Weaving from newspaper tubes. Spiral weaving of wreaths, vases, fir-trees

In this article we will talk about howweaving from newspaper tubes. Spiral weaving is a very exciting activity. In addition, not expensive and very simple. So, for work you will need:

• Newspaper tubes. You can prepare them from ordinary newspapers, or use colorful magazines.
• Stationery knife.
• Scissors.
• PVA glue. In this case, use only a thick adhesive.
• Paints. They are only needed if you need to paint your product. Suitable for this purpose and iodine, zelenka, food colors, stain, gouache, hair dye, etc.
• Varnish for wood. Used absolutely any.
• Shape for braiding.

How does weaving from newspaper tubes

Spiral weaving begins with the preparation of newspaper tubes. For any crafts, they need to be wound as much as possible, because if you continue your work, then they will be useful to you in the future:

1. So, take the newspaper, cut it with a stationery knife into 4 or 2 equal parts (this depends on the required thickness) and make the workpiece.
2. We begin to twist the cut sheets into thin tubes at an angle of 30 °. To do this, you can use a thin rod from the handle.
3. Twisting begins at any angle. By the way, many use for a twisting a spoke or a skewer. At the end, the tip of the newspaper is fixed with glue.

It is worth remembering one important rule - a tubemust be twisted in such a way that one end remains thin, and the second is gradually expanded. This is necessary so that during the weaving process it is possible to enlarge the tube by inserting into the wide edge a thin, pre-lubricated it with a little glue.

Do not try to immediately enlarge the workpiecemeter length, when weaving from newspaper tubes. Spiral weaving in this case will be inconvenient. It is better to add length gradually. As soon as the tube ends, spread a little glue on one end, insert it into the other and press it gently. And after 20-30 seconds you can continue weaving from newspaper tubes.

Spiral weaving is best done usingbasis. It can be anything. For example, for vases it is better to use an ordinary plastic bottle, and for stability, you can just type water into it. It is necessary to braid at the same time as tightly as possible to the base.

After the product is ready, it is necessaryto paint. You can do this by anything, up to the enamel. You can leave the product and white, but for strength you should cover with varnish. In these cases, you can use any varnish for wood surfaces. It provides the product with strength and durability, and practically equates it to wooden baskets. Many use lacquer as the main stage of painting, just adding the necessary shade. The colors turn out to be original, and, in addition, it saves time.

If you want to use weaving fromnewspaper tubes (spiral weave), pre-painted details, it is best to start with a few of them. Since it is possible at the time of dyeing, the tubes will become soft, and it will be simply inconvenient to operate them.

Making a wreath of newspaper tubes

For wreath weaving you will need a cylindrical base. For this, a can of lacquer or shaving foam can be used. It fuses as follows:

1. Crossing on the table, two tubes from the newspaper and at intervals add one more, so you get the appearance of a snowflake with 8 ends.
2. In the middle of the snowflake we put our base andbegin to braid the cylinder. We take one end of any tube (the whole spiral weaving design starts from it) and, braiding the end of the next newspaper tube on the right side, we lower it down. The first pair of rows is done very carefully, since the construction is not strong. Right hand is to weave, and left to tightly press the structure to the surface.
3. With the braided end we wrap the subsequenttube on the right side. Such actions are done with all the tubes until they run out. If you see that you do not have enough length for the subsequent bending, increase it as we advised earlier.

How long it is to make a cylinder, see for yourself. If you lack the height of the base, then simply pull it out gradually from braiding.

To make a wreath of newspaper tubesspiral weave, after reaching the required length, join it into a circle. To do this, glue together with hot glue the bottom of the structure with the top. After fixing, cut off the unnecessary ends with scissors. By the way, many people use wire or thick threads instead of hot glue. Do not forget to cover the wreath with varnish and zadekoriruyte to your liking.

Spiral weaving of newspaper tubes: vases

Vases are woven like a wreath. As a basis, you can use any glass vessel or vase. For stability, they must be filled with water. For the basis we use 3 tubes, we spread them, having crossed among ourselves. The ends leave at an equal distance from each other and start to braid similarly to the wreath, tightly pressing the braiding structure to the base. To the top, the product can be narrowed or expanded.

Finished product can be painted and varnished. This option will look original with beautiful wildflowers.

Herringbone of newspaper tubes

Finally, about how the simplest product is made - a Christmas tree made of newspaper tubes. Spiral weaving in this case is similar to a vase and a wreath. For the base, the cone is taken and also braided.

To do this, take 4 tubes from the newspaper. They can be glued together with hot glue between themselves and step by step braided cone shape. And after the end of the work, fix the tips with glue and color the finished Christmas tree in green.

All the finished works decorate. To do this, you can use options for decoupage. Use embroidery decorations, ribbons and much more. Fantasize, and your work will be unique!