The successful experience of manufacturing: basket from newspaper tubes in 4 steps

Wicker basket of newspaper tubes appearance do not differ from similar products made of rattan

Do you want to learn how to create a basket of conventional newspapers? My experience suggests that it is the power of anyone. The below detailed instructions to help me prove it clearly.

From the preparation of tools to paint the finished product

Making baskets newspaper tubes can be divided into four stages:

1. Preparation props;
2. Manufacture of tubes;
3. basketry;
4. decorating baskets.

At the same time I want to note that the second - the long and complicated. Now, let's start:

Stage №1: preparing props

To work needed:

• A stack of old newspapers;

Old newspapers - the basic material is made baskets, by which the price of its manufacturing out incredibly low

• PVA glue with a brush;
• Bank, a bottle or box, Depending on what kind of shape you're planning to weave a basket;
• A long knitting needle 1.5-2 mm thick. You can also use a wooden skewer;
• The cardboard sheet;
• ruler;
• Stationery knife or scissors;
• Rubber;
• Acrylic paints suitable caramel.

It is also recommended to prepare the glue gun. This tool is optional, and not everyone has the farm, but the work will go faster with it, and the result will be more accurate.

Props for making paper baskets consists mainly of the fact that you can always find at the farm

Now that you have all of the above have on hand, you can proceed to the next step.

Stage №2: manufacture of tubes

Diagram showing the principle of torsion tubes of newspaper sheets

In order to weave a basket to begin to make some work rolls in the number of newspapers, not less than thirty. To do this, proceed as follows:

Photo	Description
	Cut sheet of newspaper with a ruler and stationery knife or scissors to desyatisantimetrovyh bandwidth.
	First with his hands obvorachivaem angle one of the bands around the needles.
	Then also obliquely obvorachivaem and the entire band around the spokes.
	grease with glue the remainder of the tip paper and fix it to get the tube.

I recommend to twist the newspaper strip around the spokes at an angle of 45-60 degrees. Then finished tube will have optimal strength and elasticity.

The optimal twist angle of the newspapers around the needles - 45-60 degrees

Do not worry about the fact that the diameter of the tubes is different at different ends. In the process of weaving them periodically need to renew by inserting one into the other, there is such a feature, and play into the hands.

Now you can start weaving baskets from newspaper tubes.

At thirty samples can stop and start weaving crafts, if necessary, finish it then another

Stage №3: wicker baskets

The scheme of weaving baskets from newspaper tubes not is very complex, but still require the precision of some of the nuances:

Photo	Step by step instructions described
	We put jar, bottle or carton to carton; lines the bottom of the pencil.
	cut out according marking two identical pieces. In this case, it is a circle.
	postpone Ducts 12; collapse each 3 cm on one side.
	Apply one of the wheels with a brush or adhesive glue gun; glue thereto flattened edges at the same distance from each other newspaper vines; Put a on top of the news for some time to improve the quality of the fixing.
	take second circle; also promazyvayut it with glue; and put above.
	raise the newspaper rays upwards; secure their band.
	collapse edge of another tube; glue it along the edge of the cardboard circle, as shown on the left side.
	go around glued vine nearest tube from the outside, and then following a tube - from the inside.
	We treat all newspaper rays, alternating the direction of the coverage.
	When the tube ends, Inserted into its socket following a narrow end and continue weaving.
	exit in the second row.
	insert weaving into a jar or other object on which size were made of cardboard figures. This will keep the design shape.
	are conducting weaving up along the walls of the banks up to the planned height.
	Vine last row cut off obliquely and plant inside to the limit.
	We fix the cut edge of the glue.
	Set up the upper edge of one of the vertical tubes inside the basket and glue. If it is too long, then the pre-cut off so that there is a small tail.
	We treat and with the rest of the eleven vertical beams.
	glue latest vertical axis.

At this very newspaper weaving tubes ends and begins dressing.

Step №4: decorating baskets

While your hack can not boast of beautiful appearance, but this is easily remedied:

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	color acrylic paint the inside of the basket.
	then stained and external. And then applying another layer of paint and set aside until dry crafts.
	use Basket for other purposes.

Crafts paint can be any color, but it is better to make the first layer of white that he hid printable characters. Otherwise they can tread through the decorative layer, spoiling the appearance of the product.

Illustrative examples of finished baskets

Basketry newspaper tubes has been practiced for a long time. Therefore, already has a lot of variety of handicrafts, from where you can get ideas for your project:

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	Basket with latticed walls and segments of the rope handles.
	Wicker vase of colored newspapers stand.
	Robust basket for dirty laundry.
	sleeping tray for a domestic cat.
	Decorative vase with a lid.
	Crafts style paper patchwork.
	The box with hinged lid.
	Pot with lid of the pre-flattened tubes.

conclusion

You are familiar with how the baskets weaved from newspaper tubes. Videos in this article provides additional information and questions you can ask in the comments.

Paper baskets are not only beautiful, but also practical