Quilling
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KMO Studio
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Those are absolutely beautiful!! I haven't done quilling yet but it's been on my radar of things to do. What types of paper to do you buy for it and glue as well so it's archival quality?
Glitter
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I get acid free paper strips from several quilling supply stores and crafting glue usually from the same places. You need something somewhat tacky and quick to dry so I find that white pva glue like Elmers isn't the best. You can seal them in Mod Podge or varnish. Most of my work is in frames and seems to be holding up well but I don't have anything older than 10 years yet.
KMO Studio
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10 years is still a long time for a piece of art!
I am getting arthritis in my fingers and wonder if this would make it worse for me? It seems more and more of the crafts I love are hurting my hands.
I am getting arthritis in my fingers and wonder if this would make it worse for me? It seems more and more of the crafts I love are hurting my hands.
Glitter
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The red peacock and the dragon are some of my first big pieces and yes - they are holding up well.
Well - like most crafts, it's fiddley. Little bits of paper you need to roll and bend. It's not particularly taxing but it can be really repetitive making one coil after another like in the dragon. But you do move your fingers a lot with the winding, shaping, gluing and bending. probably more than in crafts like knitting. So I guess it depends on how it hurts.
I do glitter painting also and find I take my glasses off and get my face real close to it to see better - which isn't great for my back but... Yay getting old!!
Well - like most crafts, it's fiddley. Little bits of paper you need to roll and bend. It's not particularly taxing but it can be really repetitive making one coil after another like in the dragon. But you do move your fingers a lot with the winding, shaping, gluing and bending. probably more than in crafts like knitting. So I guess it depends on how it hurts.
I do glitter painting also and find I take my glasses off and get my face real close to it to see better - which isn't great for my back but... Yay getting old!!
KMO Studio
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Yep, we get so into our crafting that we forget all about good posture!! I remember getting stomach aches when I did intense knitting because I was leaning over too much.
How long did the dragon take you to do?
How long did the dragon take you to do?
Glitter
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Wow - that's very intense learning 
mmmm - I don't recall but I'm going with a couple of weeks to make the coils and assemble the sections, with real life things having to be done. An evening to decide on the background paper and the guts to start glueing sections down. Also, though hard to see in the photo, there's a very light dust of a transparent glitter over it so that was another evening. I guess between 15-20 hours.
mmmm - I don't recall but I'm going with a couple of weeks to make the coils and assemble the sections, with real life things having to be done. An evening to decide on the background paper and the guts to start glueing sections down. Also, though hard to see in the photo, there's a very light dust of a transparent glitter over it so that was another evening. I guess between 15-20 hours.
KMO Studio
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Now that you pointed out about the glitter I can see it! I bet it looks really sharp in person. Have you entered any of these pieces in museum art contests?
KMO Studio
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How about county fairs? There might be a category that fits your art?
scooter
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KMO Studio said:
I Am Not A Doctor, as they say, and I don't know the specifics of the situation, but...my wife is currently rehabilitating her hand after breaking it in six different places, and one of the things she is doing is knitting. Her physical therapist said that it was a good idea to do it as much as she could.
Now, obviously, that is going to be different than something which is degenerative like arthritis, but you may wish to talk to your doctor and see...
KMO Studio
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scooter said:
I could try. I do knitting and it's slightly different fingerings than working with crochet. Different thickness yarns also makes a huge difference.
ZandraJoi
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So, I had to search for this as I'm not familiar with the term. It's an art form involving rolled strips of paper that are shaped & glued to create the art.
I may have seen these at Craft Shows but I probably didn't realize what they were called.
Anybody else try their hand at these?
I may have seen these at Craft Shows but I probably didn't realize what they were called.
Anybody else try their hand at these?