Quilling flowers ( part 2 )

                   Hello everyone , I hope you liked my earlier article about flowers ( quilling shapes flowers ) .  I am sure you must have made those beautiful flowers and decorated your place. In this article I will showing you a different type of flowers , they are called "Fringed flowers" .... Yes they look even more prettier when made with different colors.  Fringe flowers are one of the most popular quilling flowers. These flowers are very easy to make and look very beautiful too.

There are a wide variety of these flowers :

• Single fringe flowers
• Double fringe flowers
• Cross fringe flowers
• Double cross fringe flowers
• Double sided fringe flowers

I will explain each one of them in detail . To make a fringe flower you need to use a thin ,  colored chart paper.  Take and keep a few colors which are suitable for flowers viz red , pink , orange , maroon etc...

Single fringe flower :

• Cut a paper ( colored chart paper ) strip  3 cm wide and about 28 cm long ( standard A4       sheet size )  as shown in step 1. For this flower I have used red color chart paper . 
•  Make small cuts / fringes using scissors at every 1 mm across the long edge of the strip as shown in step 2. The cuts should be about 2.5 cm deep. This will give a fringe with a narrow base. Cut gently to avoid cutting through the strip. Your fringed paper is ready. 
• To make the flower center , take a yellow color 3 mm quilling strip  and attach it o the end of the fringed paper. Please make sure you attach it to the part of the fringed paper which is not fringed . Please refer to step 3. 
• Roll up , starting from the narrow strip till the complete fringed strip using quilling needle. Please refer to step 4. 
• Make a tight coil and apply fevicol at the end . Allow it to dry and remove the quilling needle from the coil as shown in step 5.

An important tip : Apply fevicol after each wind . This will keep the coil intact. 

• Using your fingers carefully peel the fringe down and away from the center.  After peeling all the fringes , you can see your beautiful fringe flower is getting formed. Please refer to step 6. 

Isn't it lovely ?? If you take a lengthier strip you will get more fringes .  The width of the fringes can also be increased or decreased based on your choice.  You can also use two colors and join them and make a single fringe flower as shown here.

Double color fringe flower

Double fringe flower :

•  Cut a paper strip 6 cm wide and about 28 cm long . I have used light pink color for this flower.
• Fold it lengthwise. Please refer to step 1.
• Create a fringe by making small cuts ( about 1 mm ) along the closed edge. Cut all along the length of the paper. The cuts should be about 5 cm deep as shown in step 2.
• For the center of the flower take a yellow color 3 mm quilling strip  and attach it to the end of the fringed paper. Please make sure you attach it to the part of the fringed paper which is not fringed . Please refer to the step 3. 
• Roll tightly using a quilling needle starting from the tip of the narrow strip.
• Apply fevicol at the end and allow it to dry.

Once you finish rolling the complete coil , you will notice that some of the petals fluff up by themselves. If you want you can do it with your fingers as well.  Please refer to step 4 and 5.

Cross Fringe flower :

• Cut a colored paper 3 cm wide and 28 cm long. I have used light green color paper. (step 1)
• Make small cuts / fringes using scissors at every 1 mm in a slanting pattern as shown in the picture. Cut across the length of the strip at an angle. Your fringed paper is ready. (Step 2)
• To make the flower center , take a brown color 3 mm quilling strip  and attach it o the end of the fringed paper. Please make sure you attach it to the part of the fringed paper which is not fringed . Please refer to step 3. 
• Roll up , starting from the narrow strip till the complete fringed strip using quilling needle . (step 4).
• Make a tight coil and apply fevicol at the end . Allow it to dry and remove the quilling needle from the coil. 
• Carefully peel the fringes with your fingers and arrange it as shown in step 5 . 
• See how beautiful this flower looks.

A cross fringe flower with more fringes is shown here :

Single cross fringe flower

Double Cross Fringe flower :

• Cut a paper strip 6 cm wide and about 28 cm long . I have used dark pink color for this flower.
• Fold it lengthwise as shown in step 1.
• Create a fringe by making small cuts ( about 1 mm ) in a slanting pattern  along the closed edge. Cut all along the length of the paper. The cuts should be about 5 cm deep.(Refer step 2).
• For the center of the flower take a yellow color 3 mm quilling strip  and attach it to the end of the fringed paper. Please make sure you attach it to the part of the fringed paper which is not fringed . Please refer to step 3.
• Roll tightly using a quilling needle starting from the tip of the narrow strip. Refer to step 4.
• Apply fevicol at the end and allow it to dry.
• Carefully peel the fringes with your fingers  and your double cross fringe flower is ready. Please refer to step 5.

Double sided Fringe flower :

• Cut a paper strip 3 cm wide and about 28 cm long . I have used light pink color for this flower.
• Fold it lengthwise. Refer to step 1.
• Create a fringe by making small cuts ( about 1 mm ) along the open  edge. Cut all along the length of the paper. The cuts should be about 1cm deep. For this flower the fringes should be very close to each other. Your fringe paper is ready. Refer to step 2.
• After cutting the whole strip , open the fold of the fringe strip as shown in step 3
• Roll tightly using a quilling needle starting from one end of the fringed strip as shown in step 4.
• Apply fevicol at the end and allow it to dry. After rolling the complete strip , it will look like the image in step 5.
• Gently peel the fringes on both the sides . You can see fringes forming on two sides. Your  double sided flower is formed. Refer to step 6.
• Make a small tight coil of yellow color and insert it into the center of the flower.

          Fringe flowers can be used to decorate your greeting cards , photo frames , handmade bags and a lot more. You can also make a few fringe flowers and decorate your beautiful flower vase. Take a thin wire of desired size for the stem. Stick green / brown color crepe paper around it. Attach it to the flower.

Make a bouquet of colorful fringed flowers and gift it to your loved ones.

These are some of my quiling arts using fringed flowers which I have made.

Please leave your comments and tell me how beautiful your flowers were looking.