- What is a paper quilled rectangle
- How to make a rectangle
- Rectangle designs
Better than the square?
Rectangles can be better than squares, depending on how you use them. If you want to fill up space faster, use rectangles. Want a more interesting looking coil in the middle? Yeah, use rectangles.
Basic process of quilling a rectangle
1. Use a toothpick to roll a paper strip
2. Immediately glue a tight coil and secure it, or expand into a loose coil and glue it
3. Pinch the circle into an oval shape. Then pinch one corner at time
Note: The looser the coil, the longer the rectangle, and the swirlier the center is. Similar to paper quilled squares, loose rectangles are not very stable and can be bent out of shape. Tighter rectangles are smaller, sturdier, more solid, and harder to pinch into shape.
Ways to use a rectangle
Some rectangle designs I came up with:
-Use green to make flower stems, or vibrant colors to make thin petals
-Use a thin black strip to make mouths or eyebrows
-Use white paper strips in a vertical orientation, to make arcade shooter game bullets
-Use multi-color paper strips to create bricks (a paper strip that is 70% brown and 30% black will become a brown rectangle with a black outline)
-Use multiple rectangles to line the border of a larger shape
When quilling with a toothpick, rectangles look slightly better than squares. Rectangles still have rounded edges instead of sharp corners. Although rectangles take up more space than squares, they are wobbly if used for 3D structures. So use rectangles only for 2D paper quilling art.