It's hard to believe that these products are made from simple paper ribbons! And to make of them, it turns out, you can do a lot, and crafts are the beauty of the extraordinary. Yes, these things can not be called useful in the economy, they have no practical significance, but is it only useful that ... is useful? Is there no use for the gizmos made in the technique of voluminous quilling, so fragile and weightless that they seem to pass into the category of spiritual values?
What is so interesting and useful for quilling and what is it? Literally - twisting from paper ribbons ... everything, anything! Now this is taught even in school, and it will be useful to everyone to do it. Well, not everyone loves needlework, not everyone can learn knitting, embroidery, beading, and not everyone is attracted to it. But everyone has a thirst for creativity, that's why quilling was invented for this! Do not need expensive materials, do not need a lot of time and space, tools and devices - just strips of paper, desire and imagination!
And one has only to look at what people create from this paper - lace, filigree products, toys, souvenirs, Easter eggs, bouquets of flowers, lace boxes, vases and much more - gizmos that can not be distinguished from jewelry for which you can admire the clock! And the strangest thing is that those who create this, assure that this is done easily and simply, and very quickly - it's just a trifle, available to everyone ...
It's not quite like that - it's easy - yes, but not easy. First you need to practice in the twisting of strips, make a few postcards, and even cautious toddlers cope with it, and then take on a three-dimensional product, for example, make a casket.
So, what do you need to do volume quilling?
- Strips of paper, 3-10 mm wide. They are on sale, but some make them themselves from ordinary writing paper, cut into a "noodle" typewriter for the recycling of documents.
- To twist the curls there is a special device, but most use a thick needle or a conventional toothpick that can be split at one end to secure the edge of the ribbon.
- Smooth plank.
- PVA glue.
- Sharp thin knife.
- A ruler with holes of different diameters for measuring finished curls. But this is not necessary, you can twist several templates of tightly twisted tapes before starting to work, but they will serve as templates, they can be signed.
We start from the bottom - we lay out the pattern and glue it lightly to the board - just to fix and not let the work "ride" on the table. Next, we begin to make the walls of the box - we measure the size of the part and how many of them we need and glue a series of twisted curls alongside, giving them the desired shape. There are no "patterns" does not exist, the master usually himself will not be able to repeat his product. Everything depends on the taste, imagination and sense of harmony. But you still need to see the finished works - they will prompt ideas for drawings and forms.
The finished product is left in place until the glue dries completely, then gently pruned with a knife to peel off the board.
Products, such airy in appearance, are quite strong, caskets can be used for their intended purpose - for storing thousands of small items. In order that they serve longer and for greater strength can be covered with aerosol acrylic lacquer or conventional hair spray, or you can first "silver" with aerosol paint - it will be great!
As you can see, there is nothing complicated, a great jeweler, sculptor or artist to create such weightless beauty, it is not necessary. The world is such a beauty, and it will not save, but peace in your home and in the soul is a must!