- What is a paper quilled curved teardrop / paisley?
- How to make a curved teardrop / paisley
- Ways to use a curved teardrop / paisley
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Teardrops keep it straight, while curved teardrops bend the rules. Curved teardrops are basically teardrops but the pointy end is curved. Because of their curves, paisleys are more visually interesting than normal teardrops. Depending on how curved they are, curved teardrops can be used for anything from flower petals, to bird bodies, to eyebrows.
Basic process of quilling a curved teardrop / paisley
1. Use a toothpick to roll an entire paper strip
2. Expand to make a loose coil, then glue to secure it
3. With your thumb and index finger, pinch the top of the coil into a teardrop
4. Use your thumb and index finger to bend, or curve the pointy end of the teardrop to the left or right
Note: Looser coils are easier to work with, and make bigger shapes. Tight coils are small, and you need to apply more force to make a curved teardrop.
Ways to use a curved teardrop / paisley
Curved teardrop designs:
-Use bright colors to make swirly flower petals
-Use a very long strip of white paper to make a ghost body
-Use light blue or light green paper to make a magatama
-Use a long strip of yellow paper to make a duck's body
-Use a multi-color strip of paper, starting with white and ending with light blue, to create flames
-Use a long brown strip of paper to create pigtails
-Angle the curved teardrop diagonally to make eyebrows
Curved teardrops can do everything normal teardrops can, only better. You can use multi-color strips to make curved teardrops, or you can layer many curved teardrops into a pattern. While a normal teardrop stays the same shape in any rotation, a curved teardrop can become a different shape in a different orientation. Consider adding a curved teardrop to your paper quilling toolkit.