Which of us did not have a stack of oldnewspapers and magazines, which either throw out a pity, or hands do not reach it. But it does not necessarily have to throw out what can later become a beautiful piece of furniture. In order to create something from old waste paper, it is necessary to learn the weaving from newspapers.

Weaving from newspapers allows not only interestingspend time, but also with benefit. Having mastered this technique, you can easily create a practical and beautiful piece of furniture, for example, you can make a basket, stand and much more.

The cost of the material is minimal, but the resultvery happy. To create your masterpiece, using weaving from newspapers, you will need, first of all, strips cut from newsprint. The size of the strip should be 5 by 50 centimeters. The basis of weaving is not the strips themselves, but the tubules made of them. You will also need glue, scissors, paints, varnish and brushes. Beginners also need to stock up the work base, and more experienced masters can work without a foundation. For those who want the product to be with drawings it is necessary to prepare multi-layer napkins with the drawing you like.

In order to make a tube out of the newspaper,It is necessary to wind the prepared strip of paper on a long needle. The paper needs to be wound at an acute angle as tightly as possible. When the strip is completely tightened, it should be fixed with glue, carefully pull out the spoke.

In the technique of "weaving from newspapers" to understand very muchsimply, especially if you follow the master classes. The easiest job is to create a rug or stand under the cup, and weaving from newspaper boxes will require more skill and time.

But since we are not looking for easy ways, we canstart immediately with a basket weaving. How to weave baskets from newspapers, if there are no necessary skills? Believe it is not so difficult, as it seems at first glance. The main thing is to follow the instructions clearly and do your best to make it work.

You need to start with preparing the right number of tubes (their size will depend on the size of the knitting needle). For the convenience of weaving, it is necessary that one end of the tube is wider than the other.

To start, you need from harvested tubulesmake an ordinary mesh, placing tubes ode over / under the other. After the grid is ready to continue the weaving, but already in a circle. To ensure that there are no irregularities in the joints of the tubes, the thin end of the tube should be inserted into the thick end of the tube as deeply as possible. This will be the basis.

Then the base is fixed on the moldand continues to weave around in a circle to the bottom. Having reached the necessary height of the basket, it is necessary to hide the remaining tips, which simply need to be folded under the weave.

To make wicker from newspapers, namely, a basket,it was covered with a layer of PVA glue and dried well. After the glue has dried it is possible to paint products with paints or decorate with a pattern using the technique of decoupage. You can also use to decorate ribbons, beads, bows and much more. The final stage is the coating of the product with acrylic lacquer.

The finished product can be used for placementa beautiful bouquet of dried flowers. Or put in the basket an ordinary pot with a pot, thereby transforming it. You can also make practical stand for cups or under hot dishes. Using weaving from newspapers you can make an original frame for photographs or a picture, correctly coloring the weaving with acrylic paints. It is only necessary to include imagination and begin to create. The more products you make, the more excitement will be in creating the next masterpiece. Create and improve your skills.