Description
This Quilling Paper set is 500 strips in 50 colours priced at $44.99, each strip 5mm wide and 53cm long. That is ten strips of every colour - enough to work through a full colour range without running out of the one shade a design needs.
Quilling is one of those crafts where the colour range decides what you can make. A ten-colour pack means every flower ends up the same pink and every leaf the same green. Fifty colours lets you shade a petal from deep to pale across three strips, which is the difference between a school project and something that looks made on purpose.
Specifications
| Total strips |
500 |
| Colours |
50 |
| Strips per colour |
10 |
| Strip width |
5mm |
| Strip length |
53cm |
| Material |
Paper |
What's in the Box
| Quilling paper strips |
500 across 50 colours |
| Quilling tool |
Not included |
| Glue |
Not included |
Why 50 Colours Changes What You Can Make
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Shading becomes possible - three tones of one colour turns a flat shape into a dimensional one
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Ten of each - enough of a single colour to finish a piece without rationing it
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5mm is the standard width - almost every quilling pattern and tutorial is written for it
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53cm strips - long enough to roll a large coil, short enough to handle without tangling
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Not just for quilling - the strips work for paper chains, weaving, collage and card borders
What Is Paper Quilling?
Rolling narrow strips of paper into coils and shaping them into designs. You wind a strip around a tool or a needle, let it relax to the size you want, glue the tail down, then pinch it into a teardrop, an eye, a square or a leaf shape. Those units get assembled into flowers, letters, animals and framed pictures. It is old - eighteenth-century nuns did it with gilded book edges - and it needs almost no equipment, which is why it works well as a school and classroom craft.
How Many Projects Does 500 Strips Make?
A simple five-petal flower uses about six strips including the centre and leaves, so 500 strips is roughly 80 flowers. A detailed A5 framed picture might use 60 to 100 strips on its own. A quilled greeting card typically uses 10 to 20. For a classroom, 500 strips comfortably covers a class of 25 doing one project each with plenty spare. For an individual, it is months of work.
Can Quilling Paper Be Used for Other Crafts?
Yes, and plenty of buyers never quill at all. The strips make paper chains for decorations, work as loom strips for paper weaving, get cut down for confetti and collage, edge cards and scrapbook pages, and make woven bookmarks. At 5mm they are also handy for miniature and dolls house work. Fifty colours in one box is often cheaper than buying coloured card and cutting it down.
Buyers are quillers, card makers and scrapbookers, teachers running paper craft units, and parents buying a screen-free rainy day activity.
Browse Craft & Sewing for tools and adhesives, Art Supplies, or Office & Stationery for card and paper.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is a quilling tool included?
No. Paper only. A slotted quilling tool or even a needle will do the job.
How wide are the strips?
5mm, which is the standard width most quilling patterns assume.
How long is each strip?
53cm.
Are the colours separated?
They come grouped by colour, ten strips of each of the 50 shades.
What glue should I use?
A clear PVA or craft glue applied with a fine tip or a pin. Too much glue warps the paper.
Is it suitable for children?
Yes for primary age and up. It needs fine motor control, so younger children may find rolling tricky.
Can the strips be cut narrower?
Yes, though cutting a 5mm strip evenly down to 3mm by hand is fiddly.
Fast Australian Shipping
Dispatched from Australia to Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Perth, Adelaide, Hobart, Canberra and Darwin, with regional and remote addresses served through the standard Australia Post network.
Measurements are approximate and taken by hand. Screen colours vary between devices, so the colour range may look slightly different in person.
