Filigree: we make beautiful products from polymer clay, paper, napkins and jute thread in this technique

Originally, the filigree originated as a jewelry art of twisting a thin wire of colored precious metal into various patterns. Thus they decorated various products of fine work, they turned out to be really fantastically beautiful. Now, if you are interested in this technique, there is no need to learn jewelry skills. The technique of filigree is the twisting of various materials and thus the formation of various decorative products. And now it is made of any kind of plastic materials.

Filigree in Russia

For a variety of archaeological evidence, the filigree was known to our ancestors in Ancient Rus. Later, the center of filigree art is the Nizhny Novgorod Region, the village of Kazakovo. It was here that the first artel was formed in 1939, which continues to work during the Second World War. Now, thanks to the beautiful objects made by craftsmen, and this includes various vases, cups, cutlery and dishes, caskets, medals and decorations, decorations, church utensils, even items with heraldic symbols for both state and private companies -The Cossack filigree is known far beyond the Motherland.

Filigree from polymer clay

It is possible to successfully imitate the jewelery filigree with the help of such plastic material as polymer clay. After all, it is made of various twisted, round or flat wires and small balls, with which the filigree of polymer clay can easily cope. This method is often used by craftsmen, thus decorating a variety of women's jewelry: earrings, pendants, necklaces, rings and rings, combs and hairpins. Particularly beautiful look products, painted in the color of precious metals: gold, silver and copper. The jewelry, made by a real master of this case, does not differ much from jewelry metals.

Jute Filigree

This species has gained popularity not so long ago, however it quickly gained popularity among the masters. First, thanks to the availability of materials: the filigree from the twine is made from a simple skein of jute thread and glue. Secondly, because of the beautiful decorative properties of the products obtained: the panels, lampshades and frames made in this technique are able to decorate the interior in many styles, especially in so beloved by many countries, classical and Romanesque. Filigree from rope can be performed even by a child, of course, under the strict control of an adult.

Paper filigree

Quilling technique can be called a paper filigree. After all, it is the technique of twisting paper in a variety of forms and decorating them with different objects: jewelry, frames and photo albums, notebooks and diaries, postcards. For beginners, this technique is the simplest and most accessible, a lot of professionals and amateurs, every day, learn the filigree from paper, schemes, techniques and methods of combining elements. Both in Russia and around the world, quilling studios operate, where the lessons are taught by experienced teachers who studied this art both independently and in Europe and Asia. Especially popular in Korea, it acquired its characteristic features: Asian masters spend a lot of time behind each work, twisting and combining hundreds and thousands of smallest details to get a real masterpiece of paper art.

You can also call the technique of paper art a filigree of paper, in which various objects are decorated with twisted into thin flagellum, balls with paper napkins with glue, and afterwards the product is first painted in black, and then a metal paint is applied with a dry brush, An ancient precious product, as can be clearly seen in the photo.