Paper Quilling Chinese Style Paperback – October 2, 2018

I am absolutely stunned at the beauty of this wonderful book. The quilling projects are amazing, and at first I thought I wasn't going to be able to do it but it certainly is a new technique and one that I am thoroughly enjoying learning. I highly recommend this book if you're into quilling, because it takes it to a whole new level. While I understand in the book the idea is to use your own creativity I would have liked to have had a little more instructions on the length of the paper to be used. However, I am learning that that is where creativity comes in and that is what is emphasized in this beautiful book. I am so glad I purchased it.

The photos in this book are beautiful. The book is eye candy; there are no snowflakes or silly dog faces or teddy bears. This is quilling as a mature art form; not something silly aimed at children.As soon as I looked at Amazon's "see inside" feature I was hooked on the imagery and wanted to try making some of these designs. I would not choose it as a first book for quilling if you're never tried the craft, but quilling is basically rolling strips of paper and gluing them shut and squeezing them into shape. If you can do basic shapes you should be able to follow the instructions and photos to recreate the art shown.I've had the book a little over a week now and I've made the dragonfly (6. Dragonfly Skimming the Water Surface). I didn't have enough of one color of paper to do the body and wings so I used multiple shades of red and silver, and I added some rhinestones to the eyes to give my insect a bit of pop. I haven't quilled in years so this was my first project in a very long time and it came out reasonably well.There are four chapters broken down into sections. Chapter 1 talks about the Chinese take on quilling, and Chapter 2 introduces the basics, including materials, tools, and ten basic techniques. Chapter 3 gets you started on easy projects, and Chapter 4 includes advanced lessons. There's also a short appendix of shapes at the back for easy reference.The sections include short descriptions of what the art represents. For instance, the section on the Carp talks about how the carp is an auspicious symbol and gives a little bit of background and history. The text is a little dry, but the information is interesting, and seeing how the artists draw on Chinese folk tales is giving me some ideas for drawing from other cultures as well.

This book is for quilling artists that are past the beginner stage. There are so many great ideas and valuable information in here, I can’t wait to read through it all. So far, I have just skimmed through the book, but I can tell I’m going to have a field day with it. One thing that I’ve already learned, that other books didn’t tell me, was how the different widths of quilling strips have different applicability. I was so intrigued, I decided to buy all the different widths to try out. The most valuable thing about this book is the inspiration that it brings to my crafting.

Love this book! The quilling designs are much more sophisticated than found in other books. The designs are spectacular and for an experienced quiller, you'll likely have no issues mimicking the designs.However, for a beginning quiller such as myself, the instructions are SEVERELY lacking. Just know that if you want to make one of the designs, you may need to learn some of the techniques used in the book from another source, or simply figure them out on your own through trial and error. Even so, I'd definitely recommend getting this book... It's aspirational for me!!

This book gives very detailed instructions for the beginning or advanced person to quilling. It has some challenging patterns for the advanced person and excellent pictures for the beginner to learn

This is a gorgeous book, and if you have purchased any of the Chinese quilling patterns and kits here on Amazon that don't come with instructions, this is the book that will answer all of your questions about how they are made. Even if you don't do quilling projects, this is a beautiful book that explains the Chinese traditions and how they integrate with this beautiful craft.There are plenty of projects from easy to difficult in the book for those who want a more flowing style to your quilling. The illustrations, photos and explanations are clear and easy to follow. I purchased it after ordering several beautiful kits that were suggested for beginning quillers, but had no instructions when they arrived. This book has helped me figure out how to make and follow the patterns. It's one of my most helpful craft books.

I wouldn't recommend this as the only quilling book to have, there's not a lot of step by step instructions, but since the first half of almost every other quilling book is taken up with the same instructions, they really aren't necessary. I'm finding it inspirational and freeing, since it's a different style from the normal coils.

This is a BEAUTIFUL Book. The pictures in this book are beautiful. I love just looking at the book. Great addition to my library.