If Looks Could Quill: Quilling for Profit

Sunday, March 1, 2009

Quilling for Profit

Recently among the quilling online groups, discussion has been about quilling as an art and people's perceptions of it. Rather than get into it here, I'm redirecting my readers to Pat Caputo's Whimsiquills blog. She's put into words many of the same thoughts I've had. Enjoy her post!

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AnonymousMarch 6, 2009 at 5:05 AM
You asked about making folded roses, here's Clair Choi's tutorial in case you haven't seen it. Enjoy!
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AnonymousMarch 19, 2009 at 4:46 PM
We are doing a review on your blog. I hope you come and look at it. This blog is wonderful. I can't say enough about the wonderful quilling and the wide range of art forms you're versed in. I just couldn't leave without commenting on the blog. I love the list on the side. I hope to see more of your work in the future.
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I am a SAHM of four children ranging in age from 4 to 13. We are expecting our 5th child in February. When I'm not busy with my children, I quill. I was first introduced to quilling in 2005 at a church enrichment activity. When I saw it, I thought, "That's cute, but I'll never do it." Then one of my friends who was also at that activity came to my house a few weeks later and showed me some snowflake ornaments she was quilling for her Christmas tree. I saw them and changed my tune immediately. My passion for quilling was born when we sat around the table and worked on snowflakes together. I've since learned that quilling is a wonderful medium for art and definitely my favorite!!!

History of Paper Quilling

The history of paper filigree is difficult to pin down. Though speculation abounds about the earliest paper quillers and their materials, there is little definitive evidence. Knowing the creativeness of human nature, it seems likely that the art of rolling, folding, crimping and shaping paper strips would occur fairly quickly after the invention of paper....The earliest piece of preserved paper filigree pictured by my [Paula's] sources (Florian Papp and Christy/Tracy ) was created in the 1600’s, but Christy/Tracy also noted references to pre-17th century work given in books written in the 1800’s. ---Used with permission from Paula Bauer at Gem State Quilling.

You can read more about the history of paper quilling at the Gem State Quilling website. It is the best article of the history of paper quilling I have read to date. And, if you're into paper quilling like me, it's really quite interesting.

Paula also has some fun quilling trivia on her website. Did you know that the Bronte sisters were quillers? Very cool!

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