What do I need to start paper quilling? To start with paper quilling all you need is paper, one simple tool, scale, pair of scissors, glue and lots of patience. You can start Quilling with minimum budget, as Quilling can be done with basic materials that are easily available in your home. There is no such need to buy any expensive tools or materials for this art to get started. Hence quilling is also known as budget-friendly art.

Tips: There is no such need to buy any expensive tools or materials for this art to get started.

All you need to know about getting started with paper quilling

Quilling is a paper art that involves rolling, coiling, and shaping narrow paper strips into various shapes or scrolls and arranging them to create a beautiful design. You can decorate greeting cards, gift items, pictures, picture frames, gift boxes, gift tags, etc. using quilling shapes.

Quilling is an easy, fun, decorative, mesmerizing, and relaxing art. Once you get hands-on quilling it will give you happiness and also it can turn into your new hobby. It is amazing that you can create complicated shapes and designs just by using simple paper strips and glue.

In the beginning, start with a rolling simple paper strip using a quilling tool to create basic quilling shapes. Once you are comfortable in creating basic shapes you can proceed with complex and advanced shapes. Once you are clear with shapes and you can create any small and easy quilling project like a quilling greeting card or decorate Scrapbook cover.

How to do Paper Quilling with Minimum Budget

As you have got an idea about Quilling, that this art basically involves using paper and hence the basic material we need for quilling art is paper strip. Also, I will introduce you to other materials used for paper quilling with their substitutes which are easily available in our homes. You can start your beautiful quilling art journey by using these materials and would be able to create many quilling cards and other quilling artworks.

Tips: You can start paper quilling with materials that are easily available in our home.

We need the following basic and important materials for Quilling.

1. Paper Strips
2. Round tool (a tool which we can use for creating paper coils)
3. Glue

So let us have a look at these materials in detail and also find the substitute for these materials which are easily available at our homes.

Using Right Paper Strips For Quilling 

Quilling strips are basically narrow paper strips which are easily available pre-cut in local craft shops and also in online stores. You can also cut your own quilling strips at home by your self, later in this post I will share the tips and tricks of How you can cut your own quilling strips of different sizes and this makes quilling more pocket-friendly art.

Paper strips used for quilling comes in many different widths like 10mm, 7mm, 5mm, 3mm, and even 1mm. Choosing the proper width of quilling strips for your project is important also this depends on the designs and skills you have in quilling.

Tips: If you are a beginner then start by using 5mm or 10mm quilling strips as these are broader and easy to hold.

As stated earlier that these strips are easily available online as well as offline stores. You can also cut your own quilling strips at home all you need is color paper, cutter/scissors, ruler and pencil. Choosing the right paper for quilling is also important. As paper strips are rolled to create coils, a paper should not be thick or should not be very thin.

Don’t use paper which is thick like card paper or any paper which is around 150 gsm or 200 gsm as this thick paper will not give smooth rolled coils. Also, don’t use very thin paper as it can tear while rolling. You can use magazine papers (depending upon the gsm), any xerox papers, or any paper which is around 75gsm.

Following are step by step instructions on how you can cut your own paper strips for quilling:

1. Take any color paper of your choice.
2. Take scale (ruler) and pencil and start marking on-page. Here I want to create 10mm strips hence I am marking 1cm on top and bottom of the page.
3. Place paper on cutting mat (this is used so that you don’t damage your tabletop) and start cutting it with the cutter.
4. If you don’t have cutting mat or cutter at home you can draw a line on paper and cut it using scissors.

You can cut any size of paper strips depending on your design, 5mm is also a good option to get started with.

Budget-Friendly Quilling Tools You May Use

As for quilling, you need a tool, selecting a proper quilling tool is very important. Initially, you don’t need to buy any expensive quilling tool to create paper rolls and coils. You can use materials that are easily available in our houses, for example, you can use a round toothpick, bamboo skewer, sewing or yarn needles (which are around 1mm or 2mm thick), knitting needles or a cocktail stirrer instead of quilling tool (be careful while using these needles) and kick start your Quilling journey. You can also use any round things like a pencil or even ball pen refills, etc. to start or practice quilling.

Tips: You can use a round toothpick, bamboo skewer, sewing or yarn needle, knitting needles or cocktail stirrer for quilling.

Width of the surface will decide the center thickness of the coil, thinner the surface is the smaller center of the coil will appear and thicker the surface means thicker the center of the coil will be.

Once you fell in love with this art you can buy a quilling tool if needed.

Quilling tool is a one-time purchase tool, as you can create many and many coils and shapes using this tool. You only need one tool with which you can roll the paper strip and create a coil. Basically there are two quilling tools available in the market. One is the slotted tool, this tool has a slit on its tip where you can hold paper strips and roll, this tool is largely used by beginners or intermediate level practitioners.

A disadvantage of using this tool is that in the center of the coil created by using this tool has a tiny crimp. Another tool is a needle tool, this is the ultra-fine tool and is used by advance level, the coils created by using this tool has a perfect round center, using this tool is a bit difficult.

Below you can find how you can use a toothpick for quilling:

Yes, you can quill using toothpick too. Roll paper stirps around the toothpick as done with another quilling tool to create a coil. Use Round toothpick to roll paper strip, if you don’t have round toothpick then you can wrap little masking tape around square toothpick this will help to create round coils.

1. To get a start, moist the tip of paper strip (this will help in rolling) and place the toothpick on the tip of the strip.
2. Roll the strip of paper around toothpick using thumb and index finger.
3. Once the paper strip is completely rolled, carefully take the coil out from the toothpick.
4. Apply glue on the end of the strip to stick that coil and prevent it from unrolling (skip this step if you are creating loose coil or scrolls)

Which Glue To Be Use In Quilling

You can use any water-soluble glue which is clear or white and after drying it would be clear or would not be visible. Also, you can check out What Kind Of Glue To Use For Paper Quilling? 4 Best Options To Choose. Use the proper amount of glue on the project, excess use of glue can be visible and can ruin the beauty of your project. You can always add more glue later but you can not remove extra glue from the project, hence it is advisable to restrict the use of glue from starting. Remember the designing rule “Less is More”.

Check out this amazing tutorial on How to make Paper Quilling Dream Catcher.

Tips: Use Transparent or white glue for quilling.

Other materials required for paper quilling

• Sharp scissors
• Ruler
• pair of tweezers
• circle board (A circle sizing board)
• pencil

These are just a few essential materials you required to get started with quilling. Soo collects all the materials and gets ready to enter into the beautiful world of quilling. Initially, you will need little practice and patience and once you get on the track you can speed you cand create your own beautiful artworks and amaze your family and friends.

Welcome to the world of quilling, and Happy Quilling!!!

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Materials you need are:

1. 5mm Quilling strips
2. Slotted Quilling tool
3. Card paper or any thick paper
4. Glue

Step 1:

Take a card which measures 6 by 8 inches. Leave 1.5 inches from all 4 sides and draw a rectangle.

Step 2:

Glue 5mm strips on that rectangle and draw a line inside it.

Step 3:

Take three 5mm quilling strips of green, lavender and maroon color. Stick the edges of the strips together, one over another and roll it using a toothpick. Take the toothpick out from coil and pull one by one strip to create a scroll. At the end, you will get uneven strips, cut it in one size and glue it together. Thus paper quilling scroll is ready. Create one more such scroll.

Step 4:

Take 5mm pink quilling strip of 17 inches and roll it using slotted quilling tool. Take the coil out from tool without applying glue, leave the coil in the 17th circle of the circle guide to unroll. Once the coil is unrolled take the coil out from the guide and apply glue at the end of the coil. Hold the coil with both hands and pinch it from one side to create a drop-like shape. Thus quilling teardrop shape is ready, create 6 such shape in all.

Step 5:

In this step, we will create an eye like the shape it is also called a Marquess Quilling shape. Take 5mm lavender quilling strip of 8 inches and create a loose coil. Hold this loose coil with both hands and pinch is from both sides to create “Eye” like shape. Create 6 such eyes like quilling shapes.

Step 6:

Now we will create tiny tight coils of yellow color, For this take 5mm yellow quilling strip of 4 inches and roll it with a quilling tool. Apply glue to the coil before removing it from the tool. Create 16 such tiny coils.

Step 7:

All quilling shapes required to make this card are completed, so now its time to glue them all together on a card. First will stick Quilling Scroll on a card.

Step 8:

After sticking the paper quilling scrolls, its time for sticking other shapes.

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Materials required for making these frames are as follows:

1. Quilling strips
2. Quilling tools
3. Glue
4. Circle guide
5. card paper
6. Tweezers (optional)
7. any round object of 6cms in diameter or geometric compass to draw the circle

Step 1:

For the base, I am using a card paper that measures 7 by 9 inches.

Step 2:

Draw a light circle on the card paper as this is just for reference, the diameter of my circle is 6cms.

Step 3:

Take 8 inches of purple quilling strip and create a tight coil.

For creating a tight coil, roll the paper with a quilling tool till the end and apply glue at the end of the strip to secure the coil. After applying glue take the coil out from the tool and thus our first tight coil is ready. Create more such tight coils.

Step 4:

Glue these tight coils on the drawn circle.

Step 5:

Draw three-light wavey lines as shown in the above image.

Step 6:

Create a few more tight coils by using 8inches of different colors of quilling strips. and stick one coil in between the line and 3 at bottom of the line.

Step 7:

For creating feathers, I am using 16inches of quilling strip. Roll the strip with quilling tool and take the coil out without applying glue on it. Keep the coil in the 19th circle of circle guide and allow it to unroll. Once the coil is unrolled, carefully takeout the coil and glue its end. Hold the coil with both the hands and pinch it. after pinching you will get Eyelike shape, bend this shape in opposite directions to create Alphabet “S” like shape.

Thus we have created our first feather. create more feathers of different colors.

Step 8:

Stick these feathers randomly at the end of the line as shown in the above image.

Step 9:

Now measure the line and cut the strip of that size. Apply a thin stroke of glue online and stick the strip. For applying the glue you can use a Glue applicator which has a thin narrow end which helps in applying such thin strokes or pour the glue on a plastic surface and apply it on a card with the help of toothpicks.

Step 10:

Now we will create a small ring coil by using 16inches of pink quilling strip and a small round object with 1.5 to 2 cms of diameter.

I am using a cap of the glue bottle, you can also use a round pen or pencil. Start rolling the strip around this cap, apply glue on the start of the strip and roll it.

Keep on applying glue on the strip while rolling, roll the strip-till the end. After creating a ring coil, stick this coil in the center of the circle.

Step 11:

Now take 8inches of quilling strip and create an “Eye” like shape.

For creating eye shape, roll the coil using the quilling tool. Take the coil out from the tool without applying glue and keep this coil in the 10th circle of the circular guide.

Allow the coil to unroll. once the coil is unrolled, take the coil out carefully and stick the end of the coil to secure it.

Now hold this coil with both hands and pinch it from both sides, thus you will get an eye-like shape.

Step 12:

Stick these shapes in the center as shown in the above image.

Thus paper Quilling Dream catcher is ready.

Final look…

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Happy Quilling!!!

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Link to download Krishna Painting is mentioned below:
Krishna Painting Template

Get your materials required for making this quilling painting are as follows (Click to find the available products):
Quilling strips | Quilling tool | Card paper | Glue | Scissors | Tweezers | Kundans | poster/acrylic colors  |  brush

Step 1:

The very first thing we need to do is to create the base of painting and for this, you can take the printout of Krishna painting or can draw on thick paper. Paint it with the poster or acrylic colors.

Step 2:

Once the paint is dried completely, take Scissors and cut it. Now stick this cutout on another card paper of your choice, I am using sky blue card paper.

Step 3:

Creating First multi color coil, for this take 3mm red, white, green and yellow quilling strips each of 22cms long. Stick these strips together to form one long strip. Roll this strip with quilling tool to create a coil. Apply glue at the end of the coil before removing it from the tool. Thus our first coil is ready.

Step 4:

We will create one more such coil but this time quilling strips should be 10cms long. Also, create tiny coils of a single color ie green, yellow and white using 6cms long strips.

Step 5:

Its time to stick these coil on painting.

Step 6:

Similarly, create many small coils of various colors and Stick it on painting.

Step 7:

Create a small coil of green and blue color, roll a coil with quilling tool and take the coil out without applying glue to it. Allow a coil to unroll a little and after unrolling it will be the loose coil and now apply glue at the end of the coil. Now hold the loose coil with both the hands and pinch it from one side to create a drop like shape, thus we have created drop shaped feathers for painting.

Step 8:

Create these drop shapes in different sizes by using a different length of strips.

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Paper between clip should be around 2 to 3mm. Take sharp tip scissors and start cutting the strip, the gap between each cut should be 2mm, cut should be striaght like 90 degree to the edge of the paper. You can fringe the strip narrower or wider depending upon the flower you wants to make, to create delicate flower you need to make cuts narrower. So let’s get started and make 10 different types of quilling fringed flowers.

To make these flowers you need:

1: Paper Quilling fringed flowers with center

This is most common fringed flower, for making this flower take a quilling strip of 10 mm thickness and 9 inches length fold it in half and hold it in a bulldog paperclip with a straight edge. Start cutting the strip using the straight edge of the clip as a guide. Move the clip along the length of the strip as you keep cutting. Once done cutting, unfold it carefully. Take a yellow colored quilling strip of 3 mm thickness and 7 inches length glue it to one end of the pink strip. Use a quilling tool to roll the strip starting at the yellow end. Once all rolled up, glue it to hold it in place. Once done, flare out the cut portion of the rolled up strips to give it a floral look.

2: Double color pom pom fringed flower without center

Take 2 quilling strips of different colors (eg. Red and orange) each of 9 inches length and of 10mm in width. Place the strips on top of each other and hold them in a paper clip with a straight edge. Start cutting the strips using the straight edge of the clip as a guide. Move the clip along the length of the strips as you keep cutting. Use a quilling tool to roll the strips. One done apply the glue at the end of the strip to secure it. Now open the flares to give flower look.

3: Double Layered Fringe Flower

Take a 9 inches long blue coloured quilling strip. Fold it in half and hold it in a paperclip with a straight edge. Start cutting the strip using the straight edge of the clip as a guide. Now Take a 5mm thick quilling strip (9 inches in length) and repeat the same as above. After cutting both the strips, glue the end of one strip and stick the end of other strip to attach them and make a long strip. Use a quilling tool and start rolling from the yellow strip. After rolling the strip stick the end of strip to secure it. Carefully flare out the cut portion of the rolled up strips to give it a floral look.

4: Triple Layered Fringed Flower

Take a 15mm thick pink colored quilling strip (12 inches long). Cut the strip by repeating the same process. Take a yellow colored quilling strip of 3mm thickness and 9 inches length. Glue the strips in order of their thickness in a line. Take a quilling tool and start rolling from the yellow strip all the way to the thickest pink strip. Now as done earlier roll the strip with quilling tool Once the strips are all rolled up, glue them in place. Carefully flare out the cut portion of the rolled up strips to give it a floral look.

5: Twisted Fringed Flower

Take a red colored quilling strip of 10 mm thickness and 10 inches length. Fold the strip in half along the length. Hold the open side of the folded strip in a paper clip with a straight edge. Start cutting the folded side diagonally using the straight edge of the clip as a guide. The gap between each cut should be about 2mm. Move the clip along the length of the strip as you keep cutting. Take a yellow colored quilling strip of 3mm thickness and 6 inches length. Attach the yellow strip to the red one in a line. Take a quilling tool and start from the yellow strip. Roll it and open the flars to give a floral look.

6. Shaded Fringed Flower

Take a yellow colored quilling strip of 10 mm thickness and 10 inches length. Fold it in half and hold it in a paperclip with a straight edge. Start cutting the strip. Once done cutting, unfold it carefully. Take an orange colored quilling strip of 3 mm thickness and 6 inches length. Glue it to the yellow strip to make one long strip. Use a quilling tool to roll up the strips starting from the orange side. Once all rolled up, glue it in place. Flare out the cut portion to give a floral effect. Take an orange colored sketch pen and make lines from the center of the flower to the end of the petals to give it a 3D look.

7: Double Colored Fringe Flower with center

Take a pink and a purple colored quilling strip of 10mm thickness and 8 inches length. Place them on top of each other and Hold it in a paperclip. Start cutting the strip. Move the clip along the length of the strip as you keep cutting. Take a brown colored quilling strip of 3 mm thickness and 8 inches length. Glue it to the cut up quilling strips so that they are in one line. Use a quilling tool to roll up the strips starting from the brown strip. Once all rolled up, glue it in place. Flare out the cut up portion to give it a floral look.

8. Half colored Fringed Flower

Take a yellow colored quilling strip of 10 mm thickness and 8inches length. Place a scale on the strip showing about 4 to 5 mm. Take a red marker or sketch pen and fill in the part covering showing from under the scale. Fold the strip in half and hold it in a paperclip with a straight edge (do not hold the red side ). Start cutting the strip. Take a red colored quilling strip of 3 mm thickness and 4inches length. Glue it to the yellow strip so that they are in one line. Use a quilling tool and start rolling up the strips starting from the red strip. Keep the colored part inside. Roll the strip and glue it at the end. Flare out the cut up portion to give it a floral look.

9. Striped Fringed Flower

Take a cream coloured quilling strip of 10 mm thickness and 8inches length. Place a scale on the strip and make two blue lines (one dark and one light) along the length. Fold the strip in half and hold it in a paperclip with a straight edge (do not hold the blue lined side in the clip). Start cutting the strip. Take a blue coloured quilling strip of 3mm thickness and 4inches length. Glue it to one end of the cut up strip. Use a quilling tool and start rolling the strip starting from the blue strip. Keep the coloured side inside. Roll it and apply the glue at then end if the strip. Flare out the cut up portion to give it a floral look.

10: Single Color quilling pom pom flower

Take a green coloured quilling strip of 10 mm thickness and 17 inches length. Fold it in half and hold it in a paperclip with a straight edge. Start cutting the strip. Take a quilling tool and start rolling up the strip. After rolling till the end apply glue at the end of the strip to secure it. Take the rounded end of the quilling too and give the rolled up strip a push at the bottom (not on the cut portion). This will push the centre of the flower in a dome-like shape. Add some glue at the bottom to hold the shape in place. Flare out the cut up portion to give a floral look.

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Materials required:

• Quilling strips
• cardstock
• Glue
• Circle guide
• Slotted tool
• Sketch pen
• Scale

Step 1:

Create Two Half circles, by rolling 17 inches long 3mm yellow quilling strips each.

Step 2:

Glue both the half circle together as shown in above image.

Step 3:

Take 3 inches of the orange strip and wrap it around the yellow petal. Make 15 such petals.

Step 4:

Take 9 inches long pink quilling strip and roll it with the slotted tool. Remove the coil from the tool and keep it in 10th circle of circle guide and allow it to unroll. After unrolling it glue the end of the coil and pinch it from one side to create drop like shape. Make such 16 pink drops.

Step 5:

Take 11 inches long green quilling strip and create the tight coil with the help of the slotted tool. Glue the edge of the coil before removing it from the tool. Use any small dome like tip and press it from cente. Make 16 such green small domes.

Step 6:

Take 22 inches long green quilling strip and roll it with a slotted tool. Allow the coil to unroll in the smallest circle of the guide (diameter it approx. 2cms). Remove the coil from the guide and glue its edges, Pinch it from one side and bend it little to create the leaf-like shape. Make 15 leaves.

Step 7:

Take the card and Stick two orange strips of 3 mm and draw random dots with orange sketch pen as shown in above image.

Step 8:

Glue all the elements on the card.

Happy Crafting…

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