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8/27/2011
Flowers on Lattice Trinket Box |
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Some
of the most popluar items in my Etsy shop are the lattice-topped
papier-mache trinket boxes. Here are the directions for making
the lattice design on a 2" round box.
Cut 26 4"
pieces of white quilling paper. Pin 13 vertically using graph
paper as a guide: because the lines on the graph paper are
1/4" apart and the quilling paper is half that, line
up one side of each quilling strip with a line on the graph
paper.
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With the
remaining 13 pieces, weave the horizontal lattice, lining
up the top or bottom of each strip with a line on the graph
paper. Use pins to keep the strips flush with the lines on
the graph paper.
The
first (and every odd #) horizontal strip goes over the leftmost
vertical strip, under the 2nd, over the 3rd, under the 4th,
etc.
The
second (and every even #) horizontal strip goes under the
leftmost vertical strip, over the 2nd, under the 3rd, over
the 4th, etc.
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Put a drop of
glue on every intersection (where the vertical and horizontal strips
cross) of the lattice piece. Center the box lid top on the glued
lattice piece. Press down and hold while the glue sets. Let the
glue dry completely.
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the latice to 1/4" beyond edge of the the lid. Fold it
over the edge and glue to the side of the lid. Glue
a piece of coordinating 1/2" quilling paper around the
edge, covering the ends of the lattice pieces. |
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Use a
paper edge punch or decorative edge scissors on a 1/2"
to 5/8" strip of contrasting quilling paper. Glue the
contrasting punched paper on the coordinating paper around
the edge of the lid.
Arrange
and glue quilled flowers on top. Pretty, pretty! 
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8/20/2011
About Quilling
Detail of a quilled picture. |
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Quilling
(paper filigree) is the art of rolling and shaping narrow
strips of paper, and arranging them into designs.
It dates
back to 15th century France and Italy, in the monasteries
where books were made - handwritten, bound and trimmed. Paper
was rare and precious. Nuns and monks Quilling (paper filigree)
is the art of rolling and shaping narrow strips of paper,
and arranging them into designs.
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It dates back
to 15th century France and Italy, in the monasteries where books
were made - handwritten, bound and trimmed. Paper was rare and precious.
Nuns and monks
saved the trimmings
and rolled them (perhaps around bird quills, thus giving the art its
name), then decorated religious relics.
As with other
art forms during the Renaissance, quilling spread throughout much
of Europe and became a pastime of upper class ladies, who extended
the decorating of objects to include boxes, baskets, cabinets and
screens.
With the invention
of the paper-making machine in England in the early 19th century
and the resulting wider availability of paper, quilling became a
leisure time activity for women in Europe and America. They hand
cut the paper into strips and twirled them into various sizes and
shapes to make individual components for designs.
Quilling's popularity
declined around the turn of that century, but with improved tools,
papers, colors, and precision paper-cutting machines, quilling was
revived as a hobby in the mid 20th century and continues to have
it's enthusiasts today in the 21st century.
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Husking
is another form of quilling; paper strips are wrapped around
pins inserted into a work board in a specific design, then
the resulting shapes are arranged into designs.
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Detail of a husked picture. |
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