Who would have thought that such naturalmaterials like vine and straw can be replaced with plain paper? But modern needlewomen have come up with a way to weave baskets, vases, boxes from newspaper tubes. This is a very exciting activity, for which you first need to prepare the material, and only then weave. But the vine with straw, too, must first be prepared for work: they require special handling, soaking, steaming. Paper is much simpler, and a basket of newspapers is almost the same as natural material. The finished products are very beautiful, especially for those skilled workers who already have practical experience.
Preparation of consumables
With the main material today there are no problems:Every person at home accumulates a large number of newspapers, leaflets and magazines. Do not throw out: they can be put into an interesting case - you get a wonderful basket of newspapers. What is required for needlework, except for newspapers and magazines? Be sure to need scissors, PVA glue, glue gun, stationery knife. The bottom of the baskets can be woven, and can be made from cardboard. Therefore, you should prepare a few pieces of cardboard. Requires and double sided tape. To make the finished product similar to the vine, the basket must be painted. For this to be a stain. But many paint products in white: white water-based paint may be required. To give strength and protect against moisture, the last layer is applied varnish - its foundation must also be water. Stapler, clamps or clothespins - additional auxiliary materials.
The method of manufacturing "vines"
Since the products are woven from newspaper tubes, the first thing to do is to prepare the tubes.
- To do this, newspapers and magazine sheets should first be cut into strips measuring 10 by 30 cm. It is convenient to do this with a sharp clerical knife.
- To twist the tubes of these strips, you need a thin needle of 3 mm.
- Twist start diagonally, having a needleat an acute angle. Acting in this way, you can get the desired size of the tube. It should be done several times - and all subsequent ones will be very easy and fast.
- Preparing the tubes, use glue: a small amount is applied to the tip so that it does not unwind. This may be PVA or office glue.
- Masters of weaving from newspaper tubes know that when they are twisted, one end should be slightly wider than the other — this is required in order to lengthen them during weaving.
Another way to make a material
There is a simpler way to make a material.for weaving baskets: these are flat strips from the same newspapers. The strips are cut, as for the tubes, but this time they will not need to be twisted: they are folded along several times to get the same width of the tape. Of these, a simple method is braided, which will be the bottom of the basket. Even a child can do this kind of weaving - it does not need to be specially trained.
How to make a basket from the newspaper
Placing the strips between themselves crosswise,make the bottom. Extreme strips are fixed with a stapler. When the sizes will be sufficient, it is necessary to pass to vertical weaving of walls. When they reach the desired height, the weaving ends, everything is fixed with a stapler, and the excess is clipped. The top edge is glued with one continuous strip, and the basket of newspapers is ready with your own hands! At will, for her, you can make a pen and paint the product. But many people like it, it is a motley view, as presented in the photo below.
More time consuming method
But nevertheless from newspaper tubes turn outbaskets are more beautiful. They are more similar to products from a rod. To make such a basket, you need to spend more work than the previous product. Painted in white and decorated with laces and flowers, it will please the eye and can be a wonderful gift. When you have already prepared the required number of tubes, you can start work. If you do the weaving of newspaper tubes step by step, you get a similar basket.
Master class on making a white basket
- Work begins from the bottom: eight tubes cross and the process of weaving begins in a circle.
- When the bottom becomes the right size - weaving goes to the wall.
- We must follow the tubes: if there are short tips, they should be increased. To do this, the tail of the new tube is smeared with glue and inserted into a short residue that needs to be lengthened.
- To prevent weaving from falling apart, the vertical tubes are fixed with the help of clothespins.
- When the desired height is reached, the weave stops, excess tails are cut, bent inward and glued. The place of gluing is fixed with a clothespin and left to dry.
- If the pen thinks, then the two tubes are not cut off, but are woven in the form of an arc.
Rectangular baskets
There is another way to use the remainingnewspaper rolls. Weaving, the master class of which is described above, is considered a classic and is used in all works. Only the pattern, shape, size of the future product changes. You can not weave the bottom of the basket: instead, use cardboard, which is glued to the tube around the perimeter. Weaving begins with the walls. But first you should decide on the size of the future basket and prepare two identical pieces of cardboard. In this case, their shape is a rectangle.
Sequence of work
- The edges of the cardboard should be marked with a pencil and a ruler: mark the places of gluing the tubes.
- Using PVA glue to glue the tubes to a piece of cardboard and let them dry.
- The second piece is smeared with glue and glued to the first: thus, the tubes will be securely fixed.
- When the blank is dry, a basket of newspapers is woven.
- The ends of the uprights should be fixed for ease of operation.
- The first two tubes for work are glued to the base - and they begin the process.
- When there are short ends - they should be extended, gluing new blanks.
- Edge is made as usual: excess tails are cut and glued inside.
Primer and painting
After the product is ready, it shouldPrime with paint or white glue. The latter is slightly diluted with water and applied with a brush. It is necessary to allow the basket to dry and begin coloring from the inside. After applying several layers, the basket is left to dry completely. Only when it is dry, the exterior of the basket is painted. Also put several layers of paint and put the product to dry. Many needlewomen eventually cover it with water-based varnish. A finished basket of newspapers takes on a similar appearance (photo).
Used in painting the stain will give the productdark color, and the basket will be like from a vine. Looking at the creations of the masters who have been engaged in weaving for a long time, you can see that not everyone uses paint. Some leave a motley newspaper color. Other masters paint the tubes in advance: this gives the basket a better look. With this method, unpainted areas are not visible, and the product looks much neater.
Registration of finished products
After learning how to make a basket from a newspaper, manyneedlewomen go further. They master new types of weaves, braids, use additional materials. Beautifully obtained products in which during the vertical weaving gaps are made: the basket seems to be easy. So, making the main part of the weave, leave 2-3 cm free. Next, gluing a new newspaper stick, continue to work and make out the edge of the basket. Where the gap is made, a beautiful satin ribbon is skipped and a bow is tied. If the basket is intended for use on the table, for food products such as bread, then a beautiful lining is sewn inside. The edges of her turn away over the side and sewn. Place the seam around the perimeter sealed with lace or braid. This bread basket decorates the table and can be a gift for any hostess. Even a simple basket, but with decorated pens, looks very interesting.
Of course, the author’s experience and imagination helpcreate exclusive things. Needlewomen and needlewomen make wicker vases, jewelry boxes, large boxes for linen. Particularly talented and swung at the coffee tables: many products can be made from ordinary newspapers and magazines. It is enough to start with an ordinary basket, and weaving can be an interesting hobby for every person. Many people make of their hobbies a real business that brings a good income. Therefore, before you throw away the accumulated waste paper, you need to think: and not to let it in an interesting case?
