Twenty to Make: Quilled Animals by Diane Boden

Twenty to Make: Quilled Animals by Diane Boden

Quilling is a traditional papercraft that has been popular for many years. This delightful book provides 20 easy yet imaginative designs covering a range of animals such as cats, dogs, sheep, a hippopotamus, a fox, giraffes and an alpaca, and includes three-dimensional designs. The projects are cute and whimsical, and quick to make. They will appeal to experienced quillers looking for new ideas and inspiration, as well as beginners who wish to take up this delightful craft. The completed designs can be used to decorate greetings cards, picture frames, invitations, and many other stationery and household items.

February 2015

You don't have to spend much money on craft materials to make these fun and attractive projectsAll you need are some paper strips, a simple tool and a few other basic items to take up the craft of quilling.

Quill an entire zoo with this book, from exotics like elephants, lions and giraffes to farm animals, pets and familiar wildlife such a fox, gray squirrel and hedgehog. This slim volume does not give an in depth course in quilling but points out the basics such as forming coils, shaping them, sticking them and making fringes. Each project tells you what you need to buy (or cut by hand) together with clear written instructions and a picture of the finished animal. On several there is also an alternative to try and are detailed enough to make a good picture, or a special card. Total beginners might find some projects a bit challenging, but a bit of practice ought to enable most people to create something to be proud of. This is a lovely little book that gives a rather neglected craft the modern touch and shows that you don't need to invest in expensive equipment to make something impressive and attractive.

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March 2015

In 20 To Make Quilled Animals you'll learn how to turn simple quilled shapes into an array of cute creatures, bit and small. This isn't a how-to-book, it's a collection of great ideas for quilling myriad animals including an alpaca, a fox, a giraffe, a dog, a donkey, a panda and more.

* Crafter's Choice *

20 delightful, easy yet imaginative designs covering a range of animals including dogs, cats, sheep, a hippopotamus, a fox, giraffes and an alpaca. The projects are cute, whimsical and quick to make once finished can be used to decorate many different items. Although normally used in paper crafting this craft makes the transition to sugarpaste with ease and looks beautiful when used to decorate cakes.

* Cake Craft & Decoration *

Diane Boden has been quilling for the best part of 40 years. She has written three books on the subject and has created designs for a number of craft magazines. In the 1990s she gained accreditation for her quilling from The Quilling Guild, and was awarded fellowship in 2007. Together with her husband, Diane continues to own and run a quilling supply business, making all their own strips to supply customers all over the world. Closer to home, she has a regular class, runs occasional workshops and teaches residential courses at Denman College, run by the WI (Women's Institute), in Oxfordshire. She remains fascinated by the endless possibilities waiting to be found in a single strip of paper.

SKU	Unavailable
ISBN 13	9781782210887
ISBN 10	1782210881
Title	Twenty to Make: Quilled Animals
Author	Diane Boden
Series	Twenty To Make
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Search Press Ltd
Year published	2014-12-29
Number of pages	48
Cover note	Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.