Loose coil

Procedure of making loose coil is same as making tight coil except for the tension
applied on the paper. While starting to roll more tension is applied and later on tension
is eased a little. This makes coil centers small. After reaching the end; the coil is
removed from the tool and allowed to unwind .A drop of glue is applied to the end and
stuck. This is a loose coil. Loose coil forms the basis for other shapes of coils .To get

equal sized loose coils, rolled coils are allowed unwind inside a circle template of same

size. After the coil has relaxed apply glue and secure the loose end.

Just dip the very tip of a toothpick into the glue and dot it in the center of the strip and swipe the glue dot along the paper strip. Adding a dot more of glue where you need it is much easier than trying to remove too much. Roll the strip till the end keep the roll tight for a while .Make sure the coil is stuck properly before relaxing the fingers. Holding the coil tightly pull the coil from the tool. Do not pull the tool from the coil. This is tight coi

Tight coil --continued

Supporting the paper in one hand and holding the tool in the other hand turn the tool (Figure 3).Paper rolls around the tool. Turn the tool so that the edges of the paper are even keeping the paper as tight as possible. Paper is rolled till the end leaving a small bit.

Tight coil

Tight coil
Slightly moisten one edge of the quilling paper. Pass it into the slotted quilling tool. See Picture 1.A bit of paper is coming through the slot. Pull paper back so that end of paper coming out of the tool is not visible. (Picture 2)

Quilling-The paper filigree

Quilling is an ancient art. It is also called paper filigree. Narrow strips of paper is rolled,shaped and arranged to form designs. During the Renaissance, French and Italian nuns and monks used quilling to decorate book covers and religious items. Quilling is one of the easiest craft and it is less expensive.

Materials needed
1.Quilling tool .There are two types slotted tool and needle quilling tool. Any one will do.
2.Quilling paper
3.Glue
4.Protractor or scale with circle templates or quilling board and
5.Tweezers

Quilling paper strips are available in various colours and widths .Most of these come in 1/8”, 1/4” 3/8” packs. Graduated quilling papers and two tone quilling papers are also available. Graduated Quilling Papers offer a unique look to quilled designs. The graduated papers start as a solid colour on one end of the strip and gradually fade to white at the other end. Two-Tone Quilling Papers can offer another unique look to quilled designs. These papers are a solid color on one side and the other side of the strip is a lighter shade of that same colour Quilling strips can be cut with coloured A4 size bond papers also. Instead of quilling tool a toothpick can be used. If you cut the tip from the eye of a tapestry needle and fixed it on to a ball point pen and got a beautiful slotted quilling tool.The needle tool allows to make small centers in rolls and scrolls which produces more attractive quilling.

My flower garden

I have used shaded paper strips to do this design.there are some punched flowers also.

quilling- quilled flowers

Here I have done a few types of flowers.I feel these flowers are cute.