Heart in quilling technique

The needlewomen like to work with such material as paper due to its availability and ease of use. Therefore, a particular popularity was occupied by such techniques as quilling, or, more simply, paperfraction. The essence of it is to create three-dimensional figures from spiral strands of paper. With the help of quilling techniques, you can make different shapes, including hearts. The heart in the style of quilling is easy and simple to produce, and at the same time a minimum of inventory is required.

Heart-valentine in quilling technique: master-class

Before you make a heart-valentine quiling, you need to prepare the following materials:

• colored paper;
• dense cardboard;
• scissors;
• PVA glue;
• a device for twisting the paper (as an alternative, a toothpick is suitable);
• stationery knife;
• a simple pencil;
• eraser.

To create a handmade quilling heart, a curl pattern is used:

Now proceed directly to the creation of the heart.

1. Draw on the cardboard heart and carve it "zigzag".
2. Draw in the middle of the heart a simple pencil along the entire length of the edge. We cut out the middle knife with a clerical knife.
3. We take colored paper, we cut not thin strips.
4. With the help of a special device for twisting we begin to twist strips of paper in a spiral.
5. On top of the colored paper and in the place of the joint with the white base, glue with PVA glue.
6. Inside the heart there are empty places. They need to be filled with small curls and fixed with glue. While the glue dries the heart periodically it is necessary to move the table so that it does not stick.
7. If desired, you can add a small thin rope for decoration.

Openwork heart-quilling: master class for beginners

We prepare inventory:

• strips of red colored paper;
• scissors;
• PVA glue;
• a small piece of a magnet;
• device for quilling.

1. We take a paper strip 10 cm long and glue its ends.
2. We give the circle a heart shape.
3. Take the quilling tool and wind the paper. We make three turns, take out the device, after 2 cm from the first turn, we again insert the tool and twist three new turns. Continue torsion until the strip ends.
4. We spread the strip with glue on the side.
5. We glue the workpiece inside the heart contour.
6. We make a large number of strips "curls".
7. We paste the strips one by one inside the heart.
8. From the back of the heart we glue the magnet. The handicraft is ready.

Using the quilling technique, you can create a large number of different hearts.