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Quilling

Quilling, also known as paper filigree, is the art of curling and bending paper to make designs. It has roots back to the 14th and 15th centuries where it was done for decoration by religious orders using quills. It was revived in the 18th and 19th centuries when it was taught in boarding schools as a pastime for cultured "ladies of leisure". They decorated tea caddies, cribbage boards, urns, baskets, trays, and furniture. Because of the delicacy of their works, only a few of their items still exist and are preserved in northeastern American museums.

Please browse through our site to see samples of our creations.

We are located in the Upper Connecticut River Valley near Lebanon and Hanover, New Hampshire.

We welcome any custom quilling orders that you would like to have made. Please contact us here. See our photo gallery for examples of our custom pieces. 

We offer:

• Hands-on introduction to quilling (Meeting program for adult groups up to 15 persons)
• Basic and intermediate quilling classes and workshops (for 3-6 persons)
• Private instruction
• Quilling "mini-meets" (in Northern New England) where quillers can meet socially
• Quilling demonstration
• Custom-made gifts

 

Our quilled art pieces can be found for sale at these fine shops and galleries:

A Farm Girl's Finds, Enfield, NH

Center Sandwich Fine Craft Gallery, Center Sandwich, NH

Lebanon Art and Crafts Assoc., Annual Christmas Show, W. Lebanon, NH

Littleton Fine Craft Gallery, Littleton, NH

President Calvin Coolidge Museum and Education Center, Plymouth, VT

Valley News Calendar Highlights: The Art of Quilling

Thanks to the Valley News for this Calendar Highlights article