Wickerwork made from wicker adds a cozy natural touch to any interior and is slightly reminiscent of hippie style. But vine is a complex material that requires special long-term harvesting. But there is a decent stack of old newspapers in every home. A tray made from newspaper tubes in the shape of a Yin-Yang sign looks almost the same as a wicker tray, but it’s easy and simple to make!
Making straws
To prepare material for weaving a tray from newspaper tubes, choose a printed publication with high-quality thin and smooth paper (usually newspapers with economic and business news are published on this paper). We have already talked about how to twist tubes: divide a sheet of newspaper into 4 strips and twist it diagonally onto a knitting needle. secure the tip with glue. For this tray you will need about 50 straws.
If you are starting to weave tubes for the first time, we recommend that you first choose more simple model and with its help master it from newspaper tubes. If you have a couple of completed jobs on your account, the tray - a good choice for a new stage.
We weave the bottom of the tray
To start weaving a tray from newspaper tubes, cross 4 bundles of 5 tubes each in a checkerboard pattern. Level the intersection thoroughly with a heavy object or rolling pin. To prevent the tubes from moving, glue them together with PVA glue.
The main technique used to weave this tray is called “rope”. Fold the first working tube in half and braid it around the base tubes, three at a time. From the 2nd to the 5th row, braid every 2 tubes. Next, continue braiding each base tube until you reach the desired diameter of the tray.
When the working tube comes to an end, it needs to be extended. To do this, flatten the end of the working tube and put a new one on it. The joint can be strengthened with glue, but you will have to stop working until it dries.
We weave the sides of the tray
To start weaving the sides, you need to connect the base tubes clockwise one after another, as in the photo. This way they will become vertical. Next, continue weaving the “rope” pattern with the working tubes to the desired wall height.
With the last row, bend the tubes one after another and tuck them inside the weave parallel to the base.
We weave the inner side
Mark a line on the tray for the future inner edge. For the base, bend the tubes in half and insert them through the bottom along the marking line at a distance of 2-3 cm from one another. Using a working tube, weave a “rope” pattern at the junction with the side of the tray, thread the tubes through. The last row close it the same way.
The final stage: painting and strengthening
If you did not paint them with wood stain before weaving a tray from newspaper tubes, you can do this after completing the work. Then the tray must be completely covered with PVA glue and allowed to dry. The wet tray will be very soft, but once dry this treatment will give it the necessary rigidity. Coat the finished tray of newspaper tubes with varnish in 2 or 3 layers.
How to learn to weave from newspaper tubes? Patterns, techniques and master classes for weaving from newspaper tubes. The most beautiful crafts from newspaper tubes.
The talent and skills of some people are sometimes simply amazing. It would seem that what can be made from an ordinary newspaper? Well, a cap, well, an airplane, well, what else? But no, there are masters of their craft who manage to create not just a work of art, but a whole masterpiece from old newspapers.
Ideas for boxes, crafts, vases, baskets, boxes made from newspaper tubes: photos of the most beautiful products
Just look at these wonderful crafts made from ordinary newspaper tubes. Their beauty is simply breathtaking!
Unusual vases made from newspaper tubes
How to make, twist newspaper tubes from newspapers and paint?
We twist tubes from newspapers
For those needlewomen who are taking on the process of twisting newspaper tubes for the first time, this task may seem very difficult and almost impossible. But over time, having trained your hand, you can achieve quite good results, when the newspapers seem to roll up into tubes themselves.
So, here is a list of materials needed for rolling newspaper tubes:
- Newspapers
- PVA glue or stationery glue stick
- Knife, stationery knife or scissors (whichever is more convenient)
- Thin knitting needle 0.5-1 mm or skewer
Algorithm for rolling newspapers into tubes:
- Take a newspaper or a stack of newspapers.
- We fold all the pages so that they lie clearly under each other.
- Fold the newspaper in half.
- Again, make sure that the edges of the newspaper do not extend beyond each other.
- Cut the folded newspaper in half.
- We fold the resulting halves of the newspaper in half again.
- Cut the newspaper halves along the new fold.
- We sort the resulting newspaper quarters into two piles.
- We put strips of newspaper with white edges in one pile - the tubes twisted from them will be clean white.
- In another pile we put the strips with letters - the tubes twisted from them will be with a seal.
- We take one of the newspaper strips.
- We place the knitting needle in its lower right corner.
- The knitting needle is placed at an angle of 25-30 degrees.
- Holding the tip of the newspaper, we begin to twist the knitting needle, winding the paper around it.
- We try to roll the newspaper as tightly as possible.
- Having twisted almost the entire tube, coat its edge with glue and glue it to the tube.
- We take out the knitting needle.
- Allow the finished tube to dry for 15-20 minutes.
It is worth paying attention to the fact that the final version of the finished tube will have two ends of different thicknesses - on one side the tube will be thicker and on the other thinner. This structure of the tubes is necessary in order to “build up” them. “Extension” is a procedure based on the creation of long tubes. It consists in the fact that the thinner end of another tube is “screwed” into the thicker end of one tube and “glued” into place. This way you get one long newspaper tube.
Instructions for rolling tubes from newspapers: Video
You can paint the newspaper tubes after the fact - when the product is completely ready. However, this option is only suitable for cases when the craft is done in one color. If the product is designed in different colors, then it is advisable to paint the tubes in advance.
You can paint newspaper tubes with any coloring substances:
- watercolor
- gouache
- acrylic paints
- aerosol cans
- stain (the letters will show through)
- food colorings
- eyebrow and hair dye
- brilliant green
- Basma
- wood paint
- colorless paint with added color (this way you can do it on
- several colors based on one paint different shades paints)
How to paint newspaper tubes: Video
- It is immediately worth highlighting two types of dyes, which are the most popular among masters of weaving from newspaper tubes - these are acrylic paints and stain on water based. Both of these water-based dyes produce a thorough, dense coloring of paper. At the same time, during weaving, no paint remains on the hands and surface, which is important in this process.
- In order to make the product more durable and water-resistant, it is advisable to varnish it at the tube stage. The ideal option is when the varnish is applied in 2 layers.
- By the way, in the case of varnish, you can save on paint - color can be added directly to the varnish.
- Painted tubes must be dried thoroughly in the oven, in the sun or in front of the stove.
How and where to start weaving from newspaper tubes?
- Often the design of newspaper crafts consists of a bottom, guides and woven tubes.
- Several tubes of the required length are used in the form of guides - the length directly depends on the height of the craft.
- There can be several tubes for weaving - for beginners it is better to start with one tube.
- It is advisable to make the bottom of the craft wicker - this way the product will look more attractive. With this type of weaving, the core of the bottom is first made, the ends of which will later become the racks of the craft, and then tubes are woven around it, creating a round (or other shaped) bottom.
- But you can also make a solid bottom - it is created from two circles cut out of thick cardboard. The vertical posts of the craft are glued to the bottom circle (they need to be slightly flattened at the attachment point), and they are fixed on top with another circle using glue.
- As the base of the craft, you can use a jar, vase, glass or other container of suitable size. The base is installed on the bottom, and the racks are fixed in its upper part with clothespins to ensure the evenness of the product.
- When the bottom, base and guides are in place, you can begin to braid them with paper vine.
Methods of weaving from newspaper tubes for beginners: step-by-step instructions, master class
For beginning needlewomen, the simplest method of weaving from newspaper wicker is suitable - single with a solid bottom:
- We take the finished frame of the future craft.
- We flatten one of the tubes, which will act as a vine, a little at the end.
- Glue the flattened end of the vine to the bottom of the craft.
- We lead the vine behind the nearest guide (with this type of weaving there should be an odd number of them) from the outside.
- We bring the vine inside the craft.
- We braid the next guide from the inside.
- We bring the vine outside the craft and wrap it around the next guide from the outside.
- Thus we continue in a circle along the entire height of the craft.
- As we work, the vine will run out, so we build it up as we go.
- We make sure that the vine lies tightly and the racks stand straight.
- Having filled your hand a little, you can try to weave several vines at once (2-3).
Types of weaving from newspaper tubes for beginners - simple, double, rod, complex, braid, lazy, isid, volumetric bending: weaving pattern for beginners, photo
Weaving pattern using the three-rod rod technique
Pattern of weaving from newspaper tubes using the "izida" technique
Weaving pattern from newspaper tubes “double fold”
Complex bending - diagram
Lazy braid braiding pattern
The bottom of newspaper tubes is square, rectangular, round, oval: how to weave for beginners?
How to weave a simple round bottom from newspaper tubes: Video
How to weave a square bottom from newspaper tubes: Video
How to weave an oval bottom from newspaper tubes: Video
How to weave a rectangular bottom from newspaper tubes: Video
How to weave handles for a basket from newspaper tubes: patterns for beginners
Twisted handle for a basket made of newspaper tubes: Video
Handle for a basket made of newspaper tubes: Video
How to finish weaving from newspaper tubes?
The simplest folds from newspaper tubes: Video
Basket made of newspaper tubes: technique, weaving patterns
Scheme of weaving a box from newspaper tubes
Weaving patterns from newspaper tubes for beginners
To summarize, it’s worth saying that you shouldn’t be afraid to start something new. Even the most famous needlewomen were once beginners. They also didn’t succeed at everything right away, they also got upset and intended to give up their hobby. But nevertheless, over time, everything fell into place - the tubes began to roll up faster, the patterns became more complex and ornate, and the crafts became simply mesmerizing. So, dear readers, go ahead, study, get better, and mastery will definitely overtake you!
How to weave a box from newspaper tubes: Video
How to weave a lid for a box from newspaper tubes: Video
I have long dreamed of weaving a tray with durable plywood bottom. Finally my dream has come true.
My husband cut me this bottom with the obligatory rounded corners. Later I will explain why the corners should be round. I drilled holes around the perimeter at a distance of 1 cm from the edge and 2.5 cm from each other.
I crushed plain white printer paper in my hands and rubbed it until it became very soft.
I glued it on the bottom on both sides with PVA glue.
Close-up view.
I painted the edges with water stain and let it dry.
I inserted the tubes in this way. Under the bottom they are elongated by 16-17 cm.
And we begin to bend the tubes in this way, through four tubes to the fifth.
Glue and fix.
We do the same with all the tubes in order.
This is what should happen. I deliberately took the angle from the corner. Now it’s immediately clear why the corners of the plywood should be round: everything is braided evenly. If the angle were an ordinary right angle, then it would definitely stick out between the sticks.
We glue three tubes by placing them behind the posts.
We weave from left to right, placing the leftmost tube over the next two after the third.
So we continue to weave until the end of the row. Each time we draw a tube OVER the next two after the third.
Having finished the first row, we begin to weave the second, but taking the leftmost tube, we draw it UNDER the next two to the third.
Having finished the second row, cut off one tube and weave four rows with two tubes.
You can decorate the handles.
And two more rows with two tubes.
Then we glue another tube again and weave two rows similarly to the first two rows.
The top can be finished however you wish.
I got it like this. View from above.
Side view.
I glued the napkins onto a white background, then used a thin brush to paint the white areas with stain.
The bottom was also painted with stain. The top was covered with yacht varnish.
This is a tray from the supermarket that inspired me to create my own tray. There are two rows of braiding at the bottom, the same on top, and a simple braid in the middle. The bottom is, of course, plywood. Only it has no handles and is very large.
And here's what I got
Dear craftswomen!
There are a lot of master classes on weaving from newspapers on the Internet, but this topic is still relevant. That's why,
I am pleased to present my publication of a master class from newspapers in the magazine "Craftswoman" number 3, 2012 in the full author's version.
Materials and tools:
Old newspapers, or A4 paper, or window paper, one sheet of any color magazine
PVA glue
Glue "Titan" or "Master"
Acrylic paint in the following colors: white, baked milk, ultramarine, dark gold
Bamboo skewer with a diameter of 2.5-3.0 mm
Flat synthetic brush, 4-5 cm wide
Fan brush, synthetic
Napkins with a pattern, you can use 3-layer or 2-layer
Any hairspray
One file (usually used for documents)
Iron
Water-based acrylic varnish of the brand "MAV", or "Eurotex" or any other
“Tsapon” varnish, used for finishing coating, withstands high temperatures
A piece of textured wallpaper (you can use leftovers after renovation
Corrugated cardboard
Mini drill or awl
Scissors
Clothespins
Progress:
First, we will make tubes - this will be our “vine”; for this we cut strips 7-8 cm wide from the newspaper, on the side where there is a white edge.
We hold a strip of newspaper with our left hand, place a wooden skewer on it at an angle of 45 degrees from the side of the letters, the unpainted strip remains on the right side. We begin to tightly wind the newspaper onto a wooden skewer, when we have twisted the tube almost to the end, apply a little PVA glue to the remaining free tip, and twist the tube to the end. This way the tip of the newspaper will stick. The tube is ready, and note that it turned out white, all the letters remained inside. 
Please pay Special attention how you twist the tubes, how neatly and tightly they turn out, since this is very important at the first stage of production. The final appearance of your product depends on the quality of twisting. The thickness of the wooden skewer also matters. The thinner the skewer, the thinner the tube.
Next, let's prepare corrugated cardboard - this will be the bottom of our tray, cut out 2 identical parts measuring 36x24cm with scissors, but you can make a tray to your own dimensions.
On one part we mark points for future holes for the main stands of the tray. This is an even number; our MK has 40 racks.
To do this, we calculate the distance between the posts so that it is 2.5-3 cm. I can note that from my weaving practice, this is a more acceptable distance for a dense and durable woven fabric. It is necessary to retreat 0.6-0.7 mm from the edge of the part. Having completed the markings, take a mini-drill (you can use a Dremel engraver) and make holes in the marked places 
The second detail of the future bottom remains unchanged. For the stands I use short tubes.
We place short racks in the holes made.
Next, apply Titan glue to the ends of the posts, press them to the cardboard bottom and secure with a clothespin.
This way nothing will move and you can dry it on a flat surface. When the racks are glued, apply PVA glue to the surface of the cardboard bottom and press the second part tightly; you can also use clothespins. So, we should have a mini “sandwich”. The ends of the short posts should remain inside and not visible. We dry again on a flat surface, you can use any weight that we place on top of the mini “sandwich” bottom. Hitch in in this case it will be much better. Let dry for at least 12 hours.
When the drying process is completed, cut out two identical pieces from textured wallpaper, in our case, paper wallpaper remaining after the repair. The size of the parts must coincide with the bottom of our product 36X24 cm. You can glue two parts at once using PVA glue, we will also use clothespins (along the edge of the bottom). Drying
While the paint is drying, we will create an interesting finish for the future handles of the tray.
To do this, take any sheet from a colorful, bright glossy magazine, mark it into triangles, where one side will be 3 cm, and the opposite side disappears in the center, cut it with scissors and twist the beads from the resulting triangles. Let's select something pen, pencil, etc. in thickness so that we can then put the bead on the stand.
We wind our triangle onto a round object from a wide cut to a narrow one, glue the tip with PVA glue. Let's dry it. They turned out to be very cute beads. The longer the paper triangles are, the more “bellied” the beads will be.
Now you need to prepare a napkin for decoupaging the bottom of the tray. Carefully separate all the light layers of the napkin from the colored layer. Place the napkin on the ironing board, spray it with hairspray and iron it through white paper with a hot iron. Do this 2-3 times. Thus, an invisible film is formed on the colored layer of the napkin; the napkin will become much stronger and more elastic. You can more carefully glue the motif to the product.
In this case, we will prepare two identical napkins from which we will tear out the motifs with our hands.
We will glue the motifs to the surface of the future bottom using the “file method”.
Since we will be doing direct decoupage, we place the torn motif FRONT SIDE on the file! The next step is to carefully pour water onto the file, you can just do it by hand. Pour enough water so that the napkin gets wet and floats a little in a puddle of water. We straighten a fragment of a napkin, due to the fact that it is in water and specially prepared, the motif does not tear, stretches a little and can be easily leveled over the file. Shake off excess water. We visually outline where this fragment will be located.
We attach the file with the motif to the product, lightly iron it with our hands over the file, expelling excess water and air bubbles. We make sure that everything is perfect and carefully remove the file, the fragment itself remains on the product.
Then take a fan brush and apply diluted PVA glue (1:1) with water and coat the motif. Drying
We will do the same with other fragments.
Since the texture of the wallpaper has a convex pattern, decoupage on an uneven surface gives an interesting “zest”.
Then we take two long tubes and glue them to any main small stand of the tray. The main stand should be in the middle, between the tubes. We ended up with 2 additional tubes, so we will weave them with a “string” (see the “string” diagram). The first row of weaving should be located as close as possible to the base of the bottom to hide all unevenness 
Use clothespins again, clamp your weaving in different places, then the product will be even.
After the first row, you need to raise the small racks vertically. It is advisable to choose some kind of base on which you will weave. It could be a box or a large book. Then your product will have an even weave and a beautiful appearance. We are also constantly expanding our tubes (vines) with which we weave. To do this, cut off the ends of the tubes a little, insert the thinner end, twisting it a little, into the wider one
Everything should look neat, the place where the tubes are built up should be barely noticeable. Usually you need to “screw in” until you feel that everything has grown together firmly. If this does not happen, then drop a drop of “Titan” or “Moment” glue into the extension site. This glue dries quickly and the paper does not get wet.
When you have woven 4 full rows, place the prepared beads on vertical posts
We bring the vertical racks out, place the 1st rack behind the 2nd, the 2nd rack behind the 3rd, and so on. We look carefully at the photo, everything is visible there. When the 1st row of closure is completed, insert the last tube through the 1st tube outward
Now we will bend the tubes into the inside of the product
The photo shows what happens in the end.
Next, we cut off all the excess tails of the vertical posts, generously coat all surfaces and joints with PVA glue, fasten everything with clothespins and dry for a day until completely dry. 
Now it remains to talk about the decor. You, of course, noticed that the beads are almost red-yellow-white. This is not in harmony with our “grapes”.
Therefore we take acrylic paint ultramarine color and paint our beads. They become a heterogeneous blue-violet shade - this is very suitable for our “grapes”. Next, we look, newsprint has an unsightly gray tint, this can also be corrected. We take acrylic paint the color of baked milk, dilute it to the thickness of liquid sour cream, and carefully paint our product on all sides. We also paint a little with the same paint between the motifs, since there are white gaps there. If necessary, after drying, repeat painting. Dry again. We make sure that everything suits us, that all places of weaving are painted, that the color of the braid is uniform.
Now let's decorate the place where the tray closes. Firstly, this can hide the shortcomings of our weaving (if any), and secondly, this will help us achieve completeness in the design of the tray. Take a little ultramarine paint, (do not dilute it with water!) a piece of a large-pored sponge (you can use a sponge as for washing dishes). Dip the sponge a little into the paint, then press it on the palette several times, this will get rid of excess paint from the sponge. And then we carefully stamp the outline of the tray. The paint lies along the convexities of the weaving and the effect of frost is obtained. We look critically at our product and add a little acrylic dark gold paint using the same “stamping” method. We walk a little along the leaves, grapes, and the background of the bottom of the braid. We'll also add some gold acrylic paint to the beads and tray edging. Now our product is playing in all its glory!
Now it remains to consolidate our result. We take any acrylic lacquer water-based (it is odorless), cover our tray 2 times, with intermediate drying for 2 hours.
Since the tray will be used frequently, protective covering must be durable and durable. The finishing varnish “Tsapon” will help us with this; this varnish can withstand various temperature changes, including high ones.
When using this varnish, take safety measures; you must turn on the hood or open a window to ventilate harmful fumes. The varnish dries very quickly, does not turn yellow, and the smell is not very strong. After use, rinse the brush several times in running water and soap, this will be enough.
Now we admire our product and plan what we will weave next time. After all, paper weaving will give you pleasure, and you can also make many useful and necessary things for your cozy home.
We all learn from each other, maybe my experience will help you find answers to your questions.
I don’t claim exclusivity, there are masters that I’m very far from, I have to study and study.
I will be glad to comments)))))))
tray made of newspaper tubes
For work we will need:
newspaper tubes;
scissors;
Double-sided tape;
While roaming the expanses of the country of masters, I came across a very helpful advice: When constructing the base for the woven bottom, you can use double-sided tape. This greatly simplifies getting started, namely securing the main tubes 
I just cut a small piece of tape and stick it on the tubes. Then I glue the second pair of stands onto this piece of tape. And so on each row until the required number of base posts.
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The adhesive tape is invisible, the tubes stick and won’t go anywhere from their designated place. I really liked this technique, and I began to use double-sided tape in other situations.
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There are several options for how to start weaving a round bottom, but this is how I start: I choose a pair of posts from which to start weaving. I glue two working tubes to them with double-sided tape. Next, I braid an ordinary braid (rope) in a circle. (The black in the photo is a camera lanyard, don’t pay attention)
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Starting weaving in this way, the transition to the next row will be invisible. I definitely need to mark the post from which I start weaving (usually I put on a rubber band), this way I can control the number of rows.
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Another little trick. I periodically moisten the working tubes with water. It is much easier to weave with a damp “vine”, the rows are smooth, and the weaving itself is neat and dense.
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It is important to wet only the middle of the tubes. If you wet the edges of the rhinestone, you may encounter a problem when adding extensions (the new tube does not fit well into the previous one).
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And during the weaving process, I lightly moisten the extension area with a spray bottle, placing a cloth so that the main posts do not get wet.
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Next I change the color of the tubes. On a white background I plan to make decoupage from napkins with the selected pattern.
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After I wove about 10-12 rows, the distance between the posts became approximately 2 cm. To prevent the weaving from being loose, you need to reduce the distance between the posts. Using a knitting needle, I prepare a place for an additional stand and insert a tube there without any problems. There is no need to strengthen it with glue, since if the weaving is sufficiently dense, the racks will hold securely.
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I continue to weave with white tubes, spreading the stands and evenly distributing the distance between them.
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This is what it looks like during the weaving process.
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After the width of the white stripe has become the same as the fragment of the pattern on the decoupage napkin, I again change the color of the tubes to the main one. When the bottom diameter is the same as I planned, I lift the racks up.
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I like to decorate the walls of the tray with a rope of three tubes. I start, as usual, by placing or gluing a tube behind the counter.
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This is what it looks like up close. Depending on the diameter of the tray itself, I determine by eye the height of the side, and accordingly the number of rows. This particular tray is 35 cm in diameter, and the height of the wall is approximately 3-4 cm, i.e. 4 rows of rope from 3 tubes.
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I finish it simply, without unnecessary bends, cutting the posts tightly to the weave.
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Here the tray is ready.
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