Quilling paper is usually a nice-bodied, matte-finish, smooth craft paper sold in 12 inch strips. It is available in white and maybe 20 strong colors. It can be 1/8 inch or 1/4 inch wide, and there may be other widths available from specialty suppliers. You can cut your own from sheets of paper, but the strips must be consistent in width to achieve the proper effect.
Quilling has been a paper craft for a long time. Its popularity waxes and wanes, so the availability of the paper also varies. If you enjoy this paper, stock up when it is available for the lean times.
The absolute consistency of the width of this paper makes it a superior stripe when used in paper crafts. Glue to fiberboard boxes in a plaid or star pattern. The matte finish of this craft paper can be a nice counterpoint to satin ribbon or sequins on Christmas ornaments. For designs requiring a piece longer than 12 inches, carefully mate the ends of two strips in place on the project, rather than overlapping the ends and gluing them together before placing the strip on the project. Overlapping the ends will create a bump.
I use this paper to make beads. It can be the entire drum or cylinder bead, to which other decoration is added, or the stripes on a larger bead.
Having ready-made stripes available is the real value of this paper as a craft supplies paper. Get some and see where it leads you.
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