Newspaper tubes. How to do it? Weaving from newspaper tubes - interesting DIY crafts Making tubes from newspapers

27.11.2019

Weaving from wicker, straw and other plant fibers is a fascinating activity, but ordinary newspaper tubes can be a modern alternative. After all, natural materials are quite capricious; a lot of effort must be spent on their proper preparation, which is very problematic in an apartment.

Therefore, paper wicker weaving is rapidly gaining popularity. This hobby requires minimal investment, and the products are very beautiful and durable. In addition, you can easily get rid of piles of accumulated newspapers and magazines, turning them into hand-made masterpieces and delighting your friends with unusual gifts.

In this article we will reveal all the secrets: how to make newspaper tubes and color them, how to properly prepare a hand-made paper vine for weaving and other little tricks so that your crafts are impeccable.

What to make paper vine from

If you decide to turn mountains of waste paper into elegant baskets and flowerpots, we support your desire to make this world a better place and will help you choose the right material for making paper vines.

Newspapers

We recommend starting your acquaintance with the fashion hobby with straws from newspapers. Firstly, this is the cheapest, or rather even free, consumable material. Secondly, they are soft and obedient. Newspaper pages are easy to roll into a neat tube; even an absolute beginner can handle this task.

Consumer paper 45-48 g/m2

If you have not found any deposits of unnecessary newspapers, visit the nearest stationery store and purchase a couple of packs of consumer paper. It can also be found under the names offset or newspaper.
This category of raw materials also includes fax paper. Its density will also allow you to prepare tubes without problems.

Glossy magazines

If you have accumulated a whole collection of glossy magazines that you can’t bear to throw away, then donate it to a good cause. Magazine pages, all kinds of flyers and even leaflets are also suitable for rolling tubes. But we want to warn you right away: products made from them turn out to be rough. In addition, dense, glossy wicker is more difficult to paint than paper.

Therefore, such rigid tubes are most often used to create frames for large products, frames, finishing mirrors and shelves. That is, everything that requires additional strength and rigidity of the structure.

Office paper

This is the most unsuitable material due to its rather high density (A4/A3 office paper has a density of 80 g/m2). The tubes made from it are too dense and unyielding. Using office paper of any format, you will encounter difficulties already at the preparation stage: rolling it into a tube will take much longer than when using other types of raw materials. And the most important thing: the finished vine will be too rigid, it will be difficult to fit it into the weave, and twists and creases will be noticeable in the finished product.

Having analyzed all of the above, we can highlight our favorites. They lead by a large margin in terms of the number of advantages. newspapers and newsprint (aka consumer) paper with a density of 45–48 g/m². It is this raw material that we recommend using for preparing paper vines.

How to twist paper straws

It's time to move from theory to practice and learn how to properly and quickly twist tubes from newspapers. At first, this may seem like something incredibly complicated. But in this matter the main thing is to start and get used to it. A little training - and you will see that the spell that prevented your fingers from obeying has dissipated and the tubes will begin to appear almost on their own.

To work you will need:
The thinner the base (knitting needle), the higher quality raw materials you can produce for your masterpieces. Therefore, immediately strive for the ideal and try to gradually accustom yourself to rolling the thinnest, dense tubes possible.

We are preparing a newspaper

They are distinguished by the presence or absence of a pure white edge. Tubes rolled from strips with a clean newspaper edge will be white and without letters. Products from the remaining bands will have typographic fonts or designs.

To weave medium-sized products, you will need to use a knitting needle 1 mm or 1.5 mm thick and strips 7-10 cm wide. Remember, the lower the paper density, the wider the strip should be for twisting the tube.

Develop your own experience and experiment with the thickness of the workpieces that is convenient for you. In the meantime, we recommend that for medium-sized crafts, when using a 1-1.5 mm knitting needle, take strips of newsprint 7-8 cm wide, and for massive products increase the width of the strips to 10 cm.

We do not recommend twisting long tubes to a full spread of a newspaper sheet, since with such a strip length the tube does not turn out even. This leads to problems with extensions and, ultimately, with the appearance of the product. So, for beginners, we recommend that you give up long tubes longer than 40 cm, and instead twist tubes from strips 30 cm long; as a result, you will no longer have problems with extensions and will undoubtedly improve the appearance of the product.

The main secret to successfully preparing paper is to cut it along the grain.

When cutting the first strips, beginners often notice that in one direction everything goes like clockwork, but in the other it is much more difficult to cut, and the cut turns out to be “shaggy”. Similar difficulties can be encountered when twisting the vine.

These apparent anomalies are related to the direction of the cellulose fibers in the sheet of paper. That is, before cutting, you need to determine their location.

Method No. 1

Tear the newspaper in different directions (vertically and horizontally). The tear along the fiber will be smooth and straight, its edges will be less shaggy. Accordingly, breaks across the fibers will be uneven. For this method of checking, the familiar but slightly modified rule from childhood is suitable: tear seven times - cut once.

Method No. 2

Fold a sheet of paper in two perpendicular directions and smooth the folds with your fingers. The fold running along the fibers will be smooth and even to the touch, while the fold that runs across will be rough and slightly broken.

From all of the above, let us formulate a simple but very important rule: always cut strips for tubes along the paper fibers.

Spin it on a knitting needle

Now it's time to learn how to properly twist your first newspaper tubes for weaving. Be patient and look at the step-by-step photos, everything is much simpler than it seems at first glance, just don’t forget to strictly follow our instructions.

Advice: It will not be very convenient to twist on a bare table, since the paper on a smooth surface slides and does not adhere well to the knitting needle. We recommend rolling it on a silicone baking mat; these are sold in hardware stores, Ikea, and Fix Price.

It is desirable that the surface be slightly rubberized, then the grip will be very good, the knitting needle will not fidget and the tube will be wound tighter. Be sure to pay attention to this important nuance!

Some craftswomen advise using a piece of vinyl wallpaper instead of expensive rugs. Vinyl also gives excellent grip and is a budget option.

Experiment with the choice of bedding and rugs, only then will you understand what will be more convenient for you to do this on.

Let's summarize. Parameters of an ideal straw:

equal width along the entire length;
consists of parallel turns;
tight, dense and does not unwind;
without a large cavity in the middle.

The first tube turned out to be far from ideal, and the process of twisting it seems too labor-intensive? Don't despair! Show patience and perseverance, do not chase speed and quantity, accustom yourself to the idea that the main thing is the quality of your paper vine. Experienced craftswomen wind more than two hundred tubes in an hour, while watching their favorite TV shows. So everything is in your hands - literally and figuratively.

We paint newspaper tubes

Newspaper weaving gurus recommend using it for work already painted vine. Do not paint the finished product after weaving. As a rule, products with complex shapes are difficult to paint completely, and gaps look untidy and spoil the overall impression.

Therefore, the next thing you have to learn is how to paint paper tubes for weaving. They can be painted in a variety of ways and substances.

Advice: if you have tubes from newspaper, then it is advisable to sort those with a print separately, white ones - separately, with letters - separately. This will be more convenient when painting.

stain

For our purposes, you can use either water-based or alcohol-based wood stain. Non-aqueous stain has a pungent odor; you need to work with it in a well-ventilated area, ideally on a balcony or outside.

Water-based stain is more pleasant to work with: there is no smell, the tone goes on more evenly, although it takes a little longer to dry.

Using water-based stain, you can:

paint undiluted or dilute it with water, achieving the desired shade;
add varnish (colorless acrylic water-based), construction primer or special dyes (colors) to it.

Approximate proportions for the composition of stain-varnish-water:
For 0.5 liters of diluted stain, add 4-8 tbsp. varnish Its exact amount depends on the thickness of the varnish itself.

Paint paper tubes with this mixture (by bathing/dipping in the solution, or by brushing). Immediately after this, place them on a wire rack or on an upside-down shoebox lid and blow them a little with a hairdryer to prevent them from sticking together. Leave them to dry until desired softness. Store them in a plastic bag with the ends closed.

Already painted tubes can still be treated with Dufa impregnation diluted with water after they have completely dried. After this, you need to dry them with a hairdryer and put them in a bag, leaving the ends open. This allows you to get an elastic, obedient vine. And dry ends will ensure trouble-free extension of the tubes.

Weaving artist Lada Ligai conducted an experiment with water stains of different colors, see what results certain colors give on the tubes (we would like to note that stains from different companies may give slightly different final shades).

Experiment with mixing stains of two different colors:

Painting with colors

This coloring method allows you to experiment with shades to your heart's content: you can get a bright fuchsia color, rich brown, natural straw or noble coffee color. It all depends on the assortment of the hardware store closest to you.

Rich colors you get by mixing color, water and construction primer (or varnish).

Pastel colors are obtained by combining the color with water and acrylic white enamel.

When painting with colors, be sure to use color fixatives (varnish, enamel, primer). because without this, the pipes may stain your hands.

For bright color, choose a primer or varnish, and don't use enamel! Another important point: the color must be added to the enamel or varnish and mixed thoroughly. Only then can the mixture be diluted warm water. Otherwise, the color will not dissolve in water and you will get spotted tubes (speckled).

If you decide to use this method of coloring, pay attention to the following brands of colors: Tex, Palizh, Lakra, PROFICOLOR, Sniezka COLOREX, Dufa, TICIANA, Oreol, AlinaEX, Expert, EKOTERRA.

Approximate recipes for coloring compositions with colors:

0.5 l of water, 1-2 tbsp. coloring, 1 tbsp. acrylic varnish;
another option: 100 ml water, 2 tbsp. white acrylic enamel, 0.5-1 tbsp. color scheme;
0.5 liters of water or water-based stain, 150 ml of acrylic varnish, color until the desired shade is obtained.

The third painting method allows the twist to completely stick together. To prevent the tubes from sticking together, you can dry them with a hairdryer (and you don’t need to treat the tubes with anything else before weaving).

Before weaving, the only thing left to do is to moisten the vine further. To do this, dip it under a stream of warm running water for 15-20 seconds, put it in a bag with the ends facing out and send it to the battery for several hours.

There is simply no single correct advice on what is the best way to paint newspaper tubes. Don't be afraid to experiment and find your own composition. And to make your search successful, we offer you an interesting video tutorial on painting from Alena Bugrova.

Paint it white

Perfect whiteness can be achieved in this way. You need to prepare the paint: mix 0.5 liters of water with 2 tbsp. white acrylic enamel and 2 tbsp. varnish or primer, add another 100 ml of hot water. It is better to paint the tubes with a brush in a deep tray or baking tray, 40-50 pieces at a time. Place them on thick cardboard or upside down shoe boxes and remember to stir them occasionally to prevent them from sticking to each other.

After 15 minutes, repeat the procedure. If you paint in advance and are preparing for future use, then let the vine dry completely. And before work, just moisten it with water and leave it in the bag overnight. In the morning you can weave.

Then the woven white finished product is primed with varnish with the addition of water and acrylic white enamel (1-2 spoons per 0.5 liter of diluted varnish). It is also worth pouring 1-2 tbsp into the final layer of varnish. enamels. With this method, you will receive a product whose dazzling whiteness will be timeless.

Paint it deep black

This is the best way to paint the vine without showing the letters. Water stain ebony and black color will give it a rich black color. Next is the already familiar scheme: water, varnish, acrylic enamel.

To consolidate the theory, we offer another video that reveals in detail all the secrets of how to paint newspaper tubes for weaving.

Processing the tubes before weaving. Plastic tubes

For a neat appearance of the finished product, it is important to use well-dried tubes. This will allow the twist to stick securely and make it invisible in the weave.

The tubes that will go to the racks must be left dry. We moisten the rest before weaving to make them pliable and flexible.

In our next article, read simple weaving patterns and types of bends.

We prime and varnish the finished product

Priming is an important stage in working on a wicker product. It helps strengthen it, gives it extra strength and reduces the number of finishing coats of varnish. In this case, you can use either PVA glue or acrylic varnish.

To obtain a primer, each of them is diluted with water in a ratio of 1 to 1. But priming with varnish is more preferable, as it helps prevent the product from yellowing over time, which can occur when using PVA glue.

For the finishing coat of wicker crafts, we recommend using acrylic varnish. It is considered the most harmless, has no pungent odor and can be used in a residential area.

If your product will be used in conditions of high humidity, it is better to coat it with parquet varnish or varnish for baths and saunas. This will create a protective film - and the creation of your hands will delight you for years.

Remember, alkyd varnishes cannot be used for our purposes!

Please note that varnishes can have different effects. You can choose matte, glossy, super-glossy, silky matte, etc. Be guided by your vision and sense of beauty.

Varnish, which contains wax, allows you to maintain residual flexibility of products. But it is absolutely not suitable for impregnating tubes before weaving, since it does not glue the twist well. You won’t be able to achieve the effect of “plasticine” tubes with it.

We tried to cover in as much detail as possible all the nuances of working on newspaper tubes, and most importantly, we paid attention to how important it is to process the tubes before weaving. Now you have to gain experience on your own, because every little thing can affect the final result. With a little practice, you will be able to create wicker masterpieces with your own hands, as if straight out of a picture, which you could not even think of before.

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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 different 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, 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.

You can create unique things without spending a lot of money. A striking example of this is weaving from newspaper tubes. Of course, it will take a lot of time. But, in addition to the satisfaction and joy of creativity, you will become the owner of original and beautiful crafts. The problem with gifts will be solved - you can make them with your own hands.

Preparation of tubes

Before you start weaving, you need to prepare the starting material - wind tubes from newspapers or magazines. You will need the paper itself, PVA glue in a bottle with a dispenser, a long pushing knitting needle or a piece of stiff wire. The diameter of the knitting needle/wire is 1.5-2 mm. These are all tools at the preparatory stage.

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Let's spin

To prepare the tubes, you must first cut the paper into pieces of the desired size. We cut newspaper strips or magazine spreads into several parts. Aspect ratio - 1:3 or 1:4 (for example, 27 * 9 cm, 35 * 10 cm). The exact dimensions are not important. Divide the page into several parts so that they are approximately the same aspect ratio as above.

Take a knitting needle and a strip of paper. We twist the corner of the paper around the knitting needle, and gradually, layer by layer, roll it into a tube. Secure the edge of the strip with a drop of glue. To make the tube the desired density, we lay the paper at 45° relative to the knitting needle. Then it will be quite dense, but at the same time it will bend well.

We take out the knitting needle. The tube is not too long; to work, you will have to splice them together. If everything is done correctly, one edge will be thin, the other will be thick and hollow from the inside. To connect two newspaper tubes, drop a few drops of PVA glue into the thick part and insert the second tube with a thin edge. Now we wait until it dries.

Painting and other processing methods

Sometimes, for simpler weaving, the tubes are rolled using a regular rolling pin. They become flatter. In this form it is easier to work with them - stretch them between the rows. But this is an optional step. Try “rolling”, maybe you will like weaving from newspaper tubes more this way.

Not everyone likes the “natural look” of newsprint weave. To improve the appearance, the wound tubes are painted. Acrylic paint is best suited for this. It fits tightly, works well with any type of paper, does not flow, dries quickly and has no odor. A water-based, moisture-resistant stain will also work. Paper tubes coated with acrylic varnish, to which a coloring pigment is immediately added, look good. Simultaneously with painting, they become less sensitive to moisture.

Painting each tube with a brush is long and tedious, so they look for a long tray into which the tubes are placed. Paint is poured into it, and ready-made newspaper tubes are lowered into it. Then they are laid out on a layer of polyethylene to dry.

Before starting weaving, so that the “newspaper vine” bends well, you can moisten it. It is better and easier to do this from a spray bottle, simply spraying water.

Beginning of weaving - forming the bottom

In most products, you first need to form the bottom. There are two options: make it out of cardboard, gluing stands to the edges. The option is simple and clear. Perhaps it is better for beginners - weaving the walls is a little easier than shaping the bottom. And so that the ends of the glued posts do not “scratch” the eyes, they are covered with a second similar piece of cardboard.

Among the features: in the corners you need to glue a double number of tubes. One will be on one side, the other on the other. In addition to the above option, there is another way - to stick them not on the corner, but on both sides. In this case, the racks are placed from the corner at a distance of no more than half a step (this is the distance at which you placed the other racks).

The second option is to weave the bottom from newspaper tubes. You will need long tubes - spliced from two or three. There are many methods, they are mainly taken from wicker weaving. The principle is the same - the tubes, one at a time or in groups, are intertwined with each other, forming a center. Then, using some of the lozins, they braid the warp, adding dimension or making it more rounded if necessary.

Round bottom for large items

It will be a little easier if you cross several tubes laid one next to the other. In the photo (see below) we took five tubes and intertwined them relative to each other. To make the bottom less voluminous, it must be flattened. The easiest way to do this is with a rolling pin or a bottle - rolling it several times. To make it easier to work further, coat the intersections with PVA glue.

Next, we take the straw and begin to tie the bottom, passing the straw through three tubes (the rope method). So - through three tubes - we make two rows. Then - several rows - after two. A few is to ensure that the dimensions of the bottom are almost “right” - in shape.

We weave the last two or three rows through one tube. During weaving, the warp tubes must be spaced at the same distance. This is actually how it works, you just need to make sure that the distance is the same.

When switching to weaving the walls, we cross the base tubes one with the other. This makes the product more stable and the transition more reliable. To weave the walls, you can use the working tubes that were used to weave the bottom.

A simple version of the bottom made of newspaper tubes

You can start weaving from round bottom tubes in an easier way. Such a bottom will not look so elegant, but for beginners we recommend trying this method.

For a small product, take eight long tubes. Four at a time we fold them crosswise. You can also roll them with a rolling pin and glue the joint - there will be fewer problems at the start.

In the described embodiment, 15 racks are obtained (16-1). If you need more, either add as you weave the bottom, or take a larger number from the source.

Photos and patterns of weaving bottoms of different shapes

As you gain experience, you will want to make products of other shapes - oval, rectangular, multi-faceted. The section contains several diagrams showing how to make forms more elegant and complex.

Weaving from newspaper tubes for walls

As soon as you start weaving products, the patterns will become clear to you. Having gained a little experience, you will learn how to reconstruct the weaving method by looking at the photo. For beginners, we recommend starting with the simplest patterns. This is a rope, and then a pigtail. It won't take much time to master them.

Rope

To master the technique of weaving from newspaper tubes, you will need about five to seven stands. To begin with, you can attach several pieces of thick wire to some kind of stand (a piece of dense foam plastic, for example).

This is what weaving looks like live on a “simulator”

We take two tubes and place them crosswise between the two outer posts. It turns out that one tube is in front of the work, the other is behind.
Holding the tubes at the intersection with one hand, bend them with the other, going around the next stand. As a result, the tube that was in front turns out to be behind, the one that was behind turns out to be in front.
We bend it again, going around the next rack and so on until the end of the row.

That's all - this is a method of weaving a “rope” from newspaper tubes. Already using this technique you can do the simplest things. The product is dense and durable. One important point: for this pattern to look normal, there must be an odd number of racks.

By changing the “starting” location of the tube, we get a different pattern in appearance

If you want to make it a little more complicated, you can take two tubes and go around two posts at a time. But then you need to calculate the number of racks so that the second row is offset - then the pattern will turn out to be interesting. No less interesting are two ropes directed towards each other, and not woven in one direction.

Chess

Checkerboard is another simple weaving method. To do this, you need to take two tubes, placing them one above the other.

This way you can weave a basket, tray and many other products. In terms of density, the product is not as strong as with the previous weave.

If you combine the two methods described, you get a rather interesting product. And if the transition is also decorated in a different color, it will be even prettier.

Shutdown

In order for the product to look neat, it is necessary, firstly, to remove the working tubes, and secondly, to somehow form the edge and do something with the stands.

We fix the working tubes

First you need to secure the working tubes. Usually they are hidden in the weave - in the nearest binding. For this operation you will need a knitting needle or a long wooden skewer.

This is a simple and reliable way to secure the working tubes. Their ends are hidden in the weaving, but are securely fixed and clamped. For those who are just starting to master paper weaving, this is perhaps the best option.

Weaving the edge - the main technique

Next, you can begin to close the edge. There are many different ways - more or less complicated. The simplest one is to do the same as with the workers, but bend them inside the product. But then the edge is not very beautiful. If you want to make it more aesthetically pleasing, you can try the “rod” edge. It is not too difficult for beginners to master, and it looks interesting.

To close the edge with a “rod”, you need an auxiliary tube or you can take a skewer or knitting needle. With its help, we bend the first post to the right, bring it behind the next post and bring it forward. We bend it to the right in the same way, hook it behind the next one and bring two more posts forward. In total, we have three bent.

We cut it with pliers so that 8-9 mm of tube remains behind the stand. To fix this trim, we bend the first of the standing posts to the right, pressing the trimmed edge. Again we have three tubes at work (bent). Again we take the left one and repeat everything again.

A side is gradually formed that covers the top of the weaving. We repeat all these steps until three stands remain: two bent and one standing. It’s easy to track this moment, it’s important not to miss it. This is where you need to be careful. If everything is done correctly, it will be impossible to find the place where the work begins/ends.

Final chords

When three racks remain uncovered, you need to make sure that the newspaper tubes are laid in the same sequence and in the same direction, so that they lie the same way as before. We take out the auxiliary tube or skewer with which we began to close the edge.

Again we take the leftmost tube, in front we go around the last standing post and then, according to the previous weaving algorithm, we need to lead it behind the next post. This stand is already bent and secured. This is the one with which they began to close the edge. We insert the tube from the back, slip it under the first curved post (it’s more convenient with a skewer) and pull it forward, laying the tube like the rest. We cut it off.

Now there are no standing racks, only three working ones remain. They must be laid in the same way as those that are already fixed. We take the far left one, it must be pulled under the third post. Look carefully. This is the first stand that does not have a cut tube near it. Stretch, lay, cut.

We stretch it under the third rack. If you look closely, this is the first one, under which there is no cut tube

We lay the left tube along the top, covering the tubes we just laid. We start it from the back, pull it under the counter, in front of the laid tube.

Here we extend...

We repeat the same operations with the next leftmost one. It must be placed behind an “empty” stand, near which there is no cut tube. This stand is located to the right of the one we just worked with. Here you can’t do without a skewer - you need to slip a newspaper tube under the two already laid (look at the photo).

We lay the tube on top, hiding the cut one above. We start it from the back, put it on a skewer and pull it out. Holding it with your fingers, we rock it from side to side so that there is a place for it and it “lies down.” We cut it off.

You also need to lay it out correctly - repeating the same pattern as before

All that was left was a newspaper tube sticking out. We start it behind the third rack. It’s not difficult to navigate: under the first two there are already trimmings of the ones that were just laid. We insert the skewer under the laid turns and bring it out near the bent post.

Using a skewer, we bring the last rack out and lay it out so that it lies the same way as the others. Now it can be trimmed. The edge of the basket is ready and it is impossible to find where the row begins and ends.

Photo ideas for weaving tubes

Beginning craftsmen master weaving from newspaper tubes using simple crafts. As you gain experience, you want to diversify your products and use more complex patterns. In some cases, interesting-looking weaving is not necessarily complex. Such an example is in the following photo gallery. It contains step-by-step photos of creating chess weaving.

Beginning - we braid two racks Number of turns - at your discretion It is more convenient if the tube “looks” to the right We finish the second row of checkerboard weaving, cut off the extra working tubes and secure their ends Leave as many working tubes as needed

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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 can 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 a little 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 opposite sides of the rack and at the same time intertwine 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 mold (mine is 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) to make it 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, immediately colored in three layers. 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, good luck. 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:

stack of old newspapers,
bottle or jar,
PVA glue,
tassel,
knitting needle,
thick cardboard,
ruler,
acrylic paints (you can use one, for example, white),
scissors,
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 grease 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's 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.

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