15 Type of Quilling Basic Shapes

15 Types of Quilling Basic Shapes

Tight Coil: Often use in the central of the quilling projects or fix other "parts".

1. Hold the paper strip in one hand and the quilling tool in the other. Insert the edge of the paper into the slot and begin rolling the coil by spinning the quilling tool.
2. After you’ve rolled the paper halfway, add another strip of paper and continue rolling.
3. After you’ve rolled a few more inches of paper, add the third strip of paper.
4. When you reach the end of the paper strip, add glue to secure the end and hold until the glue is dry. (If you squeeze too much glue on the paper, simply spread it across the barrel of the coil. Your fingers will get sticky, so you can wipe your fingers off with a damp towel or baby wipes.)
5. Remove the coil from quilling tool. Be careful that the coil’s center doesn’t come out when you remove it from the tool. Hold the center of the coil with your fingernail as you slide it off the tool. 
6. Note: You can also use this method to make even larger discs. If you are rolling several strips of paper into one coil, you may want to glue the strips together as you add them.
7. Your first tight coil is finished! Make more for your favorite project.

Loose Coil: The basic of other shapes, it can be pushed into different shapes.

1. Hold the paper strip in one hand and the quilling tool in the other. Insert the edge of the paper into the slot and begin rolling the coil by spinning the quilling tool. 
2. Continue rolling the paper strip, keeping the edges aligned.
3. Once you reach the end of the strip, loosen the coil and remove from quilling tool.
4. Add just a teensy amount of glue at the end and hold it down until it sticks.
5. Repeat to make more coils for your project!

3、Open Coil


4、Teardrop: Made from Loose coil


5、Triangle Coil: Also made from Loose Coil, can be loose or tight.


6、Arrow Shape Coil：Made from Teardrop, push from the circle side to inside and push tightly.


7、V Scroll: Curl from two sides of the strips.


8、Heart Shape：It's similar like V Scroll, the different is curl from the side to the inside.


9、Moon Shape also called the new moon, it's come from the half circle.


10、Square Shape


11、Bent Teardrop


12、Eye Shape: Also called diamond shape, come from the loose coil


13、Leaf Shape


14、Half Circle


15、Duck Foot also called bird foot