Quilling

·noun One of the rounded plaits or flutings of such a band.

II. Quilling ·p.pr. & ·vb.n. of Quill.

III. Quilling ·noun A band of linen, muslin, or the like, fluted, folded, or plaited so as somewhat to resemble a row of quills.

quilling
A piece of reed, on which weavers wind the thread which forms the woof of cloth, is called a quill; ...

Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.