Product Description

Experienced paper crafter Janet Wilson shows how to master quilling techniques in this beautiful and informative book. She goes on to show how to create five lovely projects featuring native British wild flowers such as speedwell and sweet violet.Janet shows how to master quilling techniques such as loose coils, filigree shapes and huskings.Using step-by-step photographs and clear instructions, she then shows how to create five stunning projects featuring native British wild flowers such as speedwell and sweet violet.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #256766 in Books
• Published on: 2008-01-15
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 48 pages

Review
All the basic steps are illustrated so you can master paper quilling techniques such as closed coils, open coils, eccentric coils, huskings, filigree and fringing. Having mastered these techniques you can then go on to the five delighful projects all featuring native British wild flowers such as speedwell, bluebell and lesser celandine. --Cake Craft & Decoration, April 08

Nobody knows papercrafts quite like Janet Wilson, and here she is showing how to quill some beautiful wild flowers. This popular papercraft shows their delicate beauty to great advantage, and if you thought that this craft was just for decorating cards then think again. I don t own a rotating craft table, but it is nice to be told that it is a non-essential item, while ordinary things such as pins, PVA glue and cocktail sticks are far more useful. I was impressed by the way that Ms Wilson mentions what it is necessary to own and what is optional - not enough craft books make this important distinction. In true Search Press style this is a book filled with colorful photographic staged diagrams, showing beginners (and anybody else) how to make a whole range of quilled shapes, fringing and those attractive huskings. This is the first book that shows exactly how these are made in plenty of easy stages, proving that not only beginners would find this book useful to own. The projects are of the type too that would appeal to a range of abilities - broken down into simple steps, but attractive and impressive enough to look at to tempt more advanced crafters. Decorate boxes, frames, cards, paperweights and even a memo board with these lovely motifs, but don t expect to find patterns for making boxes. All the items are pre-purchased blanks, so a trip to a craft store or the Search Press website for a suppliers list is in order if you want to do more than just cards. Another special touch is the facts about each flower, and a reminder that too many of them are endangered. Another one for the keeper shelf! --Rachel Hyde, MyShelf.com

If you've tried quilling, caught the bug and now want to move on to more challenging projects, this is the book for you. There are five designs to choose from, each featuring quilled wild flowers. Coil beautiful Bluebells or Scarlet Pimpernells, all from tiny strips of paper. Each flower has its own chapter, and you can make cards, bags and paperweights with the design. There's a detailed guide at the front of the book on how to create every petal and part of the flowers and leaves, so you'll quickly graduate from curious about quilling to paper coiling pro! --Papercraft Inspirations, June 08

About the Author
Janet Wilson has lived and breathed papercrafts since early childhood, when she was first given a pair of scissors and some paper to keep her occupied. Since then, she has become proficient in a wide range of paper skills including parchment craft, quilling, paper cutting, embossing, paper pricking, casting and sculpting. Other outside interests involve her in amateur dramatics, especially in the fields of music hall and costume design. Janet lives in Berkshire. She is also the author of the best-selling books Parchment Craft, The Art of Parchment Craft and the Craft of Quilling, all published by Search Press.