Quilling History

Quilling

Quilling is a craft by using paper. In the art form we can call this as Quillwork. Paper-Rolling, Paper-Scrolling, Filigree, Mosaic and Quilling are all names which have been given to our art during its long history.

Quilling starts with rolling a strip of paper into a coil and then pinching the coil into shapes that can be glued together to create decorative designs. By using the paper, we can create different shapes to make elegant greetings cards, Jewelry, photo frames, boxes, animals, Letters etc.

Quilling is easy to learn when compare with other crafts as the resources are readily available in the market today. The craft has become increasingly popular due to the low cost of the material. Basic quilling can be learned by anyone by seeing on-line videos. 

Quilling is a great craft for kids & adults as a hobby. Quilling is a class room project for kids and it is for all ages to relax in their regular lives.

Your thinking, your idea and your creativity. Express anything with quilling paper.

History:

Renaissance, French and Italian nuns and monks used quilling to decorate book covers and religious items in the 16th and 17th centuries. Nuns on the above continents decorated reliquaries and holy pictures, adding gilding and much ornamentation. The paper most commonly used was strips of paper trimmed from the gilded edges of books. These gilded paper strips were then rolled to create the quilled shapes. 

In the 18th century, quilling became popular in Europe where gentle ladies of quality ("ladies of leisure") practiced the art. It was one of the few things ladies could do that was thought not too taxing for their minds or gentle dispositions. Quilling also spread to the Americas and there are a few examples from Colonial times.