Quilling for Beginners - Online Course - Community Learning - 15:00-16:30

About this course

Learners will be introduced to the gentle, creative art of quilling.  

Quilling is also known as filigree or scroll work. 

In plain English quilling is making pictures from curled, coiled and scrolled paper strips.  

Picture making through quilling is a wonderfully relaxing means of self-expression. 

What will be covered on the course? We will look briefly at the history of quilling. 

• Learners will be shown and be able to practice how to make different quilling shapes and styles of coil and scroll. 
• They will also learn how to use quilling shapes to make pictures and objects including a heart, flower and butterfly. 
• We will also consider examples of quilling from different cultures. 

What will learners achieve by the end of the course? Learners will:  

• Know five facts about the history of quilling, 
• How to make quilling shapes from paper coils and scrolls, 
• Produce at least five quilled shapes and be able to name them. 
• Learners will gain an awareness of examples of quilling from different cultures. 
• Produce 3 quilled pieces including a heart, flower and butterfly. 
• Be able to post examples of their work on Padlet. 
• Know where to find out more about quilling to take their interest further. 

What skills or knowledge do learners already need to have to attend the course? 

• Learners will need to be able to roll strips of paper using a quilling tool. 
• They will also need the ability to access the course on line. 

Learners will need to access the course using a device with a working camera.  

They will also need to work on a flat surface. 

Learners will also need a Quilling pen/slotted tool which are also available on line eBay or from retailers such as HobbyCraft from about £2:00.  

Learners will need quilling paper which can be purchased very cheaply from eBay for as little as £2.60 and in craft shops such as HobbyCraft. This is usually sold in thicknesses of 3mm, 5mm, 10 mm in multi-coloured packs and these will provide the range of colours for the pieces we will be making. I will be demonstrating with 5mm strips. 

Home cut strips or shredded and recycled paper can also be used. However if learners wish to use this they will need to cut or shred their strips prior to the session. I recommend have at least some commercially produced strips to work with. 

Learners will also require the following: 

• PVA Glue. 
• A sheet of baking paper to work on. 
• Cocktail Sticks or similar to use as glue sticks, 
• Stiff card for mounting. This can either be individual sheets or blank greeting cards. 
• A small amount of baking paper, about A4, to work on. 
• A pair of tweezers. 
• A ruler. 
• A receptacle for glue such as a plastic Yogurt top or a small square of polythene. 

 As this course is online, a suitable device such as laptop, smart phone, tablet or computer will be required to access the course.  Zoom will be used for the live sessions and the link will be sent to you once your enrolment has been completed.

Booking your place and fee information

If you are in receipt of certain benefits you will be offered the course for free, however if you have a financial barrier which may prevent you from enrolling on the course  please visit our webpage for further information  https://www.inspireculture.org.uk/skills-learning/funding-your-courses/

To secure your place on the course BOTH the following must be done:

• Complete the EVENTBRITE BOOKING.
• Complete our INSPIRE ONLINE ENROLMENT FORM for each person attending the course.

You should be redirected to the Inspire Online Enrolment Form after completing the Eventbrite booking.  If you are not redirected, please use the link supplied in the Eventbrite booking confirmation email.

To book and enrol on one of our courses, you must have been living in England and have been resident in the UK for the past 3 years.

Some exceptions may apply if you are living in England with evidence of the right to remain and are from an EEU/EEAU country (completion of a questionnaire will be required).

As we no longer receive funding for our ESFA-funded courses for learners living in the devolved areas listed below, full cost fees would apply to these courses if you live in these areas:

• Barnsley, Doncaster, Rotherham and Sheffield 
• Cambridgeshire and Peterborough
• Greater London
• Greater Manchester
• Liverpool City Region
• Newcastle Upon Tyne, North Tyneside and Northumberland
• Tees Valley
• West of England
• West Midlands
• West Yorkshire

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• By phone: 01623 677 200
• By email: learning@inspireculture.org.uk

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