Quilling — an ancient craft also known as paper filigree — doesn’t require any special tools to get started. It’s essentially the rolling of narrow strips of paper to make simple shapes ...

By Sara Anne Donnelly Photographed by Tara Rice From our May 2022 issue Fifteenth-century European nuns invented it, 18th-century British blue-bloods revived it, and these days, paper quilling is ...

If you don't want to make an investment in buying paper quilling materials, regular A4 paper or even newspapers will do the trick. Instead of a slotted tool, you can also use toothpicks, skewers ...

POTTSVILLE, Pa. — Quilling is the ancient decorative art of curling, manipulating and gluing strips of paper. One can create intricate designs for framed art, invitations greeting cards ...

The paper ribbons were then spun into simple shapes like flowers or decorative coils. Quilling was considered an un-academic art that was practiced by ladies of leisure.

The paper is then glued at the tip and other coils are glued and arranged to form flowers, leaves, and other traditional items. Or, as in the case of Runa, violins, balloons, cameras and other things.

A Massachusetts-based greeting card company broke two Guinness World Records with the creation of a quilling paper replica of Vincent Van Gogh's Starry Night measuring 287.77 square feet.

Join us for a fun-filled workshop where you'll learn the art of paper quilling. Under the expert guidance of Deepa Krishnan, you'll create a beautiful quilling masterpiece on a 5”x7” canvas.