A basket of newspapers with your own hands. Weaving from newspaper tubes

Who would have thought that such natural materials as vines and straws could be replaced with plain paper? But modern needlewomen have come up with a way of weaving baskets, vases, caskets from newspaper tubes. This is a very fascinating activity, for which you first need to prepare the material, and only then weave. But a vine with straw must also be prepared for work first: they require special processing, soaking, steaming. With paper it is much easier, and the basket of newspapers almost does not differ from a natural material. Finished products are very beautiful, especially for those skilled workers who already have practical experience.

Preparation of consumables

With the basic material today there are no problems: every person at home accumulates a large number of newspapers, advertising sheets and magazines. Do not throw away: they can be put into an interesting case - you get a great basket of newspapers. What will be required for handicrafts, except newspapers and magazines? Necessarily need scissors, glue PVA, gluing gun, clerical knife. The bottom of the baskets can be weaved, or can be made from cardboard. Therefore, you should prepare several pieces of cardboard. It will take two-sided adhesive tape. To give the finished product similarity with the vine, the basket must be painted. For this, there must be a stain. But many paint the product in white: white water-based paint may be required. To give strength and protection from moisture, the last layer is applied to the varnish - its base must also be water. Stapler, clamps or clothespins - additional auxiliary materials.

Method of making "vines"

Since the products are woven from newspaper tubes, the first thing to do is to prepare the tubes.

• For 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.
• In order to twist the strings from these strips, you need a thin needle 3 mm.
• We start to twist obliquely, placing a spoke at an acute angle. Acting in this way, you can get the desired amount of tubule. It is worth doing 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 untwist. This can be PVA or clerical 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 the weaving.

Another way of making the material

There is an easier way of making material for weaving baskets: they are flat strips from the same newspapers. Strips are cut, as for tubes, only this time they do 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 a braid, which will become the bottom of the basket. Such weaving is within the power of even a child - this does not need to be specially trained.

How to make a basket from the newspaper

By placing the strips together crosswise, we make the bottom. The last strips are fixed with a stapler. When the dimensions are sufficient, you should proceed to vertical weaving the walls. When they reach the desired height - the weaving ends, everything is fixed with a stapler, and the extra one is cut off. The top edge is glued together with one continuous strip, and a basket of newspapers with your own hands is ready! At will, for it it is possible to make the handle and to paint a product. But many people like it, just the mottled look, as presented in the photo below.

A more time-consuming method

But still, from the newspaper tubes, the baskets are more beautiful. They are more like vines. To make such a basket, it is necessary to spend more labor than on the previous product. Painted in white and decorated with lace and flowers, it will please the eye and can become a wonderful gift. When the required number of tubes is already prepared, you can start work. If you make a weaving of newspaper tubes step by step, then you get a similar basket.

Master class on making a white basket

• The work begins with the bottom: eight tubes cross over, and the process of weaving in a circle begins.
• When the bottom becomes the right size - weaving goes to the walls.

• It is necessary to monitor 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 the short residue, which must be lengthened.
• To ensure that the weaving does not fall apart, the vertical tubes are fixed using pegs.
• When the desired height is reached, the weaving stops, the extra tails are cut off, bent inside and glued. The place of gluing is fixed with a clothespin and left until it dries.
• If the pen is conceived, the two tubes are not cut off, but are braided in the form of an arc.

Rectangular baskets

There is another way to use the remaining newspaper tubes. The weave, the master class of which is described above, is considered classical 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, to which the tubes are glued along the entire perimeter. Weaving starts from the walls. But first you need to 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 ruler: indicate the places of gluing the tubes.
• Using glue PVA glue the tubes to a piece of cardboard and allow them to dry.
• The second piece is smeared with glue and glued to the first: thus, the tubes will be securely fixed.

• When the workpiece dries, a basket of newspapers rushes.
• The ends of the vertical racks should be fixed for convenience.
• The first two tubes for work are glued to the base - they begin the process.

• When there are short ends - they should be lengthened, gluing new workpieces.
• The edge is formed as usual: extra tails are cut and pasted inside.

Priming and painting

After the product is ready, it should be primed with paint or glue PVA. The latter is diluted with water a little and applied with a brush. It is necessary to allow the basket to dry and begin painting from the inside. Applying several layers, the basket is left to dry completely. Only when it is dry, the outer side of the basket is painted. Also apply several layers of paint and put the product to dry. Many needlewomen eventually cover it with water-based varnish. A ready-made basket of newspapers takes a similar look (photo).

Used in painting stain will give the product a dark color, and the basket will be like a vine. Looking at the creations of masters who have been engaged in weaving for a long time, you can see that not all paint is used. Some leave a mottled newspaper color. And other masters stain the tubes in advance: this gives the basket a more qualitative look. With this method, unpainted places are not visible, and the product looks much more neat.

Design of finished products

Having learned how to make a basket from the newspaper, many needlewomen go further. They master new types of interlacing, braids, use additional materials. Beautifully produced products in which during vertical weaving are made gaps: the basket seems easy. So, after making the main part of the weaving, leave 2-3 cm free. Next, pasting a new newspaper stick, continue to work and make out the edge of the basket. Where a gap is made, a beautiful satin ribbon is skipped and a bow is tied. If the basket is intended for use on a table, for food products such as bread, then a beautiful lining inside is sewn for it. The edges of her turn away from the side and sewn on. Seal the seam around the perimeter with lace or braid. Such a basket for bread adorns the table and can be a gift for any mistress. Even a simple basket, but with decorated handles, looks very interesting.

Of course, the author's experience and imagination help to create exclusive things. The needlewomen and handicraftsmen make wicker vases, caskets, large boxes for linen. Especially talented poached and on 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 become an interesting hobby for everyone. Many make a real business out of their hobby, which brings a good income. Therefore, before you throw away the accumulated waste paper, you have to think: but do not let her into an interesting case?