activity was named quilling. But creating quilling designs is also known as paper filigree and filigrana due to the fine delicate aspect that the strips of paper take following quilling.

The basic principle of quilling is exercising on some basic shapes like round coils of paper (tight or loose), oval shaped coils, teardrops, hearts, one end scrolled shapes or both ends scrolled shapes in "C" or "S", spirals, squares, triangles or rectangles. Once you gain skillfulness and speed on creating these ones, quilling designs will only be a matter of creatively putting them together in order to obtain the item you want.

In quilling, we should pay attention to the properties of the paper we choose. It is recommended for the paper to be thin and easy to curl, bend and roll. There are several types of paper that we can use to reach impressive results when we are working on our quilling designs:

1. The acid-free paper has the advantage of not changing its appearance in time. By using this kind of paper we will have the certainty that the photo album or the scrapbook we have decorated and offered as a gift will not end in the garbage after a few months because it became yellowish.

2. The two-tones paper has a concrete color on one side and a slightly lighter nuance on the other. We can use this kind of paper to create effects of different color intensity on our quilling designs. It is recommended especially when we use spiral shapes.

3. The graduated paper has a concrete color on the edges, fading to white towards the center. It is useful when we want to create shadows and fading effects.

Besides paper, when you start quilling we will need basic cutting, measuring and gluing tools. Al these can be bought from any hobby supplies stores. There are also some golden, but simple rules you have to follow in order not to spoil your quilling designs. Here are some of them:

1. The most common mistake people make when they are quilling is to put too much glue. This will definitely compromise your work. To avoid this mistake, use tinny bottles of glue with tips. This way you will also avoid getting dirty on your hands and then spotting your work.

2. If your hands do get in contact with glue, consider using tweezers to pick up your pieces and avoid dirtying your quilling designs.

3. Always keep in mind the big picture. If you are creating items to decorate a greeting card or an invitation, do not loose sight of the fact that they will be introduced in an envelope. This means that you should not overdo with the thickness of the design and, at the end, find out that your card or invitation will not go in the envelope.

Choosing the right tools and sticking to these simple work rules are the main ingredients of creating appealing quilling designs. Add a bit of originality when putting the pieces together and your work will be admired anywhere it may be.

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