The Complete Paper Quilling Guide

Book excerpt: Would you like to learn the art of quilling but have no idea how to use the colored paper strips that are then shaped and glued? Do you want to make your ordinary crafts into extraordinary ones? If you answered yes to these questions, then "The Complete Paper Quilling Guide" is the right book for you! In this comprehensive guide, written for beginners, but also for those who already have some basic knowledge and want to enrich their artistic background, you can learn all the techniques to have a lot of fun and create useful projects for any occasion such as greeting cards, Christmas decorations, and bookmarks. Maybe you don't know that the art of quilling is an ancient art of noble origins, that goes back to the time of Egyptians, and saw its most prosperous period during the Renaissance when in Italy and France, nuns and monks used strips of golden paper to embellish the covers of religious books, the relics of saints and icons. You can also learn how to cut paper into long dainty strips, folding and squeezing the pieces in to various shapes, and afterward sticking the ways together to frame enlivening artistry, thanks to this book. You may be reading and studying only for pleasure, or maybe for your sense of achievement in creating your creations, or perhaps earning profit from starting up your little company. In the first book, “Quilling for Beginners”, you’ll find: · Types of Paper Recommended for Quilling · Rolling the Paper and Basic Shapes · Tools and Material · Quilling Basics and Tips for Beginners · Fundamental Techniques In the second book, “Quilling Patterns for Beginners”, you’ll find: · Material and tools required for paper quilling · Types of paper recommended for quilling · Quilling basics and tips · Project Ideas · Various quilling patterns This book will assist you in creating something for yourself as well as for your friends and family and it shows you everything you need to get results; you'll be surprised by yourself! What are you waiting for? Grab your copy now!