Weaving newspaper tubes

Things hand made with love, give the house a uniqueness and individuality. These elements of the interior can be ordered from the master, but much more interesting and more fun to create your own exclusive domestic production.

Original decoration in the kitchen can be a basket of fruit. It is made of different materials that are readily available: birch bark, straw, wicker, conventional twine, corrugated paper. And you can use and what is sure to be found in every home: old newspapers. You will get affordable yet stylish thing. weaving technique from newspaper tubes is not very complicated. A few steps - and you will learn a new kind of needlework.

The blank material

We collect old newspapers at home. Each sheet is cut vertically into strips of a width of eight to ten centimeters. Take an ordinary knitting needle and applies it to the far corner of the strip. Tightly cheat newspaper strip on the needle diagonally.

To tube does not expand on the second corner of the strip drip a little white glue. After that, remove the tube from the spokes. These blanks, you will need quite a lot.

coloration

If you painted each tube separately, the result is higher quality, as there will be NOT, places. You can use a water stain or latex paint. The second stage may well be the final, if you decide to paint a ready-made product. For this acrylic or aerosol paint can be applied.

Weaving

According to the shape and size of the basket can be arbitrary. But better to start with the production of products of rectangular shape and of medium size. You can take a small cardboard box, for example, a shoe. The ends of the harvested newspaper tubes need to stick at regular intervals to the bottom of the box. All tubes, except one, rises along the side edge and fix. It is possible to make a rubber band or a clothespin. Next free straw braid the uprights. When it will be necessary to increase the length of the tube newsprint, something new must be inserted into the previous and glued. Fully entwine box. The end of the working tube and fix the tip hide. Zapletal and hide the ends of the upright tubes.

For durability may be impregnated practically finished basket PVA glue, and then acrylic paint.

Decoration

Fabric, ribbons, authentic decoration, related or crocheted, floral detail - these elements can be used for decorating the finished product. It all depends on the flight to your imagination.

Using

Use with pleasure, pride in their ability to create a unique thing. In such a fruit basket will look very colorful and appetizing.
Do not stop

Using the technique of weaving from newspaper tubes you can make a lot of beautiful, useful and original things. It could be vases, jewelry boxes, wall panels and trays, bags and souvenirs. They will please you, create coziness and comfort in your home.