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Basic tutorial on paper quilling—making basic shapes

Basic tutorial on paper quilling—making basic shapes Basic tutorial on paper quilling—making basic shapes

As a unique paper art, paper quilling has always been deeply loved by paper art enthusiasts. Paper folding is an origami art that forms an original design image through curling, bending, and pinching. If you want to learn paper quilling well, you need to first learn to use thin paper strips to make various basic shapes, and then use these basic shapes to create the paper quilling works we want according to the pre-designed drawings. These finished paper products can be used for card making, scrapbooking, or other handicrafts~ Come and learn the basic shapes of paper~



Basic tutorial on paper quilling—making basic shapes


Such works are actually made up of simple shapes, so get excited and start learning~



  1. Basic tutorial on paper quilling—making basic shapes Tension roller - used As a central structure for paper crafts or to hold other "parts"


  2. Basic tutorial on paper quilling—making basic shapesFree roller - used for pinching Make various shapes


  3. Basic tutorial on paper quilling—making basic shapesDiamond shape - starting from Roll freely, and then tighten and compress evenly at both ends


  4. Basic tutorial on paper quilling—making basic shapesTeardrop shape - starting from Free roller, then compressed at one end


  5. Basic tutorial on paper quilling—making basic shapesSquare shape - starting with diamonds shape, all four corners are squeezed evenly


  6. Basic tutorial on paper quilling—making basic shapesHeart shape - starting from Teardrop shape, then squeeze a small section inwards from one end of the round head and pinch it tightly


  7. Basic tutorial on paper quilling—making basic shapesSwirl-shaped heart shape with opening ——This is how it is made. First, you need to cut off a small piece of folded paper, and then curl it from both ends. If you want to make the curling stronger, you need glue


  8. Basic tutorial on paper quilling—making basic shapesSemi-circle - first make Make a loose round shape, and then pinch the two corners to get two obvious corners


  9. Basic tutorial on paper quilling—making basic shapesCrescent shape - first make One for freecircle, then pinch it into a diamond shape and bend it in one direction


  10. Basic tutorial on paper quilling—making basic shapesTriangle - can be made into a gift Some can also be made into a tighter shape. After rolling into a round shape, just pinch out three corners


  11. Basic tutorial on paper quilling—making basic shapesSwirl diamond shape—make it first Make a round shape, pinch out two corners at both ends, and twist it at the same time to get a slightly rotated shape.


  12. Basic tutorial on paper quilling—making basic shapesPeacock eye shape—curly Tighter, make a teardrop shape, it needs to be as tight as possible


  13. Basic tutorial on paper quilling—making basic shapesRectangle - the method is the same as that of square To make, just move the folded corners slightly


  14. Basic tutorial on paper quilling—making basic shapesS-shaped curl - from two Curl both sides in each direction, whether it is tight or tight



These basic shapes of paper quilling are the basis for further learning later, so it is necessary to practice them repeatedly. In fact, during the practice process, you are also accumulating raw materials for your future production.You will find that it is actually just the application of these basic shapes~ Try it now~