The origins of quilling are uncertain, but some believe it started as early as ancient Egypt or first century A.D. China. Paper quilling as an art arose in the late 1500s as a pastime of gentle ladies ...

Fifteenth-century European nuns invented it, 18th-century British blue-bloods revived it, and these days, paper quilling is trendy with crafters on social media. That’s where Stacy Bettencourt learned ...

All it takes is a needle, a thin paper strip, some patience and imagination. Wrap a strip around a needle tightly and then let it uncoil gently. Pinch one side into a sharp corner and you’ve shaped a ...

Yue Shun displays one of his paper quilling works at his workshop in Heze, Shandong province. [Photo provided to China Daily] Eight years of studying paper quilling has given Yue Shun the ability to ...

KOCHI: Malappuram-native Elizabeth Thomas has been quilling for some time to escape from sheer boredom. The quilling art using paper may sound new. But the unconventional crafting method can lead to ...