Paper quilling has been around for hundreds of years, and is a traditional papercraft that is continually reinventing itself. It is currently ina time of resurgence in the UK, Europe and the US, and a quick search on Google reveals literally millions of designs posted by people from all over the world, demonstrating its broad-ranging appeal.
Quilling is a traditional papercraft that has been popular for many years. This delightful book provides 20 easy yet imaginative designs covering a range of animals such as cats, dogs, sheep, a hippopotamus, a fox, giraffes and an alpaca, and includes three-dimensional designs. The projects are cute and whimsical, and quick to make. They will appeal to experienced quillers looking for new ideas and inspiration, as well as beginners who wish to take up this delightful craft. The completed designs can be used to decorate greetings cards, picture frames, invitations, and many other stationery and household items.
Diane Boden first discovered quilling in 1982. Shortly after that she joined The Quilling Guild and went on to become a freelance craft tutor, running quilling classes and workshops all over the UK. Recently she and her husband bought J.J. Quilling Supplies, the successful online supplier of all things quilling previously owned by fellow quiller Janet Jenkins. Diane specialises in miniature quilling (working with strips 2 mm wide or less) and is known for her meticulous, detailed work and imaginative designs. She is the author of Miniature Quilling (publ. August 2007) and Quilled Greetings Cards (publ. May 2005). Diane lives in Petts Wood, Kent.
"20 delightful, easy yet imaginative designs covering a range of animals including dogs, cats, sheep, a hippopotamus, a fox, giraffes and an alpaca. The projects are cute, whimsical and quick to make once finished can be used to decorate many different items. Although normally used in paper crafting this craft makes the transition to sugarpaste with ease and looks beautiful when used to decorate cakes."
– Cake Craft & Decoration
"In 20 To Make Quilled Animals you'll learn how to turn simple quilled shapes into an array of cute creatures, bit and small. This isn't a how-to-book, it's a collection of great ideas for quilling myriad animals including an alpaca, a fox, a giraffe, a dog, a donkey, a panda and more."
– Crafter's Choice