After a long hiatus - Quilled Lettering Tutorial

Hello All,

After a very very long break, I am back, with a tutorial :) On my Facebook page, so many people asked me for a tutorial on making quilled letters. It is really simple, precision being the only thing to be kept in mind. So, here is the tutorial for making a simple (font Arial) H:

First of all, I took a print of the letter (a part of the word HOME). For outlining, I've used 220 gsm brown colour paper and the base is 120 gsm metallic gold paper. I will recommend using a heavier paper for the outline as this paper will take the strain of the elements being filled inside the letters.

From the 220 gsm brown paper, I've hand-cut 4 mm strips (21 cm length). By placing the strips on the outline, I've marked the places where the strip will need to be bent:

Using a pin, I applied a very precise line of glue over the outline of the letter H:

Then, very carefully (using a a pair of forceps), I placed the paper strip over the outline and held it in place for 20 seconds:

Continue with the other outlines in the same way:

Continue with the new strip and your outline will be ready! :)

It would be ideal to do the whole letter with one strip but sometimes, the lengths are insufficient. This will lead to joints. In order to make the joints less conspicuous, use one of the bending points for making a joint. Put a thin line of glue on the edge of the strip and glue the new strip there:

For letters with curves, like O, P, C, G etc, soften the paper by passing it between your thumb and index finger. This will curl the paper up and measuring and handling the curves would be much easier.

I hope this tutorial helps you all and there will be more quilled lettering for me to see :)

After making the outline, you can either quill in it, or around it. An easy and effective way to fill the letters is using random quilling elements (circles, marquises, teardrops etc). You can also use beehive technique to fill the letters. As I have always maintained, sky is only the beginning :)

So, go ahead, experiment :)
 
Happy Quilling

Pritesh

PS: If my posts inspire you to create something on similar lines, I feel highly flattered. But please, do respect the effort I take in conceptualizing and executing, please give a direct link to my work when you are inspired by mine. Thanks for understanding........:-)