Weaving is one of the popular types of manual arts, which of the many unwanted newspapers can turn them into beautiful and durable masterpieces. This occupation does not require a large capital investment. This article will tell you how to make a product from newspaper tubes.
Baskets and boxes, woven from newspaper tubes, have a special beauty and charm.
Visually this material resembles natural vine.
Content
- 1 weaving technology of the newspaper tubes
- 2 How to Choose the Right Paper
- 3 What are necessary tools for working with tubes
- 4 How to box?
- 5 The paint tubes
- 6 VIDEO: Master Class - box of newspaper tubes.
- 7 50 versions of the newspaper boxes of tubes:
weaving technology of the newspaper tubes
Braiding is a process for joining materials by weaving or by means of special knots. Using paper blanks as the starting material began to be used recently. With the help of newspaper tubes can be made excellent housekeeper, boxes, baskets of various shapes, pencil holders as foxes, etc.
The advantage of these products is that their manufacture will not be required to collect the vine.
The basis of the casket can be woven on their own, but also you can make the basis of cardboard.
The main stages are as weaving preparation tubes. For this newspaper sheets cut into long strips the width of 5-10 cm. Then the strip is placed under the needle 45 degrees, and it is wrapped thereby obtained tube. Then it is necessary to glue the edges of paper rods to prevent untwisting.
Ask the form of a basket can put something rectangular: a book, a notebook, a box, packing up something.
Further plexus process occurs on a variety of schemes, which a large quantity. And you can choose to suit every taste, both for beginners and for masters.
These wicker boxes and boxes can decorate your interior.
Weave more of the same products can be in different diameters: from small to large.
To give the product tone, you need to pre-dry the paint and tubes. The final product in the end can be put into the case and to add various decorative details.
Box or casket, woven from newspaper tubes, very nicely complemented by a lid.
How to Choose the Right Paper
When choosing paper you must first pay attention to the density. The thinner the sheet, the better, so the newspaper is the best option. But its use does not preclude the likelihood of getting their hands dirty on the printing ink.
The cap can hide the contents of the boxes and decorate the product.
To cap a good "sit" on the casket, it should be more in the diameter of the boxes 1 cm.
You can buy pure consumer paper in packs. It is also possible to acquire the printing paper rolls or newsstand breakdown.
Lid boxes can be decorated with pictures, photographs, ribbons, lace, ribbons and more.
Of ordinary office paper, too, can make wickerwork. Density than the newspaper almost twice as much. In this regard, the tube is slightly more complicated twist, worse stacked during weaving (wringing). At the same time much more noticeable visible joints of paper with a twist.
It is also possible to manufacture casket with a hinged lid, which is closed on a hook or eyelet.
The bottom of it is desirable to make the cardboard, as this will facilitate your work, but it can weave their own.
Reference. newsprint density is 45-50 g / m2, and in the office area 80g / m2.
What are necessary tools for working with tubes
In order to get to work, in addition to the material necessary to prepare the tools:
Prepare in advance all materials having a large number of sheets of newspaper in hand.
- Spokes need for twisting tubes.
- As the adhesive can approach almost any paper glue (e.g., PVA or glue crayon). By retaining the properties of the adhesive depends on the quality of paper rods.
- Scissors or any other tool for cutting the strips.
- Brushes need to be painted.
- Pins are designed for fixing the paper during bonding.
- Painting is required to give the product the desired color. Well suited dye for wool, fabric, food dyes, etc.
Screw the large number of tubes to facilitate their work.
How to box?
Boxes, woven with their own hands, quite beautiful and visually can not be different from natural vines. Such articles according to the size and shape can be reassigned storage: cosmetics, jewelry, keys, kits sewing, etc. For the manufacture of boxes you need to prepare in advance the material and tools that will no longer be distracted by work.
That the article was careful, do not forget to fix the tube to the shape and gently fasten each twig.
Use a small metal hook or needle to thread the tube gently and beautiful tie knots.
Important. The more prepared tubes, the better.
Casket, woven tubes of newspaper and decorated according to your taste, looks very gentle and original.
As the bottom can be used as a woven base and take the cardboard as the base product. To give form to recommend that you use a template, which will later be attached tube. As you can use almost any object (book, notebook, box, etc.) as a template. Depending on the subject can be made rectangular, square and round boxes. weaving process steps is as follows.
This vintage box must have each needlewoman, because it is very practical, you can post any set for needlework.
- Taken ducts 16, then they are crossed each other in two pieces.
- Weaving process begins with each bending rolls around. The procedure continues until, until the desired size is reached.
- In case of shortage tubules length is lengthened by the addition of new ones. Do not forget to mount, tieing each twig.
- After the woven bottom, lift up the ends and begin to spin wall. As it reaches the desired height of the wall, paper rods will need to bend to acquire the aesthetic appearance of the product.
These caskets come in handy for storing cosmetics and much more.
Reference. Cover for boxes of papers is performed on the same principle, but the external dimensions should be 1cm more than the basic product.
Weave these boxes is not difficult.
Wicker box can be your favorite thing in the interior of the subject and for personal belongings.
With the help of newspaper tubes can be woven as a housekeeper sovushki.
- You must perform a circular outline owls, we can take a plate as a template.
- Pattern matching derive weaving rods to the middle of the circle.
- Separately made eyes. Tube must be wrapped in a spiral and finally secure with glue.
- Eyebrows are also performed separately.
- Glued components in the woven circle.
- Decorate eyes and varnished.
"Owl" Bag looks very original and interesting.
The final step is drying and installation of metal hooks.
The paint tubes
To select a decorative coating is necessary to consider the properties of paints. Watercolor and gouache paints are recommended for coating workpieces. Watercolor fading characteristic after application, and has gouache bright shades, but also must be diluted with water.
In such a casket easily store any detail, as well it can be used instead of candy or housekeeper.
For the finished product using acrylic can also be used wood varnish. Acrylic gives gloss and varnish gives the product strength and the effect of this vine.
Photo of the beautiful products made by skilled handy people will allow you to be inspired to create their own casket from newspaper tubes.
