Quilling flowers ( part 3 )

             Hello everybody , I hope you must have made the beautiful flowers which I showed in my earlier articles. In this article I am going to show the third varity of flowers which are made using quilling comb.  The quilling comb method is a quick and easy way to make evenly shaped loops inside each coil. The coils and flowers made using quilling comb are generally bigger than those made with a quilling needle.  Usually a quilling comb has 15 prongs.

I will show five types of quilling comb flowers . They are :

• Basic comb flower
• Loose coil flower
• Flat comb flower
• Double star flower
• Husking comb flower

I will explain each one of them in detail :

Basic comb flower :

     For this I have used 5 mm quilling strips. 

• Take a 5 mm quilling strip of any colour. Here I have used blue color.
• Insert the quilling strip in between the prongs  of the comb. Wrap one end around two prongs starting from the first prong. This will make a small loop.
• Apply fevicol to secure the loop.
• Then bring the paper strip upwards and wrap it to the third prong including the first two prongs.
• Continue to wrap to the next prong and so on .. Do the wrapping in one direction.
• Do this procedure until the complete paper strip is looped around the prongs. 
• Remove the finished coil from the comb and you get a basic looped coil.
• Make  five to six of basic coils to complete the flower.
• Arrange it in the pattern shown in the picture.

      The complete steps are shown below :

Please note : You can adjust the no of loops by increasing / decreasing the no of wrappings around the prongs .
This is one more type of basic comb flower with its ends curved. 

Loose coil flower :

    This flower is not made with the quilling comb , but it looks like a comb flower. It is very easy to make this flower.  You can take a 3 mm or a 5 mm quilling strip to make this flower.  This flower looks nice when made using two colors. It can also be made using a single color. 

• Attach two quilling strips and make a loose coil using the quilling needle. Here I have used one red and one white color quilling strip.
• Apply fevicol at the end.
• Hold the circle against the quilling needle and push it inside , till the end. 
• Make both sides even by pinching it little at the top.
• You get a tear drop shape. 
• Apply fevicol at the open end and seal it.
• Make five such shapes to form a flower. 

     The complete steps are shown below :

Arrange the petals and your beautiful flower is ready.

Flat comb flower :

        As mentioned earlier , there are 15 metal prongs in the quilling comb. To make this flower you need to insert the quilling strip in the correct prong to get the correct shape. You can make this flower using single color or a combination of two colors.  You can use a 3 mm or a 5 mm quilling strip for this. I have used green color to make this flower.

• Insert the quilling strip onto the bottom line of the quilling comb.
• Weave the long end of the strip and insert it between the prongs 6 and 7 .
• Bring it down, apply fevicol and press a little.
• Again take the strip from the bottom line . Take it up and insert it between the prongs 5 and 6 onto the right side. 
• Bring it down and apply fevicol.
• Repeat this for the left side as as well.
• Continue in this manner, wrap the paper around the prongs, alternate from right to left.
• Cut off excess paper and apply fevicol to the loose end.
• Remove the shape off the comb. One petal is formed. Repeat the same for other petals.

     The complete steps are shown below:

Double star comb flower :

This flower is made using the basic comb flower. This gives the flower a 3D look. It looks even more beautiful when made using two colors. I have used blue and yellow color quilling strips of 5 mm to make this flower.  Please watch the video for complete making of the flower.

Husking flower. :

Husking is a simple technique in quilling which allows you to form looped shapes of defined size and shape. You can make loops of the same size using the husking techniques. Here I have used two colors , one yellow color quilling strip of 5 mm and half pink color quilling strip of 5 mm. This is for each petal.  Please watch the complete video for making this flower. 

You can make these colorful and beautiful comb flowers and decorate your greeting cards , handmade bags , gift boxes etc.... 

I have made a handmade bag and decorated using comb flowers. 

I hope you liked my article about quilling comb flowers. Please share your views and tell me where you made use of your beautiful comb flowers.