Quilling Honor - advanced

Arts & Crafts

Requirements

  1. Have the Quilling Honor.

    Answer: You must present to the instructor the duly signed card of the Quilling Honor (basic) as a prerequisite for starting Advanced Quilling, proving that the basic concepts of the art of quilling — rolling strips of paper, basic shapes (loose coil, tight coil, teardrop, eye), use of glue and tools — have already been studied and practiced previously as currently required by the Adventist program. — Quilling is the art of paper filigree: thin strips of paper are rolled with a special tool (quilling tool), forming coils that become petals, leaves, animals. It originated in the Middle Ages, in monasteries, to frame relics. The basic honor teaches simple shapes; the advanced one (techniques with fringing, husking, framing, folded rose) is more sophisticated and requires prior mastery of the basic techniques to build upon.

  2. Correctly perform each of the following techniques:
    • Fringed flower
    • Grape roll
    • Spiral
    • Husking technique
    • Frame technique
    • Curled Flowers
    • Folded Roses
    • Spiral rose
    • Tulip (duck leg)
    • Weaving Paper (braided strips)

    Answer: You must present to the instructor samples of the 10 techniques performed: 1) Fringed flower (a strip cut into fringes and rolled to form a puffy flower); 2) Grape coil (small coils glued in a cluster); 3) Spiral (a strip rolled loosely and spontaneously); 4) Husking (a pin technique to create shapes); 5) Frame (paper over a template mold). — Advanced quilling has sophisticated techniques that go beyond the basic shapes. Husking uses a board of pins to create custom shapes — a technique developed by artisans from Sri Lanka. Roses are the most sought-after shapes in arrangements. Each technique requires practice — some take hours to make a single small flower. Presenting them all shows complete mastery. Materials: quilling paper (3-5 mm), fine PVA glue and a needle tool.

  3. Demonstrate how to correctly use:
    • Circle template
    • Graph paper
    • Polar chart

    Answer: You must present the demonstration to the instructor: 1) Circle template (a piece with circular holes of different sizes — used to standardize the sizes of the quilling coils, ensuring symmetry in the pieces); 2) Graph paper (paper squared in millimeters — to plan proportional layouts, mark centers and measure distances between elements). — These three accessories make quilling work more professional. The circle template is a circular ruler that many artisans use to ensure that all the petals of a flower are the same size. Graph paper comes from technical drawing and is fundamental for precision. The polar chart is especially useful in mandalas — it divides the circle into equal angles (usually 8, 12 or 16 parts), creating perfect symmetry.

  4. Demonstrate how to waterproof a quilling work and mention the care needed for preserving the work.

    Answer: You must present to the instructor the waterproofing demonstration: spray acrylic varnish (transparent, matte or glossy) in thin, dry layers (3-5 coats with a 1-hour interval between each), in an airy and dry environment; alternative — brush on acrylic lacquer in water or diluted PVA glue. — Quilling without waterproofing is fragile — paper absorbs moisture and comes unstuck easily. Spray acrylic varnish is the most used because it is uniform. Thin layers prevent the paper from becoming sticky. A frame with glass is the ideal presentation — it protects and enhances. Libraries and museums control temperature/humidity to preserve old manuscripts. For homework, avoid bathrooms and kitchens (high humidity) by nature.

  5. Make 3 different shapes blending the colors.

    Answer: You must present to the instructor 3 quilling shapes/pieces with color blending performed by you: 1) Shape 1 — a flower with gradient petals (e.g., pink in the center to red at the tips, or yellow to orange); 2) Shape 2 — a leaf with different tones (light green at the base, dark green at the edges). — Color blending enriches quilling work. Common techniques: strips glued in sequence (a smooth gradient effect), simultaneous rolling of two strips (a two-color spiral effect), or coloring by hand with pens/watercolor after rolling. Complementary colors (blue-orange, red-green) create contrast; analogous ones (blue-purple) create harmony. The choice depends on the project and the Pathfinder's personal taste.

  6. Make a handcrafted tool for quilling and use it in fulfilling the requirements below.

    Answer: You develop the slotted tool using a wooden stick or needle with a slot at the tip to hold the strip of paper. — The original slotted tool was patented in 1986 by Jan Williams, but traditional quilling was already practiced centuries earlier with needles and quills adapted by hand.

  7. Represent 4 of the following animals using the techniques of your choice:
    • Rabbit
    • Bee
    • Toucan
    • Cat
    • Bear
    • Dog
    • Lion
    • Swan
    • Butterfly

    Answer: You combine loose coils and teardrop and marquise shapes to compose the head, body and paws of furry animals. The rolled strips, then adjusted with tweezers, produce the three-dimensional volume of the body. — The loose coil is the basic shape of quilling, created by partially unrolling the tight coil; it is the basis for the teardrop, marquise, square and most other decorative shapes.

  8. Make the following quilling works:
    • Card
    • Personalize a notebook cover
    • Decorate the lid of a box
    • Picture frame

    Answer: You must apply spray acrylic varnish or diluted PVA glue over the finished piece to seal the paper strips against moisture and dust. — Spray acrylic varnish, created by A. Marsh in 1955 for hobbies, fixes pigments and paper without altering colors when applied in thin, crossed layers.