Quilling paper is available in over 250 colors and dimensions. It can be divided into various categories: solid colored, graduated, center graduated, two-tone, acid free, solid, watercolored, pearlized, cardstock, coated, velum, and parchment.

1/8" paper was historically the most popular paper size used in quilling. However, times have changed and 1/16" is gaining in popularity for its' use in watches. Quilling paper is usually available as 1/16", 1/8", 3/8", 1/4", 1/2", 3/4" and 1 inch sizes, with other sizes available by special order.

Acid-Free Quilling paper:
As the name indicates this paper is completely acid free. That quality makes it an outstanding choice for scrapbooks, rubber stamping and creating picture frames. It assures your project will last a lifetime. Although some quillers don’t believe that acid free paper is necessary, its' use is very much a personal choice.

Graduated Quilling Paper:
This type of paper provides you with an exceptional look to your decorative quilling projects. One end is a solid color that gradually fades down the sheet into white at the other end. Traditionally graduated papers are guilled with the darker color or shade to the outside of the shape.

There are two types of graduated papers. Regular (described above) and center graduated, where the center of the sheet is a vivid color and that fades to near-white from the center of the page to its’ edges.

Two-Tone Quilling Papers:
This is another important type of quilling paper. It is similar to graduated quilling paper. The look is of one color on one half of the sheet, and a lighter shade of the first color, on the other half of the sheet. This quilling paper is used mainly to provide a desired level of softness to the quilled subject.

Pearlized Papers:
This type of quilling paper doubles your possibilities—these unique sheets feature softly sophisticated pearly fronts, and fun-loving, bright backs. The paper is the same on both sides (Pearlized).

Metallic quill trim:
This type of quilling paper comes in strips that are colored either silver or gold on one surface. They can be used to make bell shapes or fine fringed flowers, or anywhere a metallic look is desired, like cars, airplanes, light poles, tools, etc.

This is, by no means, an exhaustive list of paper types. Other types include single color paper, parchment, and velum. By far, single color papers are used the most and quilling papers are used with equal importance by quillers everywhere.