- What is a paper quilled triangle?
- How to paper quill a triangle
- Triangle design ideas
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Legends say that humans are more interested in odd numbered things, and the triangle is no exception. To paper quill a triangle, pinch a circle at the left, top, and right sides. For more uniform or equilateral triangles, start with a tight coil. And for irregular triangles (scalene, acute, isoceles, obtuse, and right triangles), pinch a very loose coil into those shapes. (If you didn't remember all these triangles, don't worry; I had to Google them too).
Basic process of paper quilling a triangle
1. Use a toothpick to roll an entire strip of paper
2. Release the coil to make it loose (if you want an irregular triangle). Or don't release the coil, and proceed to step 3
3. Glue the coil to itself
4. Use both your thumbs and index fingers to pinch the circle into a triangle
You may need tweezers to pinch a tight coil into a triangle. On the other hand, loose coils may not make consistent triangle shapes. For example, loose triangle centers may vary, or an acute triangle could become a scalene triangle with one misplaced pinch.
How to use a paper quilled triangle
-Triangles can become leaves or flower petals
-Invert a triangle so the long side is face up. This can be a anime character's mouth
-Use a multi-color magenta and light pink paper strip, to make a cat's inner ear
-Pinch a very loose triangle into a pointy horn
-Use a white, tight coil triangle to make teeth
-Use multiple triangles of the same or different color, and glue them on top of each other to make structures
Triangles can be great for filling in a paper quilled outline, such as a alphabet letter, or any shape. Just like the teardrop, multiple triangles can form an interesting pattern. Even better than teardrops, triangles can still form eye-catching patterns when some of them are inverted. Whether you decorate with triangles spaced far apart or close together, you can now create cooler, more complex paper quilling designs.