All about quilling kits

To practice paper rolling, you need to stock up on consumables and tools. Everything you need for quilling can be purchased either individually, after making a list, or in a ready-made set. The second option is much more convenient. Before purchasing, you must carefully study the contents of the kit.

The quilling kit includes materials and tools that are indispensable for paper rolling. Such kits contain detailed instructions and diagrams so that beginners can figure out the intricacies of creating beautiful and original paper accessories.

Quilling is a creative process that creates compositions from rolled paper cut into ribbons. The result of this work is unique and unusual crafts. To obtain them, expensive accessories are not required. Simple compositions using the quilling technique are created using a limited list of devices. The list of required materials includes:

• paper;
• scissors;
• glue;
• ruler.

It is advisable to use PVA glue, but choose a bottle with a narrow neck. The ruler should have circles of different diameters. Tweezers with sharpened ends will greatly simplify the work.

Having at your disposal everything you need for creativity, you can get down to business. To comprehend the basics of paper rolling and learn how to create exclusive compositions is within the power of everyone.

Basic kits and large kits are on sale. Standard complete set includes:

• colored paper, cut into strips (usually their thickness is 3 mm, density - 140 g / m2, length - 30 cm, while the number of stripes may vary);
• bifurcated end device;
• sharp tweezers;
• PVA glue;
• a plastic ruler for aligning twisted spirals;
• small sharp scissors.

Small kits are a great option for implementing initial ideas and are inexpensive. The package may also include literature for beginners, decorative accessories, glue brushes. The magazines and books contain recommendations on the use of tools and consumables, the creation of individual parts. There are also ready-made templates for quilling canvases. In the line of many manufacturers, children's kits are presented specifically for little users. The mini-sets contain detailed descriptions for the simplest works, templates for postcards, frames for crafts.

Large set is an extended version of quilling accessories. Such kits are chosen by people who have already got their hands on this business, who know how to create more complex compositions. Such a kit, in addition to the required tools and materials, may include the following items.

• A device that aligns the edges of the spirals and allows you to recognize the diameter of the rolls... It's called a quilling coach.
• Template for obtaining various shapes, such as snowflakes... There are guide lines on the surface of the templates that make it easier to obtain complex paper products, a coordinate grid.
• Mini-mold for the formation of volumetric elements. This is a three-dimensional part, with its help a variety of convex shapes of the required dimensions are obtained from a flat coil.
• Cork backing and pins. These accessories help you shape bulky paper spirals.

On sale you can find professional kits containing several devices for wrapping spirals... As a bonus, such sets are accompanied by publications describing the technique of making paper products. The creation of paper filigree is possible with a limited number of tools. But craftsmen with experience prefer to use large sets that allow you to make things from paper strips more original.

There are tools that speed up the process of obtaining compositions, making it more comfortable and convenient. Self-cutting paper strips is performed using a clerical knife and a rubberized mat, on the surface of which there is a marking. For this purpose, a special machine is also used. There are also kits for getting fringe stripes. It gives volume to paper flowers, makes them fluffy. You can make the paper corrugated using a crimper.

When choosing a kit for practicing paper rolling, you need to be guided by existing experience. The basic kit is suitable for beginners. Those who have been engaged in this type of creativity for a long time should prefer the extended one. Make sure the kit contains the correct number of strips. It is desirable that there is a supply of them. Examine the packaging to know exactly what is in it and in what quantity.

If someone you know has experience in quilling, you can consult with them. If you have a full-fledged set for practicing paper rolling, there will certainly be a desire to create, to create truly original compositions.

In the next video, you will find a quick overview of the small quilling kit.