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The History of Quilling

PAPER-ROLLING, PAPER-SCROLLING, FILIGREE, MOSAIC and QUILLING are all names which have been given to this craft during its long history. Some sources suggest that it was practised in Ancient Egypt.

Work of high quality was achieved by French and Italian nuns in the 16th and 17th centuries, genteel ladies in the Stuart period, ladies of leisure in the Georgian and Regency periods and it is currently enjoying a modern revival. It also spread to North Amercia with the settlers.Those of us who quill today, find we have something in common with Elizabeth, daughter of George III, Joseph Bramah (famous locksmith), Mrs Delany (pioneer of other paperwork and friend of Dean Swift), Jane Austen who mentions it in 'Sense and Sensibility' and the Bronte sisters: quite a distinguished gathering of enthusiasts!

Nuns on the continent decorated reliquaries and holy pictures, adding gilding and much ornamentation. The ecclesiastical connection was maintained when the art spread to England with the development of paper, though vellum and parchment were also used. Poorer churches produced religious pictures with rolled decoration. When gilded or silvered, it was difficult to distinguish it from real gold or silver filigree work.

It was a craft never practised by 'working-class' women in the past. Indeed, it was a decorative art which ladies of leisure would use to work panels and coats-of-arms. Later it was extended to include covering tea-caddies, workboxes, screens, cabinets, frames etc. Background for these often included foil, mica or flaked shells. Beautiful boxes were made by cabinet makers, with recessed sides. These were advertised and sold, often to Boarding Schools for young ladies. '......it affords an amusement to the female mind capable of the most pleasing and extensive variety; and at the same time, it conduces to fill up a leisure hour with an innocent recreation...' (The New Lady's Magazine - 1786)

In 1875 an attempt was made to reintroduce the craft by Wm. Bemrose. A kit called 'Mosaicon' was produced, together with a handbook. Another reference has been discovered in an Edwardian book of household management entitled 'Floral Mosaicon'. In the article mention is made of pieces being purchased by Queen Mary and Queen Alexander.

Many museums have examples of antique work and a booklet is available from the Quilling Guild publications officer. More pieces are being located all the time and research is continuing.

Quilling Shapes

Loose Scroll

Roll one end of the strip, leaving the other end loose

Open Heart

Crease the strip at its centre. Then roll each end in toward the crease.

S Scroll

Roll one end of the strip toward the strip's centre. Then roll the other end toward the centre to make an S shape.

Connected Scrolls

Roll several loose scrolls. Curve the unrolled ends away from the rolled ends. Then position one roll next to another by curving the loose end of one shape around the rolled end of the next shape. Glue each scoll to the one next to it.

C scroll

Roll both ends of the strip toward the strip's centre.

Double Scroll

Tear two lengths of paper, one shoter than the other. Rest two strips on top of one another, with one end of the shorter length ¼" from the end of the longer length. Glue the strips together at this opverlapping point. Roll the double strip, starting with the end that has the longer stip on the outside. Release the tension on the roll and then pull slightly on the shorter length to seperate the coile