Get
twirling those paper strips with this fun book of twenty animals.
Decorate cards, boxes and more with these cute critters just
by rolling up strips of paper with a simple tool. Sounds like
fun? Let’s take a look…
If
this book looks familiar then you already have Twenty
To Make: Quilled Animals published in 2015. This is a
larger format edition with a more spaced out look allowing
you to see in greater detail all the attractive designs. It
purports to be a book even a total beginner can use and if
you are good at picking things up, do have a go. Personally
I would recommend getting a book for beginner quillers as
it will have all the basic information you need to really
get into this craft. In here you can find a list of everything
you require, plus the author’s website (see below) which
sells all the relevant items. There is also a page of tips
on how to get eccentric coils looking their best, make fringes,
flowers and shape pegs. The rest of the book contains the
projects, all of which have a page of instructions facing
a whole page photograph of the finished work, complete with
attractive chalked background. This addition really sets the
designs off to perfection, and adds a very professional finish.
The animals themselves are all on the cute side, and cover
a wide range of tastes and occasions. Choose from a rabbit
for Easter or Rudolph for Christmas, pets (dog and cat), farm
animals such as a donkey, sheep and llama, woodland creatures
(fox, squirrel and hedgehog) or more exotic choices such as
a lion, hippo, giraffe and elephant. Each design comes with
a list of what you need although it would be even more helpful
if it said how many strips of each color are required and
gave a finished size to the figure. Some are smaller for cards
or box toppers, others more for pictures but it is not easy
to know without making it first. None are aimed at the advanced
quiller and won’t take too long to create, but making
each one teaches many essential quilling techniques. This
is a lovely book that is sure to please beginner to intermediate
level quillers.
If
you cannot find a good range of quilling materials locally,
try www.searchpress.com
for a list of suppliers.
The author’s website www.jjquilling.co.uk
has a good range and ships internationally.
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