How to weave your own basket from newspapers

Contents:

• What materials can be woven basket
• How to prepare the material from newspapers plaiting
• How to weave a basket from newspapers

Now it became a very popular place in the apartment or house objects made by hand. Such interior items can be purchased at various fairs hand-Maida, ordered through the Internet, but the most interesting thing to make them yourself. Of course, you can immediately begin to create with what that serious works, but it is best to try with a simple product, for example, to build a laundry basket or fruit with their pens. This is a very exciting and interesting to do, the result of which will be a long time to please others.

Make a basket at home is very simple, you have to know some nuances, which will be discussed below.
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What materials can be woven basket

Weave products can be made of different materials. Of course, the most ideal material for baskets will use wicker. Before braided willow twigs need to procure arms, soak them in a saline solution, to become flexible, it is a long and difficult process. Of course, you can buy someone's bars, but it becomes quite expensive.

Another popular material for weaving baskets is a straw. You can weave from barley or wheat straw, as well as straw plait. Weaving straw very simple way, the material is very flexible and easy to use. Trash is a beautiful, airy, pleasant golden color.

Very affordable material is elm. Hands of a basket weave is very simple, even for children's creativity. The main thing is to prepare the starting material in large quantities and dry. Wum products from birch bark produced a remarkable because bark is unique and unrepeatable pattern that paint in any case impossible.

If you are unable to procure a variety of willow twigs or bark with their hands, then we can take the most popular material for handicrafts - simple newsprint. Newspapers in every home in large numbers, sometimes we do not even know where to put them, throw a pity, so they are piling up. Make a basket of newspapers is very easy to cope with such a task even a child, most importantly, to prepare the basis for future arms basket - newspaper tubes.

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How to prepare the material from newspapers plaiting

The first step is to collect all the newspapers at home. Each piece of newspaper cut in two vertically, and then use a knitting needle, twist the newspaper tubes. Hold the tip of the paper by hand, spin the paper diagonally on the second corner drip a little white glue tube and ready. Make these pieces need a lot of hands, so do not be lazy. To get the length of the tube, you can connect them with glue. Of course, the first newspaper tube can obtain a dense and unsightly, but you can learn quickly.

When the required number of tubes ready, they need to be painted. To do this, fit a water stain or latex paint all kraska.Luchshe each blank separately, then get a more natural and paint over everything. Of course, if there is no place for painting tubes individually, you can paint a ready-made product.

For workpiece materials for the basket can attract children and they seem to weave a lot of fun and help develop fine motor skills of fingers and impart taste and interest in the work.

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How to weave a basket from newspapers

Make a basket of newspapers is very simple, you must first determine the shape and size. For the first time it is best to choose a product of rectangular shape and medium size. Weave always starts with the manufacturing floor. You can take a workpiece, such as shoe box, cut the bottom of the box, it will be the bottom of the basket. Glue the ends of our arms in cardboard tubes and begin to weave. Gently lift up all the pins except one side, it is best to fix the tubes or elastic clothesline clothespins around the box.

Remains free straw braid begin to vertical. Increase newspaper workpiece can be using APT. On the wicker baskets will take some time, but the result is sure to be a delight. The product, made by the hands, can be painted, beautifully decorated cloth, flowers or ribbons. Wicker newspaper basket should be covered with varnish, it will give them strength and a beautiful decorative effect. Nail need only acrylic cover them with several layers.

His odd jobs from newspapers can not only decorate the interior, they are perfectly suited for gifts to relatives and friends.   It is enough to make some products with their own hands, to understand the principle of weaving and excellent result will not take long.

Make of newspaper tubes can not only baskets can also be oplesti bottles with unusual shapes, different capacity, it all depends on the imagination and the availability of materials. Also, for interior decoration can be made newspaper hearts or flowers.

In conclusion, it should be noted that products made with their own hands is especially pleasing to the eye and warm the soul, a sense of pride that you are able to make a beautiful thing. Perhaps it will be a wonderful hobby for the whole family, will develop imagination, open wonderful and limitless horizons for creativity. After all, things made with your own hands especially dear and valuable.