{"product_id":"the-complete-paper-quilling-guide-cesar-jerde-9798184074801","title":"The Complete Paper Quilling Guide for Beginners: 40 Projects with Coiling Shape, Strip Width References, and Step-by-Step Instructions for Handmade Ca","description":"\u003cb\u003eYour quilled pieces look nothing like the photograph. The shapes are right. The glue is dry. But everything sits heavier than it should, and nobody explained why.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAlmost always, it is the strip width. Not the rolling technique. Not the adhesive. A 5mm strip where a 3mm belongs produces shapes with completely different visual weight, and that difference determines whether a composition reads as delicate or merely present. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMost beginner quilling books treat strip width as a supply decision. This one gives it an entire dedicated chapter, with a reference table you will return to throughout every project you make. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhen Every Shape Serves the Composition\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eKnow which strip width each project demands before rolling a single coil\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMake all 24 foundational shapes from a dedicated library kept open beside your work\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eComplete 40 sequenced projects spanning greeting cards, botanical wall art, and home decor\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBuild cupped petals, fringed flowers, and rolled roses through full step-by-step sequences\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDry-fit every composition before adhesive so problems cost paper, not a finished piece\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTroubleshoot coils that will not hold shape, visible adhesive, and crowded compositions\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFrame, seal, and display finished work so it holds its character over years\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe forty projects follow a deliberate sequence. Skip the card chapter and the botanical work becomes a troubleshooting session. Follow it and the lavender stem study becomes genuinely achievable. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Technical Ground Most Books Skip\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStrip width is a design decision with real visual consequences, not a supply specification\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe circle sizer removes coil diameter variability before it becomes a composition problem\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAdhesive timing in multi-shape compositions matters more than the quantity applied\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eValue contrast in quilling does more work than hue contrast, and a squint test confirms it\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003eQuilling rewards slow, deliberate work above almost any other paper craft. The physical techniques are genuinely accessible; most people produce a recognizable coil in their very first session. What takes longer is the compositional sense, and this book builds that through forty projects, not through theory. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis is the book you keep open on the desk while you work through the forty projects, and the one you come back to when you start designing your own.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Cesar Jerde\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798184074801\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/24\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 110\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.60lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 11.00h x 8.50w x 0.23d","brand":"Cesar Jerde","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":49173901738239,"sku":"9798184074801","price":23.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_df289876-bbb2-4604-af8a-5df80f5581fd.jpg?v=1788956927","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-complete-paper-quilling-guide-cesar-jerde-9798184074801","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}