So as you know I'm living in Vietnam at the moment and didn't bring my jewellery making stuff with me. Supplies can be purchased here but it involves walking around a packed market, a lot of haggling and dealing with the language barrier. So I put it off and put it off some more and now I'm leaving in three weeks. However, I didn't completely give up on creating things while being here. In fact I've learnt two new skills: crocheting and quilling. Crocheting is something I think everyone has heard of. I'd been tempted by it a few times before and I can already knit. However, quilling was something I had never heard of, until I saw this card in a tourist shop in the backpacker's area of Saigon:
On the back there is a brief history and description of quilling. I read it and thought I can do that.
So off I went to the stationary shop in search of some coloured paper, a craft knife and glue. I planned to use a cocktail stick instead of a quilling needle as I had little hope of finding one. Within seconds of walking into the shop I had found a basket full of packets of pre-cut strips of paper, labelled quilling. At this point I though if they are selling the paper they might just have a needle. After a quick miming act, the sales assistant knew exactly what I was after and low and behold they had some. I exited the shop with a needle, pre-cut strips and glue. A new hobby all for less than £3!!
Watch this space for some quilling creations!!!
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