Treat newspaper tubes. Weaving from newspaper tubes. Interesting ideas and step-by-step instructions for beginners, works by masters: Zakirov, Nagornaya, Tanya Pavlovna. Weaving a wall panel

Now handicrafts are experiencing another peak in demand, goods with the words “handmade” are in increasing demand, because handmade products are more individual in comparison with mass-produced items. There is also a growing interest in such a direction as weaving from newspaper tubes, which has become an affordable alternative to traditional weaving from wicker. Even beginners can prepare the material and weave a beautiful basket or box out of paper, and the results are truly impressive.

Required materials and tools

Preliminary preparation for work will allow you not to be distracted while weaving

In the weaving process you will need:

• newspapers (preferably cut into long strips) as the main material;
• knitting needles for making newspaper tubes directly;
• glue (PVA, pencil) for fastening and maintaining the shape of the tubes;
• brush for glue and varnish;
• scissors or stationery knife;
• cardboard (if necessary) for making the bottom of the model.

Think about what the base of the future product will be. The type of bottom depends on the size of the craft: for a small box or glass a cardboard blank is suitable, but for a tray or basket you will need to weave the bottom yourself.

How to prepare a newspaper "vine"

For the first work, it is better for novice craftsmen to take tubes from newspapers as a basis. Due to their low density, it will be easier to work with them, and it’s easier to stock up on an impressive amount of newspapers than other types of paper.

The larger the size of the product, the more tubes you will need

When preparing newspaper for work, it is advisable to cut it in such a way that it produces long strips. This greatly simplifies the production of the material. You can cut it with a regular stationery knife, the width of the strip is approximately 10 centimeters. For beginners, you can first apply the markings with a pencil.

To make tubes, you need to do the following:

1. Cut the newspapers into strips 10 cm wide, first marking them with a pencil for ease.
2. Place the knitting needle on the edge of the strip at an angle of 45–60 degrees. The length of the tube will depend on the angle.
3. Wind the paper evenly and tightly onto the knitting needle.
4. Secure the resulting tube at the corners with a drop of glue.
5. Carefully remove the spoke.

The angle of inclination affects the flexibility of the tube: the sharper the angle, the stronger the tube

The thickness of each tube, especially for beginners, can be different. This is not critical, but it is better to ensure that the diameter of the tubes differs minimally.

If you make the beginning of each tube a little thinner than the end, then this technique will help to easily increase the length. In the event that you need longer tubes than the prepared ones, simply insert one tube into the other and glue the joint.

If the decorative effect of newspapers is insufficient and the product is intended to be colored, it is important to decide when and what to paint: the product after finishing the work or the tubes themselves before weaving. It is recommended to paint before weaving, as when the paint dries, it will make the finished product brittle. It is also worth taking into account that it is difficult to thoroughly paint all the weaves.

If the craft is small and simple, you can paint it after completion of production.

Video: how to twist tubes from newspapers

Ideas for implementation

Wreath

Wreaths are often used to decorate the home for the holidays. They can be hung either on the door or on the wall. The decor can be chosen in the style of any holiday - from Christmas to Easter.

Pine cones are an excellent natural decor for a New Year's wreath

You can make such a wreath yourself in 2-3 hours, even without any experience.

To do this you need:

Basket

This is the most common model for crafts. They are appreciated by both novice craftsmen and skilled craftsmen. It is quite simple to create, does not require special knowledge and weaves quite quickly. For the first experiment, the most suitable option would be a round basket with a cardboard bottom.

This basket will be a good start to a new hobby.

Manufacturing stages:

1. Cut out two circles from cardboard.
   The diameter of the blanks is determined by the size of the future basket
2. Glue 11 tubes onto the bottom cardboard circle.
   Place the stand tubes at equal intervals
3. Cover the bottom with another cardboard circle and bend the tubes upward.
4. Start weaving the walls: make a loop at the end of one of the tubes and throw it over any stand. Pass the fixed tube alternately between the posts.
   For ease of use, secure the ends of the vertical tubes by wearing a loose elastic band
5. Continue weaving until the desired height is reached.
   As you weave, lengthen the tubes by inserting them into each other
6. To finish the basket, cut off the posts, leaving 3-4 cm. Thread them through the tubes of the top row and carefully glue them from the inside.
   A crochet hook or tweezers will help you carefully tuck the ends of the posts inward.
7. Cover the basket with acrylic varnish, preferably in two layers.

Tray

Romance connoisseurs will surely want to weave a tray to enjoy a cup of coffee in bed.

Deliberately careless weaving is an effective design technique

This model uses long, loosely twisted strands of paper. For maximum length, cut strips along the newspaper spread. For dramatic handles, prepare a scrap strap, 8 washers, and screws with end caps to attach the handles. Very thick cardboard or even plywood will help make the bottom strong.

How to weave a tray:

1. Prepare 24 tubes measuring 7x45 cm, and 120 tubes 7x90 cm, paint with acrylic paint.

Cut 2 rectangles of equal size from thick cardboard that will become the bottom of the tray. Mark the bottom sheet and glue the tubes evenly around the entire perimeter. Cover the top with a second sheet.

The tubes can be secured using double-sided tape

Give the tubes a vertical position, creating the frame of the future tray.

Bend the long tube in half and wrap the stand, crossing the ends, to form a loop. Wrap the second post and cross the ends again. This type of weaving is called rope weaving.

You can start weaving from anywhere

Weave 7 rows or more if the tray is planned to be deep. In this case, it is better to use a template form, which will make weaving easier.

As you work, adjust the racks and compact the horizontal rows

Finish weaving, trim the ends of the horizontal tubes and hide them inside.

To create the racks: bend one of them and put it behind the adjacent vertical tube, and bring it out along the outside of the third rack. Fill and glue from the inside. Repeat with all the tubes. Cover the tray with varnish.

To apply the finishing coat to the finished product, it is convenient to use acrylic varnish in a spray can.

Make handles: cut off the buckle and the part with holes from the belt, cut in half.

Make markings for the holes on the underside of the handles

Punch 2 holes at the ends of both handles, place washers in the holes and screw in the bolts from the front side.

Holes in the handles can be made with an awl, drill or just a nail

Attach the handles to the tray by inserting screws between the rows of weaving. Secure the screws from the inside with end caps.

Belt handles look very original

An impressive and functional accessory is ready.

Wicker box

Weaving a storage box is not difficult even for beginners. Its design will depend on its purpose: you can put clean clothes, hobby items, or you can put a cat there.

Your creativity can bring joy not only to you, but also to your pets

Making a box is very similar to the process of making a basket and tray: cardboard is also used for the base, and the shape is a rectangular box.

The steps are well depicted in the photo:

Clothespins will help out when working on a wicker box.

The finished box can be painted in both dark and light colors.

Boxes woven from newspaper tubes are durable
Stylish home accessory

Seeing such wicker boxes, it is unlikely that anyone will be able to guess what they are made of.

pencil

Such a simple thing as a pencil holder is useful and necessary for everyone: it will help schoolchildren keep their desks tidy, and make-up fans keep cosmetic pencils and brushes at hand.

Glossy newspaper spreads will make the design of the pencil holder bright

To make a pencil holder you need:

1. Prepare 36 newspaper tubes.
2. Prepare a small cardboard box for the base.
3. Glue 4 tubes on each side to the bottom of the box.
   For vertical racks, take long tubes
4. Strengthen the bottom by gluing a second cardboard square on top of the glued tubes.
5. Turn the pencil holder upside down and bend the stand tubes.
   Tip: secure the vertical tubes with any thread
   When weaving, trim horizontal rows
6. Trim the tubes, leaving 3 cm for hem. Fold them inward and glue them.
   The reverse side of the product should look neat
7. Carefully decorate the inner edge of the pencil holder.
   The tubes glued inside will hide the place where the racks are fixed

A pencil cup made from newspaper tubes is ready.

The advantages of doing handicrafts are difficult to count: it is an exciting leisure time, an opportunity for creative fulfillment, and, finally, a hobby that brings material results. All this applies to weaving from newspaper tubes: in addition to the pleasure of the process, you will receive beautiful and functional objects created with your own hands.

Tubes? We invite you to familiarize yourself with the master class, and also consider several options for crafts made from this material.

The first way to make newspaper tubes

Operating procedure:

1. Take newspaper, PVA glue, a brush, a thin stick (you can replace it with a pencil, Chinese food chopsticks are also suitable), and also a board for working with plasticine or oilcloth.
2. Cut out identical rectangles from newspaper.
3. Place the paper vertically in front of you.
4. Place a stick on the leaf. It should be just below the middle of the page.
5. Apply a thin layer of glue along the top edge of the paper.
6. Fold the bottom of the paper so that the wooden stick is inside.
7. Roll the paper tightly into a tube.
8. Press it lightly onto the work surface so that the edge sticks well.

The tube is ready! To make crafts with it, wait until it dries.

The second option for making newspaper tubes

How to make newspaper tubes in another way? Another option for their manufacture is described below.

1. Fold the newspaper in half several times and cut it with a utility knife.
2. Take a wooden stick, pencil or thick knitting needle.
3. Place the stick on the edge of the newspaper sheet slightly diagonally, as in the picture below. The principle applies here: the sharper the angle, the longer the tube will be.
4. Twist the tube.
5. Glue the tip of the newspaper using PVA glue.
6. Pull out the stick.

All is ready!

tubes?

In fact, a huge number of things can be made from these elements. Here, for example, are ideas for weaving from newspaper tubes:

• round and square baskets;
• candy bowls;
• dolls and toys;
• flowers and bouquets;
• vases;
• lampshades;
• hot pads and much more.

Basket of straws

Here we will describe the technique of weaving from newspaper tubes for beginners using the example of a basket:

1. Prepare two equal-sized sheets of thick cardboard, double-sided tape, PVA glue, newspaper tubes and scissors (picture 1).
2. Take one sheet of cardboard and stick it along its edge (picture 2).
3. Place newspaper tubes around the perimeter of the cardboard at a distance of a couple of centimeters from each other (picture 3).
4. Coat another sheet of cardboard with glue (picture 4).
5. Glue a second sheet of cardboard on top of the tubes (picture 5).
6. Make one very long newspaper tube.
7. Bend the new tube in half and place it on the far left or right (picture 6).
8. Weave one row of braids from a horizontal tube. That is, its halves are intertwined vertically crosswise. If the tube runs out, insert a new one into it, first dropping glue onto the tip.
9. Now place a box of suitable size on the bottom and lift the tubes vertically.
10. Using clothespins, attach the tubes to the sides of the box.
11. Now make rows of braids. You can use a tube to capture not one, but two vertical membranes.
12. Weave several rows in this way. Their number depends on how tall you want the basket.
13. There are two ways to complete a basket:

• We cut off the protruding vertical tubes close to the last horizontal row and drip PVA glue into the cut area. We attach a clothespin and wait for it to dry completely.
• We cut the protruding tubes to ten centimeters. Then we bend each one around the adjacent one and bend it into a loop inward. We also drip glue and attach a clothespin.

In order for the product to last as long as possible, it must be processed. To do this, mix PVA glue and acrylic paint in one to one proportions. Take a wide one (it will be easier to work with) and paint the basket in this order:

• internal walls;
• inner bottom;
• external sides;
• outer bottom.

If desired, the basket can be varnished.

Round baskets are made in the same way. Simply use oval-shaped cardboard as a basis.

Newspaper flowers

Now let's present a master class on how to do it for beginners:

1. Fold one newspaper tube in half and give it a petal shape (pictures 1 and 2).
2. Glue the ends of two tubes to the middle of the petal - one vertically, the other horizontally (picture 3).
3. Wrap the horizontal tube in front of the arc, behind the vertical one, in front of the arc, as in picture 4.
4. Turn the weave and continue in the same way (picture 5).
5. If necessary, insert new tubes.
6. Stop weaving by wrapping the leading tube around the vertical one and securing all ends with glue (picture 6).
7. Make only four or five of these petals (picture 7).
8. Then tear the newspaper into small pieces and soak it in water for a couple of hours.
9. When the newspaper turns into pulp, pour out the excess water and add PVA glue.
10. Mix everything (picture 8).
11. Make a flat cake from the resulting mixture. This will be the center of the flower.
12. While the center dries, prepare the petals.
13. Give them a more natural shape and paint them with a mixture of acrylic and PVA glue.
14. When all the parts are dry, you need to assemble them.
15. Take a glue gun and glue the petals to the back of the center (picture 9).
16. Glue the pre-painted stem.

The flower made from newspaper tubes is ready!

Flower vase made from tubes

We present to your attention a technique of weaving from newspaper tubes, the product is a flower vase:

1. Take four straws.
2. Place two vertically.
3. Weave through two vertical tubes (picture 1).
4. Lift the right half of the lower horizontal tube and stick it around all the others (pictures 2-5).
5. Do the whole bottom in the same way (pictures 6-11).
6. Then start lifting the tubes that you are braiding (picture 12).
7. Bend each of them over the adjacent one. If necessary, insert new ones.
8. Insert a soda bottle into the craft and braid it around it. If the eggplant is too tall, simply cut off the excess height. You can skip this point if you are not going to use the craft as a real vase and pour water into it.
9. Weave the wall of newspaper tubes to the desired height.
10. Finish the weaving using one of the methods described in the master class on creating a rectangular basket.

The vase is ready! If desired, it can be painted and varnished.

It's safe to say that once you understand how to make newspaper tubes, you will want to use them to create many baskets, vases and other things.

THE ABC'S OF WEAVING

DO YOU NOT HAVE PAPER WEAVING TECHNIQUES YET?

OR MAYBE YOU'RE HEARING IT FOR THE FIRST TIME?

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Having studied this small, collected from various sources Master Class You will master the technique EASILY AND QUICKLY paper weaving and you can safely move to a new, more complex and exciting level, weaving truly professional things.

Preparing the paper vine

First you need to prepare the material. It may be pure paper, but practice shows that weaving from it is quite difficult due to its density. Of course, if you have newsprint that is used in printing houses, then this will be an ideal option, since the absence of printed text on it makes painting the product much easier. But more on that later. So, prepare newspapers in large quantities. Using a sharp knife, cut strips no more than 10 centimeters wide. To begin with, you can practice on shorter strips and only after gaining some experience move on to longer ones. At the same time, it is much easier to make a product from long strips than from short ones.

Place a strip of paper in front of you. We apply a knitting needle to it at an acute angle. Next, we tuck a corner of the newspaper under the knitting needle and begin to twist the sheet as tightly as possible.

Don't be alarmed if one end ends up a little thicker than the other. This is normal, although there shouldn't be a big difference. To prevent our tube from unraveling, you should use glue and secure the corner of the sheet. Thus, you need to prepare at least 50 straws. The quantity depends on the size and complexity of the product.

Further actions depend on how exactly you are going to paint the finished product. You can paint the sticks before weaving. But there are some nuances here. The wrong varnish will make them hard and brittle, resulting in a rough looking vase or box. It is recommended to use acrylic varnish for artwork.

A basket made of tubes, on which the text is clearly visible, also looks beautiful. You can paint the product after manufacturing, especially if it is not of a particularly complex shape.

Making the bottom

The base of the product can be absolutely anything. First, let's try to make a vase with a solid bottom. To do this, just select a dense material, for example, cardboard, and cut two circles from it. Why two? And in order to hide the ends of the tubes in the bottom, which will be the stands. Next, we place one circle and, using a pencil, make marks where the posts will be fixed. If this is a future vase, then you can make the stands at a wide distance from each other. Some types of weaving, for example, oblique, allow you to weave on 5-6 stands. Glue the ends of the sticks and immediately apply the second circle. A solid square bottom is made in the same way. But still, the wicker bottom looks especially attractive. This is where the weaving of a basket or box most often begins. In this case, you need to cross several tubes, for example 5-7. Next, we take one tube and begin to braid it from the center in a circle, alternating the position of the main sticks either above or below the working one. We extend the tube as necessary. How to do this will be described in the next section. Thus, we create a circle of the required diameter. In order to understand how to weave a round bottom using other techniques, you only need to watch the video tutorial once.

Rarely, but still sometimes a square bottom is woven. This is a rather complicated process and you need to master it only after you have made a couple of products using a lighter technique.

Tube extensions and weaving

Some crafts, such as a vase, may be quite tall, requiring frequent extensions of the paper vine. To facilitate this process and to ensure that the finished product has the most attractive appearance, you should learn how to connect the tubes correctly. As already mentioned, the paper vine blank has ends of different thicknesses. This is what allows you to seamlessly connect them. We take a stick with a thin end and a second one with a thick one. Now we simply insert one into the other with gentle movements and scroll a little. To secure the joint, you can lubricate the thin end with glue. It is often recommended to cut off the thick end before connecting the vine. But at the same time, you will get a sharper transition, since the thickness of the wall of the stick will be much greater than if it was not cut. That is, in our case the transition will be smoother, and after painting it will become completely invisible.

Next, we will try to weave with the simplest weaving, that is, one strip. To do this, take our bottom and attach a stick near one of the posts. Before this, you need to choose the shape that you will braid. This can be a can, bottle or box, if the basket is being woven. We lift each end of the racks up and, if possible, secure them with clothespins. Next, we begin to braid our racks with a free vine. Alternatively, a basket is woven in the same way using two sticks. In the future, you can experiment and alternate weaving with one or two tubes.

The rope is more difficult to weave. In this case, two tubes are used. They are located on different sides of the rack and at the same time intertwined with each other in the space between the racks. But in the photo this weaving looks especially interesting, and a basket made using this technique is durable and holds its shape perfectly.

Almost all types of weaving are continuous, that is, each previous row goes into the next.

Some products have a lid. It weaves in exactly the same way, only with a lower height.

After the product is ready, it needs to be painted and, if desired, applied with a pattern. This can be painting, ribbons or decoupage. Each technique has a detailed manual that will allow you to master it. Next, the product is varnished.

What can be made from paper vine

At first glance, it seems that a limited number of products can be made from newspaper tubes. But as soon as you master this technique, and you no longer need instructions while working, you will be able to create your own weaving methods and, accordingly, new crafts. We can only give advice on how to weave this or that product. In order to create a basket, it is enough to weave the shape with classic weaving. Next, a pair of tubes are woven on both sides, on the basis of which a handle is woven. For practice, you can weave a laundry basket or a chest for sewing supplies.

The first one is larger, but the second one can have internal partitions. A vase is especially often woven from newspaper tubes. To create a unique image, you can make an openwork edge. To do this, you can simply weave a braid or master a more complex method of weaving an openwork, but for this you will need a diagram.

To decorate the room, pots made of tubes are used, as well as all kinds of glass holders, stands for pots and hot dishes. But that's not all. A paper bell, strollers, hearts and balls, photo frames and even animals and birds look great.

Once you look at an example of products made from newspaper tubes, you simply cannot ignore this technique and will definitely master it, creating many useful and beautiful things. Author: Sergey Batov

Master class on weaving from newspaper for beginners

We have been weaving from newspapers for a long time, putting them on display. And when they ask how to do it, we send them to other sites using links. When we were next weaving a pot for flowers, I decided that we should have our own master class on weaving baskets.

The sticks are twisted, then I connect them in two pieces so that they are immediately longer.

I roll them out with a rolling pin to make it easier to slide them under each other.

There must be an odd number of sticks.

I begin to braid with that stick, of which there are more in the row, we have 5 pieces.

Like this. Holding it with your hand and leveling it so that you gradually get a circle.

I also gradually level out the rays, like those of the sun.

The size of the circle must strictly correspond to the bottom of the shape that we will braid. Otherwise, there will either be a gap or an ugly transition.

Then I insert the form (I have a can of washing powder) and lift the sticks up, and so that it does not move, you need to put a weight inside (I have a pot of soil). I secure the sticks with an elastic band (I used to do it with tape) for it to be more convenient. I align all of them at the same distance. Yes, before that I build up all the sticks with denser and thicker sticks.

And I braid it. It’s better to choose a form that has a slight protrusion at the top, so that the sticks touch this protrusion and you can insert the sticks freely and quickly. (But this is for the first 5-7 rows) And then you can remove the elastic band.

This is what happened

We close the edges. Alternately, we bend the sticks one after another inward.

You can see it here.

Then, using a crochet or knitting needle, draw several rows from the inside and insert a stick behind them

Then cut off the excess.

To get curly braids, you need to alternate the shapes that we braid and also secure them with either an elastic band or tape.

Well, then we paint it at our own discretion. Whoever likes it.

When I was making MK, I thought, maybe I’m doing it in vain, why “reinvent the wheel”, so I omitted such details as making tubes and their size. I'm correcting myself now. My sheet size is half a magazine sheet.

Here you can see it with me. 27 cm by 9 cm. This sheet is from the World of Books catalogue. I have a lot of them. Sheets from the cover or inserts that are thicker go the same size onto the tubes, with which I extend the tubes of the sides, which are tied vertically with an elastic band. That’s how I put it, it seems clear.

I twist on this knitting needle, size 1.5 mm (on which socks are knitted)

Torsion process.

Place a drop of PVA glue on the corner and roll it between your fingers.

Here on the white tubes you can see that the ends of the tube should not be the same (one is thinner, the other is thicker), so that it is convenient and quick to connect them. I drip 1-2 drops of glue into the thick end (it is better to have glue in a bottle with a tip) and I connect it to the thin end (there is no need to be sorry, push 3 cm or more and therefore you don’t have to wait for it to stick together, but continue to weave, the tube will not come off.

Here is the finished product, which was number 18.

In the comments, many write that the tubes are either very hard and do not bend, or soft and break. Therefore, I decided to add a photo on twisting the sticks. This picture shows how to twist correctly (at an angle of 45 degrees). Such a stick turns out to be both strong and flexible. And the ends are one narrow and the other wide.

This twist is also not correct. Low strength, breaks when stretched.

Now we have our own master class and we will not send beginners to other sites. It seems like I added the missing details. I paint with acrylic varnish, three layers of color at once. It doesn’t smell, you can paint it right on the kitchen table (covered with newspaper). I came across the colors (oak, maple, walnut, pine (the lightest), you can mix them. Some people paint first with water-based emulsion or acrylic paint so that the letters are invisible, but then with colorless varnish. And I like it so naturally. Well, I think I’ve answered all the questions, you’re welcome. And I’ll try to make a tutorial on weaving the frame. Yes, more. I can see the edge processing at No. 13-14. figuratively with a rim, then the sticks are simply wound, leaving a loop, through two vertical sticks under the third down inside.

“Today we’ll talk about how to use an old newspaper. After all, many people don’t even know that newspaper makes very nice souvenirs in the form of vases and pots.

If this is your first time hearing about this, then I’ll tell you about weaving from newspaper tubes for beginners step by step.

In order to create a beautiful vase from newspaper vine, we will need the following tools:

1. stack of old newspapers,
2. bottle or jar,
3. PVA glue,
4. tassel,
5. knitting needle,
6. thick cardboard,
7. ruler,
8. acrylic paints (you can use one, for example, white),
9. scissors,
10. as well as a hot gun, but you can do without it.

During the work we will use the technique of simple weaving from newspaper tubes - “rope” .

We take a ruler and use it to divide the newspaper spreads into long strips, each of which should be about 10 centimeters wide.
Now take a knitting needle (you can also use wire).

We begin to wrap our strips around the knitting needle, while the knitting needle should lie slightly obliquely relative to the paper.
The remaining edge of the newspaper needs to be coated with glue and fixed. We'll get a tube. About thirty of these tubes need to be made - they will be the material for weaving our product.

After all the tubes are ready, take a bottle or jar of the desired size (this is at your discretion) and place it on the cardboard. We trace the bottom with a pencil and cut out two identical circles.

Now you need to prepare the tubes for the frame. To do this, one end of the tube needs to be slightly flattened (about 3 centimeters from the edge).

Now you need to apply glue to one of the cardboard circles and glue newspaper tubes to it with flattened edges. The newspaper vines need to be distributed so that they are at the same distance from each other. To do this, you can make approximate measurements in advance and mark them with a pencil on cardboard. Glue can be applied to cardboard using a hot gun. If there is none, then we coat the bottom with regular PVA and use a press.

The glued newspaper rod needs to be lifted up and secured with an elastic band. Now we have the base for weaving ready.

Now you need to take one newspaper tube, flatten its end, fit it to the bottom first, and then glue it.

We will place this tube behind the nearby frame tube on the right side; it should wrap around the outside of the frame tube.

Now we will alternate - we will clasp the frame tubes from the outside, then from the inside, and thus complete the first row.

If you run out of vines for weaving, you need to attach another prepared one to it. This is done simply - insert another into one newspaper vine (the one that ends) (as if we were screwing it in).

Attention, when we start weaving the second row, you need to insert a jar or bottle (what you took as a basis) and continue weaving.

Thus, we must weave all the rows. That is, we weave until we get the required height.

After the last row is woven, you need to cut the edge of the newspaper tube obliquely and bring it inside the basket to the limit.

The edge of the newspaper tube must be fixed with glue.

The first frame tube on the right side needs to be cut off, but at the same time leave a tail (3-4 centimeters), spread it with glue and bring it inside the braid.

We also cut the second tube, which is on the frame, coat it with glue and tuck it inside.

Next we decorate the basket. To do this, you need to apply acrylic paint to the inside of the basket with a brush, then paint the outside part. Let's wait until the paint dries a little and paint the product a second time.

The bottom of the basket can be painted three times and allowed to dry.

The decorative basket is ready!

Now you know how to weave newspaper tubes for beginners and can safely start making similar decorative items. For example, you can weave a vase, pot or bottle mold, which will add a little variety to your interior.

Weaving baskets from newspapers. Final master class.

We cut the working tubes diagonally and coat them with glue.

We secure it with a clothespin for better fixation; you can place polished cardboard between the tubes and the clothespin so that there is no trace of the clothespin left.

Finishing the edge, the easiest way.

We bend the vertical post towards the next one, make the second bend so that the distance between the folds is equal to the distance between adjacent posts.

We cut the rest of the stand diagonally, grease the cut end with glue and insert it using a knitting needle next to the next stand. We continue to perform in a circle.

It is difficult to imagine an interior in a country or ecological style without a wicker item. But where is the vine, and where are we, residents of megacities? Fortunately for the townspeople, designer Peter Clarke figured out how to weave from newspaper tubes everything that is woven from wicker and straw.

Weaving newspaper tubes for beginners is not difficult. You will not need any expensive materials or special tools, and you will develop your weaving skills very quickly. You just have to start, and very soon you can become the owner of an elegant coffee table woven from newspapers.

How to roll tubes from newspapers?

In order to twist the tubes, you will need:

• PVA glue.

The newspaper sheet needs to be cut lengthwise into 4 parts. Take 1 strip, lightly wet your finger in glue and Start rolling from the corner at an angle of approximately 30° in relation to the long side of the strip. Each braider weaves differently. Some people roll the tubes like rolled-up cigarettes—on the fly; others roll them away from themselves on a smooth table surface. Many craftsmen twist tubes on knitting needles. Find the method that is most convenient for you. Glue the end of the finished tube with PVA.

What should the tubes look like?

For beginners, weaving newspaper tubes may seem difficult, because the tubes do not immediately turn out smooth and uniform. Don't be upset if the tube widens towards the end. It is even more convenient to weave with such tubes, and they are easy to extend by inserting one into the other. Evenly twisted tubes are needed only for small panels and frames.

How to paint tubes?

Before weaving newspaper The tubes can be painted with wood stain or food coloring. It is necessary to dry by laying the tubes on a flat surface. It is better to paint the finished product with paints that are not completely absorbed into the paper, otherwise it will crumble when weaving.

Weaving from newspaper tubes for beginners

To understand how to weave from newspaper tubes, try starting with a tray, vase or box. To avoid the hassle of weaving the bottom, take a sheet of thick cardboard and cut out 2 bottoms to the desired shape. On one bottom in a circle at a distance of 2-3 cm, glue the base tubes, like diverging rays. Glue the second bottom on top.

When the glue dries, bend the base tubes upward. Place the working tube across, sometimes behind, sometimes in front of the base tubes. Continue until you are happy with the height of the side.

You can try making “windows” like handles. It is not difficult.

Tuck the ends of the base tubes inside the weaving. This is enough to finish it, but if you want, you can also weave a braid from newspaper tubes to decorate the sides of the basket.

You can glue the braid and cover the joint with a strip of newsprint. The finished product must be thickly coated with PVA glue and let it dry. Be careful; when wet, the product softens and may warp. To give greater strength, repeat this treatment several times. A completely dry product can be painted and varnished.

If you are a beginner, first learn how to twist straws well and try to do something very simple - for example, a vase decorated with such tubes from magazines.

Weaving from wicker and straw came to us from ancient times. Eastern craftsmen tried to use paper instead of wicker in weaving. Weaving from wicker is a very labor-intensive and complex process, although the products turn out magnificent. But harvesting vines is a huge job. The cost of the vine, if you buy it, is quite high and it cannot be purchased everywhere. And paper and newspapers are now available to everyone. Therefore, today we will consider a master class on how to create tubes from newspapers for weaving and watch a video about the manufacturing technique.

Let's start simple

The quality of future work depends on the tubes.

We will need thick PVA glue, a glue brush (if you work with a can of construction glue, it will be more convenient to apply glue with a brush) or a glue stick, scissors, a skewer or knitting needles with a diameter of 1 to 2 mm and a length of 35 cm, a ruler, newspapers . Newspapers should be thin.

Newspapers must be cut correctly. The strip measures 28 by 11 cm. 28 centimeters is the length of the strip, and 11 cm is its width. In order for the finished tubes to be white, you need to have a white strip of paper on top and on the left side, as in the photo below. We take fresh, whole newspapers.

Take the knitting needle and place it at an angle of 15 degrees.

Carefully pick up a corner of the newspaper.

Bend it slightly with your fingernail, as if tucking newspaper under a knitting needle.

We press on the knitting needle and begin to twist. Exactly, simultaneously, along the entire length.

When we reach the upper right corner, we need to stop. Take a brush, dip it in PVA and continue twisting.

The tube is ready, all that remains is to pull out the knitting needle.

The tubes turn out to be a little narrower on one side and a little wider on the other, so you can easily insert one tube into the other and continue working.

Depending on the diameter of the knitting needle, the diameter of the strips themselves varies. There are products for which it is better to use tubes of larger diameter, but there are others where, on the contrary, thinner tubes are needed.

This video presents the second method of preparing tubes - using a drill.

So, don’t be upset if the first time the tubes turn out to be unequal, uneven, or crooked; practice and a little patience are needed everywhere. After you twist 100 tubes, you will already feel like a master in this matter. The knitting needle should always be held tightly to the paper, and your hands should be closer to the edges and not give any slack. Some craftsmen do not like PVA glue and believe that a glue stick would be better in this matter. On the contrary, there are masters who only love PVA. You can find many different manufacturing techniques on the Internet. There are people who put a dot of glue on the corner of the newspaper, 2 cm before the corner. Try different methods, perhaps you will also find exactly what you like.

Such tubes are used for all kinds of weaving of various products. They are often used for weaving baskets.

Let's get started

After we have prepared the tubes, we begin weaving the basket from the bottom.

We will need 30 tubes of newspaper, 50 cm long. Take 10 tubes and lay them out in pairs.

We take the tube we will be using and fold it in half. We wrap it around the first pair of tubes.

It is better to mark the beginning of our basket with a felt-tip pen.

We make a “rope” weave around each pair of tubes. If the tube runs out, then we insert a new tube into the old one and thus extend the tube with which we are working.

We will weave 2 rows, up to the place marked with a felt-tip pen.

We weave as in the photo:

We have two tubes that we use to weave. They need to be directed to the middle of the bottom of the basket.

Now we need to make the edging for the bottom of the basket. To do this, bend the first tube, marked with a felt-tip pen, around the next tube, pointing it to the center of the bottom of the basket, and do so further with each tube in a circle.

The very last tube that remains is inserted from below into the loop of the first tube.

Using the “rope” technique, we will weave 4 rows, braiding each tube, bending it slightly from the middle of the tube.

To weave the fifth row we will need wooden beads with a diameter of 2 cm. We need 6 beads.

We again weave the next two rows, the sixth and seventh, using the “rope” technique. The height of the basket is already what we need, and we need to cut the length of the tubes we used to weave and tuck the working tubes between the rows.

We cut the ends of the tubes, which we drew out using a knitting needle, with scissors.

Now we need to make a handle for the basket. To do this, leave 3 vertical tubes on each side. Let's attach them with clothespins. At the base of the tubes that we have left, add a drop of glue and cut with scissors.

Let's transform the ends of the tubes.

We begin to braid the handle. We need to drop glue onto the end of the tube and press it with a clothespin. Now we braid the handle.

Paper wicker weaving. Master class "Twisting paper tubes"

Semova Yulia Valerievna
Teacher of additional education MAOU DO CRTD and Yu Kamensky district of the Penza region
The master class is intended for beginners in weaving from paper wicker; it summarizes some information obtained from personal experience.
Target: learning how to roll paper tubes.
Tasks:
introduce materials for work, the characteristics of different types of paper;
teach how to roll neat tubes;
warn against failures at the initial stage of mastering paper weaving.

Materials and equipment: different types of paper, knitting needles No. 2 or 1.5, PVA glue, stationery knife or scissors.

Hello! Where to start working with paper vine? This question arises for those interested in this type of handmade work. Therefore, in the first master class we will consider this issue.

Let's start with the material.
1. Newspapers.
2. Consumer paper.
3. Flyers from stores.
Tubes made from consumer paper.

Tubes from advertising leaflets

Newspaper tubes

We've looked at the appearance, now let's move on to methods of cutting paper for rolling tubes.

We cut consumer paper into 3 pieces of 7 cm on the long side.

We cut newspapers using a stationery knife or scissors.
Since paper, like fabric, has a longitudinal and transverse direction of fibers, if it is cut incorrectly, the tubes will not curl and the paper will tear. We check with a knitting needle which side of the newspaper the paper curls without interference.

This is an attachment to a newspaper made of thin, smooth paper that curls very well along the long side.
We cut the paper. I usually use 7 cm wide strips, this type of newspaper is cut into 4 pieces, we get 2 pieces with a white edge, two pieces with only letters.

We place the knitting needle to the lower right corner of the paper, tuck the tip behind the knitting needle and roll it along the table, pressing the paper tightly to the knitting needle.
At first it is very difficult to do this, the paper unwinds, crumples, the tubes turn out thick with a large hole inside. They are not suitable for further work, so we study until we get a good result. The tubes should be thin, wider on one side, so that it is easy to build up during work.

If you did everything correctly, you get a thin white tube, now add some PVA glue to glue the tube. You can’t use a lot of glue, then when painting this place will be white and will not absorb the dye.

This is what happened, tubes with letters and white ones, more valuable, easier to paint.
Let's look at the length. The correct tubes are almost the same length as the original strips of paper.

Now a little about the appearance of products made from different papers.
From newspapers with letters after coloring it looks like this.

From advertising leaflets without painting.

Made from consumer paper with painted tubes.

This concludes the first master class.
Conclusions:
You can start by twisting tubes from newspapers and advertising leaflets; this is free material, and this is its advantage. The downside is that newspapers get dirty when you twist your hand, but now printed ink is not harmful to humans and can be easily washed off your hands. Weaving newspaper tubes is not difficult if they are even and of the same size and thickness. The products turn out good. One type of newspaper is used in one work; assorted straws are not welcome.

Advertising leaflets, while accessible and colorful, have a number of disadvantages. Some are very thin, you need to get used to twisting them, you can do it with wet hands. Some, on the contrary, are very dense and glossy. Weave only when moistened with conditioner, you can use it for hair or linen (spray the tubes, wrap them in cellophane, leaving the ends dry, for further connection of the tubes when weaving). If they are too wet, they do not stick together and get wet; apply moisture carefully.

Consumer paper has many advantages. Low cost, a pack of 500 sheets costs from 100 to 150 rubles, which is 1500 tubes, enough for a long time. Excellent coloring, excellent weaving quality. There is a small minus: painted tubes require moisture so that they do not break and are not hard.

I hope the material will be useful for beginning braiders. I will answer all questions in the comments.
Good luck to all!