Types of weaving from newspaper tubes. Newspaper weaving: master class

2024 Author: Sierra Becker | [email protected]. Last modified: 2024-02-26 03:46

Creating masterpieces from unnecessary things has always been an original activity that was especially popular. Everyone has a lot of old items that can no longer be used for their intended purpose for various reasons. They often lie idle due to the fact that it is a pity to throw them away. Craftswomen and needlewomen are beginning to use an increasing variety of materials. Souvenirs of amazing beauty can be created using various types of weaving from newspaper tubes. Baskets, boxes, decorative elements for the interior are made in this way. It is not difficult, so anyone can master this technique.

Surface creation options

There are different types of weaving from newspaper tubes. Some allow you to make dense products, other methods give the impression of openwork lace. In this case, objects are translucent, that is, the contents of such a basket or container will be visible.

So, if you decide to master newspaper weaving, its types are as follows:

• one stripe;
• rope with two stripes;
• alternating weaving oneand two straws;
• skew weave using poles alone.

Beginners should start with the first option. He is the simplest. The last method on the list is illustrated in the photo, which shows an ice cream souvenir in the form of a Santa Claus hat. The method of creating a base that is painted red is quite complicated. It is better to leave it for later. If you decide to immediately master such newspaper weaving, a master class in video format will be of great help. Just by reading the description, it will be difficult to work with this method for the first time.

Material preparation

To get an artificial vine, you need to find newspapers, magazines, catalogs. Some prefer to make non-colored editions from soft paper, others work with colorful gloss. Both options can be used. What is best for you, decide in the process of practice. The sheets are cut into strips about 5-6 cm wide. A knitting needle is taken, which is applied to the workpiece at an acute angle. Start rolling the tube. The edges must be secured with glue. This work is easy. It just takes practice. At first, you may get uneven thickness on the left and right of the paper stick. Do not worry. This is acceptable, although the difference should not be too large or noticeable.

Tubule extensions

If you work with real willow vines, then problems with the length of the elements occur less often. Here you are limited by the size of the newspaper sheet. Buy a large roll of paper, which is used in printing production,expensive and useless. You can get out of the situation by adding the length of the tube by building. When you roll it up, one edge gets a little wider. Accordingly, the narrow tip will just fit into it. The junction should be made as less noticeable as possible and be sure to glue. As a rule, adding a new part occurs during the weaving process, because it will be inconvenient to work with a long one at once, and you still don’t know exactly what size you need.

Should the vine be painted?

You can use any types of weaving from newspaper tubes, but for each of them there is a general stage of processing the material. To give aesthetics and decorative properties to the manufactured object, an artificial vine is usually painted and varnished or stained. Acrylic immediately creates a waterproof layer, and in addition, it fits well on the paper surface. Some prefer not to use color, making very beautiful things, where black text on a white background serves as a kind of pattern. This option is indeed possible, but colored newspapers will not look very aesthetically pleasing, as the object will be too colorful. For such things, it is better to apply a drawing on top, and add a layer of varnish to give a glossy sheen.

How best to decorate the surface?

There can be two options for staining: the first - before weaving, the second - after. It makes sense to make tubes colored immediately after production if you will create a very complex shape of a souvenir,paint over qualitatively all parts of which will be too difficult. However, you should first try what the tube will be like after the manipulation. Some paint formulations make the paper stiff and the stick will lose flexibility. Weaving in this case is impossible. It is best to decorate the product after it is made. They use different decoration techniques: painting, decoupage, ribbons and other options. The combination of several ways of processing the material looks original, for example, the holes in the wicker basket are filled with openwork elements using the quilling technique (the first photo in the article).

What items can be crafted?

After watching any master class "Weaving from straws" once, you can start creating souvenirs on your own. You can make any object. Most often weave such things:

• baskets;
• vases;
• large boxes or small boxes;
• napkin holders;
• decorative decorations for home.

The choice of subject depends on your skills, imagination and desire to create. As a first experiment, you can choose a round, square or rectangular box with a solid bottom. Suitable option with a vase. When you understand the technique of creating the walls of an object, start making the bottom also braided.

Sequence of actions

If you want to learn how to weave from newspaper tubes for beginners, a master class in the format of tips will be enough to start working on your own. Create souvenir typebaskets or boxes consists of the following steps:

1. Assuming that the material you have already prepared, start by making the bottom. In the first options, it is better to use a solid one made of thick cardboard. Cut out the base in the form of a circle, square, rectangle in two copies. The first will fix the vertical elements, and the second will be decorative and cover (hide) the connecting parts.
2. Carry out the wireframe. In a cardboard circle, make slots for the racks, install them there. For reliability, you can glue small tips to the base. Attach the outer decorative bottom.
3. Insert the object to be braided into the space between the uprights. Vertical tubes should be attached to the base, as shown in the photo. Here it is done with clothespins. If your souvenir is small, use other methods, such as paper clips.
4. Start weaving from bottom to top. The picture shows an example with two tubes, you use the only one for the first time. You pass it between the racks according to the principle through one. If you start dragging the stick in front of the counter, then you move further behind the frame element. And so on until the end. It turns out a solid surface. Try to hide the joints of the tubes in the places of extension inside, behind the rack. In the case of weaving two elements of a paper vine at the same time, one passes behind the vertical stick, the other in front of it, then they cross, and everything repeats.

Making the bottom

In theirin the first works, it is better to use circles, rectangles made of thick cardboard as a basis. However, fully woven souvenirs look most impressive. When you have gained some experience, try to make a bottom in the same technique.

To make a rectangular or square bottom, you will need a kind of machine made of cardboard. It is a design in which holes are made in a line with an awl at a distance of about two centimeters, and their diameter corresponds to the tubes. Insert the required number of sticks into the holes, while leaving a free edge on the outside, which will later act as a vertical stand. Insert the working tubes at a right angle and begin to braid the bottom frame.

In the case of a round base, several tubes are crossed, for example, four. With a working element, you begin to bypass them, evenly distributing them in a circle in the form of radially divergent rays. Do this to the desired bottom diameter.

Weaving from newspaper tubes: basket "Chess" (diagram)

You can try to master not solid, but with holes weaving from newspaper tubes. The "Chess" basket is a good example. The bottom can be made in the usual way, and to get a pattern of squares and holes, you will need to use several work items. Each braids two racks, then there is a shift to the next pair.

So, you have learned what types of weaving are fromnewspaper tubes that you need to work with this material. You can choose any sample you like and try to implement it yourself. Start mastering the technique on a simple form, then gradually move on to making complex souvenirs.