The art of weaving goes back to ancient times. There was a time when not only essential items and household utensils were spilled from thin branches of trees and vines, but also furniture, children's toys, hedges and whole dwellings were built. However, the years went by, the mankind developed, and the weaving went to the background, undeservedly forgotten. Today, modern folk craftsmen are trying to revive this kind of applied art, bring their new, creative ideas and create true masterpieces worthy of expositions of the best world museums. And now, such newfangled and widely received in Russia kind of weaving were articles made of newspaper tubes. For novice craftsmen or those who first hear about it, we explain: the basic material for making these interesting and insanely beautiful wicker items is the most ordinary newsprint. Of course, you will definitely need PVA glue, a clerical knife or scissors, as well as a spoke and a hook. The needle will help to smoothly and accurately roll the tube, and the hook is necessary to pull the paper ends through the weaving.
Material preparation
In order for you to get an original breadbox, fruit basket, box or striking imagination of each incoming guest an outdoor vase from newspaper tubes, you need to make workpieces. To begin with, you should cut newspaper pages with a width of no more than 5-7 and a length of approximately 30-50 centimeters. Then, putting the strip in front of you on the work surface and unfolding to yourself with a narrow part, begin twisting on the spoke from the lower left edge at an angle of 30 degrees. Twisting should be as tight and tight as possible, the remaining corner of the blank should be glued with glue and fixed. It is very important that the diameter of the resulting tube has a different diameter, it should not embarrass you, so it will be more convenient to produce the so-called "build-up" - the lengthening of our paper "vine". For the convenience of further weaving, the resulting blanks can be slightly ironed using a rolling pin. The vase from the newspaper tubes will look much more effective if you paint it, usually using a stain or acrylic paints. You can do this when your masterpiece is ready, with the help of a spray can, but you can also paint the blanks before the beginning of the process of weaving, this will give you the opportunity to play with the color scheme. Any vase from newspaper tubes, especially if it is intended for fruit and can come into contact with water, should be covered with acrylic lacquer. Its advantage is that it dries very quickly and does not have an extraneous smell.
Types of weaving
As for the types of weaving, everything here depends on the professionalism of the master. Each time your products will become more accurate, richer and more diverse. Weaving in rows, square weaving, rope, openwork, spiral, pigtail - there is no limit to your imagination! And, most importantly, do not despair, if something does not work out right away, only having shown zeal and patience, you can later enjoy a luxurious interior created with love by your hands. And what a wonderful gift will be created by you an exclusive vase of newspaper tubes, fruit, a frame for photos! With minimal costs, your warmth and beauty will forever settle in the homes of friends and relatives, daily pleasing them and reminding you of them.