Paper quilling: Creativity has a new name

Gurvinder Singh

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Tribune News Service

Ludhiana, August 9

Turning coloured paper strips around the pointed quilling tool to turn and putting these together to create pieces of art and beauty is a skill worth learning. The art of creating some attractive and riveting pieces of art is on the rise in the city. No surprise, many girls, without any background in art and craft were assiduously quilling paper strips to create paper designs and patterns on greeting cards, envelopes and other such objects, during the workshop organised at the Khalsa College for Women.

The professor conducting the workshop said qulling as an art had been gaining popularity in the city for the past over one year.

"Nowadays many quilling tools are available to create different things, including jewellery, designer rakhis, artworks, clocks and decorative pieces and things like envelopes could be beautifully embellished through paper quilling," she said.

"Several tools, including quilling board, comb and crimping tools like scissors especially for this art, are now available to explore the art and create intricate and innovative designs," she said.

"Though all tools may not be available in the city, these can be ordered online these days," she added.

Students, most of whom were attending the workshop for the first time were engrossed in the art work. Many said they were already in love with the art.

"Though I have seen some products made from quilling, while making these myself it is hard to believe that just paper strips can be rolled and turned into different types and can look so beautiful," said Priyanka, a BA student.

"Though these require good set of hands to create perfect-looking pieces, they are relatively simpler to make and their aesthetic appeal is simply amazing," said Shabnam, another student.

Harsimar, who was impressed seeing a jewellery made from quilling, said she would definitely learn to make jewellery from this art.