Sabeena Karnik. Pic/Sneha Kharabe

When Sabeena Karnik first began posting her alphabet series on Instagram, she didn't know that she had stumbled upon a whole new world. "I started with the letter 'A' but it wasn't until I reached 'F' that I got my first assignment," she says, her voice falling on us serenely. That was back in 2012 on Behance; now, if you are one among the 78,000+ followers of @sabeenu on Instagram, you'll know these letters that Karnik creates through quilling. With gentle curls that remind you of Disney princesses or swirls that spiral tighter than the best pinwheel cakes, Karnik's creations are elaborate yet detailed.