Accreditation for Quillers

In 1995, The Quilling Guild introduced an Accreditation scheme that enables members to achieve recognition for their competent, clean and attractive quilling and their good knowledge of a range of quilling techniques.

If you demonstrate quilling, run workshops, exhibit or want to promote yourself in the media, having an Accreditation Certificate from the Quilling Guild proves that you really do know what you are talking about.

Accreditation is available at two different levels:
Basic Level - open to applicants in their third year (or more) of Guild membership
Higher Level - open to applicants in their fifth year (or more) of Guild membership. Further details about Higher Level Accreditation can be found at the bottom of this page.

Basic Level Accreditation
The Basic Level scheme is open to applicants in their third year (or more) of Guild membership.  It gives quillers a goal to work towards and the opportunity to show that you have demonstrated quilling of a recognised good standard to the Guild. Your evidence of success will be the award of an Accreditation Certificate. As long as you are a careful quiller who has practised all the main shapes and can demonstrate this in your quilling, not only to us but to others, it's well worth entering for the scheme.

The requirements for Basic Level Accreditation are as follows: The work to be submitted falls into two parts:

A - Sampler

Firstly, you should download the Blank Sampler Grid (see link below) and print it onto stable white paper or card.  This you must complete with examples of all the main quilling shapes in order to provide evidence of your technical quilling skill. You will be supplied with mailing address to which your completed Sampler sheet should be posted (well protected) to the Administration Officer for assessment. The completed Sampler will be retained by the Guild.

B - Your work

Secondly, you must submit images of one or two pieces of your quilled work which contain between them the minimum of three examples of each of the five quilling techniques on the grid. Your work must be original and accompanied by working notes and diagram(s), plus an indication of your design inspiration, whether from your own imagination or from fabrics, photos, etc. Approximately one A4/Letter sized sheet for each piece will suffice.

Some tips for success

You are advised to study the Guild's official Techniques and Terminology Chart. The assessors will be looking for clean work with no visible glue marks, well-made shapes in accordance with the chart and evidence that you have made some attempt to hide or disguise the visible ends of your quilling strips. They will also look to see that the sample shapes on your grid are symmetrical, where appropriate. When examining the examples of your own work, they will look for good design executed with pleasing colours, accompanied by clear working notes.

Very Important: Preserving the anonymity of members who have entered work for Accreditation is a very important aspect of the scheme, ensuring that work can be assessed fairly. For this reason, anyone who has a query regarding the scheme should only ever contact our Accreditation Officer and no-one else. You should not share your work with others by any means, e.g. on social media before the Accreditation process is complete.


We can accept registrations at any time, but once you have registered you will have a deadline of 6 months to submit your work.

To apply for registration please email the Quilling Guild Accreditation Officer: [email protected]. You will be invoiced for the Accreditation Fee of £25.00 GBP. On payment, you will receive your personal registration number, details of where to post your sampler and, for your convenience, a checklist to be sure you have done everything you need to. We will also tell you the date by which you need to submit your work.  The Accreditation Officer will confirm receipt by email.



You will need to download the following files:

Blank Sampler Grid to print for Part A:  blank_sampler_grid_to_print_for_part_a.pdf
A guide to completing your sampler:  a_guide_to_completing_your_sampler.pdf
Essential Instructions for Basic Level Accreditation: essential_instructions_for_basic_level_accreditation.pdf
Frequently Asked Questions:  frequently_asked_questions_revised_nov_24.pdf
Quilling Guild Techniques and Terminology Chart:  Quilling techniques and terminology

You might find it helpful to watch the Guild’s relevant YouTube tutorials which explain the basic techniques: Closed Loose Coils, Tight Coils, Open Filigree Work, Alternate Side Looping and Wheatears.  Find them on our You Tube channel here:  www.youtube.com/@quillingguild6278/videos


To see a list of Guild Members who have achieved Accreditation in past years, please click here.




Higher Level Accreditation
This level of accreditation is for those who have been members of the Quilling Guild for at least five years, consecutively. The Higher Level of Accreditation demands a standard of quilling knowledge and ability which you would normally achieve after years of practice in quilling. It is advisable for applicants to present final work which best reflects their skills, following closely the requirements set out. You can purchase, for £30.00 + postage, a Higher Level Accreditation Pack which shows in detail the work to be done and indicates the quality recommended for a good result. This means that you can take time to prepare your entry to a suitable standard before then applying and paying for accreditation, by the dates and at the cost mentioned for that year.

If you are a quiller who is interested in knowing the standard you could work to attain, regardless of deciding to enter the accreditation process, you may like to purchase the pack. It is something you might enjoy working towards but remember that the level of achievement the examples suggest are not necessarily for the average quiller, so don't judge your efforts harshly. Just use it as a guide to help you to raise your skills to the level that satisfies you best.

You can use this link to download the Higher Level Accreditation Rules.

You may enter the Higher Level Accreditation without first having achieved Basic Level Accreditation.

You can ask for further details or purchase this Accreditation Pack from Jane Jenkins. We will quote postage costs on application for the pack. This pack includes an application form, for use when you are ready to submit your work, rules, guidelines, printed examples of the variety and standard of work required, sheets on which to mount quilling shapes, etc.


Please see the Higher Level Accreditation Rules for charges for Higher Level Accreditation. Payments may be made by Sterling cheque, made payable to The Quilling Guild, posted to: The Quilling Guild, 33 Mill Rise, Skidby, Cottingham, E. Yorkshire, HU16 5UA, UK. Alternatively, credit/debit card or PayPal payments may be arranged by emailing The Quilling Guild to request an invoice or by writing to the Secretary.

IMPORTANT NOTE: If you are already in possession of a Higher Level Accreditation Pack issued prior to March 2018, please contact Jane Jenkins (address details as above) to obtain details of various minor changes that have been made.