Round version with handle

This master class will allow novice craftsmen to master this fascinating technique of weaving baskets from newspapers, and will also tell you which materials to use and which to avoid.

Required equipment:

• newspaper;
• PVA glue;
• thin knitting needle;
• scissors and stationery knife;
• stain, always alcohol-based;
• dye;
• varnish;
• brushes for applying glue and paint;
• base frame.

Step-by-step operating instructions. Determining the direction of paper grain.

For the best result, the direction should be longitudinal, which will not show itself in any way if you stretch the sheet between the nails of two fingers.

The newspaper sheet is measured in strips 7 cm wide, after which it is cut into even shreds using a stationery knife. For the product described in this article, 30 flagella 50 cm long are enough. Before you start twisting the shreds into bundles, you must position the knitting needle at an angle of up to 15°.

Even at the beginning of twisting, it is necessary to tighten the paper tightly on the knitting needle. At the end, the edge of the paper is fixed with glue. The finished tubes are painted with the required color and left until completely dry.

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The bottom is the basis of the work. To complete this part, take 10 tubes and lay them out in pairs.

Take another tube, fold it into two equal parts and wrap it around the first pair of tubes.

All pairs of tubes are braided with a working tube. When it ends, the next tube is inserted into the inside of the end of the ended tube. The working flagella cross, after which the first passes from above the pair of tubes, the second from below.

The third and fourth rows begin to weave into one flagellum.

The direction of the working flagella is the middle of the bottom.

A bottom edge is formed. The first tube bends around the next tube, directing it to the central part of the bottom. The repetition occurs in a circle.

The last flagellum is directed into the node of the first tube from below.

When the bottom is ready, work begins on the walls of the basket. Each tube is braided with a flagellum with a slight inclination from the center. This action is performed in 4 rows.

To add zest to the work, wooden beads with a diameter of at least 15 cm are put on the strands.

For rows 6 and 7, the same stitch applied to the first rows is used.

The excess length of the working flagella is removed, and the rest are threaded with a knitting needle for inter-row knitting.

The tips of the removed working flagella are trimmed with scissors.

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On the sides where the beads are located, you should leave three working tubes, which are secured with clothespins. Having smeared the tubes with glue, new knitting and fastening of the handles with working flagella begins.

For decoration, paint, tint, and stain are used. To create flowers or other still lifes, you can use thin napkins with patterns. Such napkins are cut out, fixed and varnished along with the entire surface of the basket. That's all the instructions for beginners. Now you can enjoy your work.

If you paint the picture in a different color scheme and use other napkin textures, for example, church crosses or Christian symbols, you can get a wonderful basket for Easter eggs.

How to make a pen

And of course, the most important question that concerns the future needlewoman is how to make a basket from straws? To do this, you need to level the newspaper sheet, and then take a wooden skewer and apply it to the edge of the newspaper sheet.

After this, begin to tightly roll the newspaper sheet around this wooden skewer, which ultimately allows you to get a beautiful, dense tube. When twisting, it is also necessary to coat (lightly) the newspaper sheet with PVA glue.

Keep doing this until you have enough material to create a masterpiece. After you have decided on the shape of the future product, cut out the bottom from thick cardboard. The tubes are also glued together with PVA glue, but they must be allowed to dry thoroughly before doing so, so as not to end up with soggy paper.

The finished item should be opened with varnish and then with paint from a spray can. If you have stencils at home, you can create some really cool installations using contrasting paint.

If you need step-by-step instructions for beginners, then there are a lot of them on the Internet with a lot of photographs for examples and visual explanations for future needlewomen.

Paper vine can be made as follows:

• cut strips of 7-10 by 30 cm from the starting material with a stationery knife;

• lay the strip vertically and begin to twist it diagonally using a knitting needle located at the bottom left at an angle of 30 degrees. Having reached the end, you need to glue the corner to the base of the workpiece;
• pull out the knitting needle and leave the tubes to dry for 15-25 minutes;
• When folding strands, it is advisable to make one end slightly wider than the other to lengthen them during the working process.

There is an even simpler option for making newspaper vines without twisting. It is necessary to cut strips, as for forming tubes. And fold them several times lengthwise to form edges of equal width. They can become material for ordinary wicker, which will serve as the bottom of the basket.

The easiest way to make a handle for a basket:

1. You will need 4 long flexible ropes. For elasticity, it is worth spraying them with a spray bottle.

2. Use clothespins to mark the places on the basket where the handle will be attached.
3. Pass the tubes through the rows already made so that they are of equal length.
4. Having obtained two rows of four strands, you should cross the parts. As a result, an even braid-curl should form.
5. Make spirals until you get a handle of the desired length.
6. Thread the braid through the braided model.

The lid for the craft is made similar to the bottom, and should be slightly larger than the size of the top of the original.

To make it you need:

• in the side surface of strong and even cardboard you need to make small indentations with a knife;
• thread a piece of paper through the holes on each side;
• wrap around the edges of the product, bending one element after another;
• Finally, hide the free edges under the lid;
• for handles, insert 2 pairs of tubes along the two upper edges;
• stretch them to the middle, bend them and intertwine them with each other;
• coat the edges with glue and fasten with clothespins;
• for a neat appearance, they should be lubricated with PVA again and rewound with paper.

Square basket

The square basket is a universal product. It is suitable for fruits, storing yarn and even carrying flowers.

Required equipment:

• newspaper;
• PVA glue;
• thin knitting needle;
• scissors and stationery knife;
• cardboard;
• dye;
• hole puncher.

Work process:

1. A wide strip is cut out of cardboard, which is slightly longer than the width of the basket being created. The flap is folded in half and holes are punched with a hole punch at intervals of 16-21 mm. Tubes from newspapers are inserted into the holes;
2. A second tube is taken to lengthen the first one. The process of braiding a rope next to the cardboard begins. Weaving is carried out in rotating rows, lengthening the working tube if necessary;

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1. To weave the walls of the basket, tubes are drawn into the weave, bending in the middle. All the resulting tubes are bent upward;
2. For ease of weaving, you can use a base around which the weaving will be done;
3. The elongated tube begins to braid the base tubes in a circle, including the end of the added tube. The circular weaving continues. The work must be done smoothly;
4. To create a basket handle, you should leave four working tubes, which are secured with clothespins;
5. The excess length of the working flagella is removed, and the rest are threaded with a knitting needle for inter-row knitting;
6. Having smeared the tubes with glue, new knitting and fastening of the handles with working flagella begins.

The square bottom basket is finished!

Cute basket

This master class will help every novice needlewoman make an unusual oval basket from newspaper tubes; you just need to stock up on unnecessary newspapers and patience.

The newspaper tubes will need to be painted, for this you will need a stain.

On a note! If you want to get a more saturated shade, then do not dilute it with water.

We will also need beige tubes; for this, buy a primer and color.

First, you need to cut out two oval pieces for the bottom of the basket from fairly thick cardboard. One element of the bottom should be about half a centimeter smaller.

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In order to give the basket a beautiful look, you can purchase paper for wrapping flowers or gifts at a souvenir store.

To glue parts together, it is better to use double-sided tape, so cardboard and paper elements will not swell from liquid glue.

Now you need to glue the bottom of the basket; for convenience, you need to make cuts on the paper, so the coating will be uniform without bubbles or other irregularities.

So, the bottom of the basket is ready.

Now you need to glue the racks to the bottom. Again we resort to double-sided tape. Pre-prepared tubes of newspapers need to be glued to the smaller of the bottom parts. There should be about 30 sticks, look at the size of the planned basket, the distance between the posts should be two centimeters.

Now we glue the second part of the bottom, this can already be done with glue, thereby securing the tubes at the base and hiding the ugly ends.

We weave the first row with the most ordinary rope.

Now the tubes need to be lifted up one at a time.

The last tube must be inserted into the first.

Next we weave again with a rope, but this time we grab three tubes each.

We weave three tubes, but through one.

When you reach the very first tube, you need to stop.

Now take the tube that is on the right and place it in front of the two, details on how to do this are shown in the photo below.

We take the right tube again and connect it to the next one after two.

We take the last remaining tube and repeat the same actions with it as with the previous two.

The first tube must be carefully cut off; it will no longer be useful.

Now we need to add tubes of a different shade (you don’t have to do this), we continue to weave with the rope we are already familiar with, two tubes at a time.

Now you need to carefully place the third tube between the rods, because next we will weave a rope from three tubes.

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Now you need to cut out a stencil from cardboard to weave the handle of the basket. When it is ready, it should be placed next to the product, as shown in the photo.

Now, using this pattern, we begin to weave the handle of the basket.

Add tubes of a different shade and continue weaving the handle of the basket.

At this stage of work we weave the rope in two rows.

This is the beauty we have so far.

Now you need to make the “rods”. To do this, we bend three tubes, as shown in the photo.

We bend the outermost tube behind the nearest standing one.

Now this standing tube needs to be bent.

We continue similar actions further, the principle of operation is simple, you can see the intermediate result in the photo.

Now all the extra tubes standing need to be carefully trimmed and disguised so that there are no stumps. You can decorate the basket as desired, for example, with a cute bow, placing it absolutely anywhere in the basket, or with a flower. Fresh dried flowers will look beautiful with such a basket.

cat house

Using newspaper flagella, you can create not only baskets for carrying accessories or storing valuables, but also for housing your pet - a cat.

For cats, such a place will be incredibly convenient, since they are always hiding in places that seem dark, cramped and remote. But this device is not at all dark, but it is comfortable, warm and accessible. Your pet will love this product at first sight.

The video in the thematic video collection section will help you learn how to create such an irreplaceable creation step by step.