Learning & Using the Tools
- Stefanie Mc-E
- Jul 18, 2023
- 3 min read
Updated: Nov 10, 2023
Have you every seen an advertisement for a product while watching tv or scrolling through Instagram, thought it was awesome, instantly added it to your cart and completed your impulse purchase only for it to sit on a shelf for a few years and never be used? This is exactly what happened to me when I saw an advertisement for a quilling starter kit on Instagram during the 2020 Pandemic. I bought it and never opened it until now, summer of 2023. Check out my first blog post in this series to see what happened when I opened the kit for the first time.
The quilling starter kit included fifteen different tools. Some I had never seen before and others I had seen in videos and Instagram posts. Before I could attempt to quill, I needed to become familiar with the tools, learn the purpose of each and then practice using them. I started watching the YouTube video: 14 Quilling Tools Demo & How to use Basic Quilling Tools. This video labeled and demonstrated many of the tools but there wasn’t any dialogue. As I looked for more videos, I started to notice a pattern that many of the how-to videos are demonstrations with music and with little to no explanation. One solution I have found worked for me is to stop the videos because I can adjust the pace and rewatch the steps.
Below is a video of me trying the electronic quilling needle for the first time. See if it causes you to also jump at the end like my dad and I did?
Practice Doesn't Always Make Perfect
Now that I had the basic knowledge of each tool, it was time to create. I noticed different shapes were used when making a quilled design so I followed the YouTube Video: Episode 1: Quilling Basic Shapes and learned to create different types of coils and rolls such as: a tight coil and loose coil. I also learned many of the shapes start off with a loose coil as a base such as the teardrop, slug, square, and triangle to name a few. While I have not yet mastered all of these shapes, I tried making a card using many teardrops to make flowers and leaves. This card gave me the opportunity to practice using a manual and battery operated needle, board and glue to make many teardrops.
More to Learn
In reflecting on the TPACK framework, I have not yet found a pedagogical style that works for me in learning how to best use the tools. This card was made using three of the tools; however I know there are more tools for me to explore in order to enhance my technological knowledge (Mishra and Koehler, 2006). Thus far, I have a brief knowledge about each tool, I've learned how to use the quilling needle to make a variety of shapes and had much practice with the specific teardrop shape. I combined the teardrop shapes together to create a few flowers in order to complete my first card from start to finish. The next question is, what types of flowers or shapes can I make with other tools such as a quilling comb?
References
AV Visuals. (2015, September 4). 14 Quilling Tools Demo & How to Use Basic Quilling Tools [Video]. Youtube.
McHorney-Enokian, D. (2023, July 11). First Use of Battery Operated Needle [Video].
McHorney-Enokian, S. (2023) First Quilled Card [Picture].
McHorney-Enokian, S. (2023) Prepped Supplies for Card [Picture].
McHorney-Enokian, S. (2023) Quilling Before and Afters [Picture].
McHorney-Enokian, S. (2023) Teardrops Green and Pink [Picture].
Mishellka. (2016, March 30). How to Make - Greeting Card Quilling Flowers - Step by Step [Video]. Youtube.
Mishra, P., & Koehler, M. J. (2006). Technological Pedagogical Content Knowledge: A framework for teacher knowledge. Teachers College Record, 108(6), 1017-1054.
OM Sai Ram. (2017, February 15). Episode 1: Quilling Basic Shapes [Video]. Youtube.
Quilling by Ens. (2022, March 29). Quilling Flower with Comb Technique [Video]. Youtube.
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