How to make Easter baskets from newspaper tubes

2024 Author: James Gerald | [email protected]. Last modified: 2024-01-12 17:37

Talented craftswomen can make real works of art from completely ordinary objects. An example would be tubular Easter baskets. There is a master class for both professionals and beginners, thanks to which you can quickly learn this art.

Tips for beginners

If this is your first time making Easter baskets out of newspaper tubes, it is recommended that you start with small items. Most of the master classes for beginners involve working with just such products.

A master class for beginners requires strict adherence to all stages of making Easter baskets from newspaper tubes. Of course, many newbies have big plans at first. They just want to assemble a large box for collecting mushrooms or storing laundry.

But take your time, as early failures can lead to disappointments. It is better to gradually fill your hand and try your hand at small products.

Some newbies complain that their results are far from ideal. This usually happens because they haven't read the beginner's workshop on making Easter baskets out of newspaper tubes carefully enough. But now you have passed the preparatory stage, and you have ready-made straws. You have a picture of the first finished basket that you intend to make yourself. Now we need to somehow think about the shape for weaving.

Suitable for these purposes:

• flower pots;
• plastic buckets;
• vases;
• deep plates.

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Most of the tubular Easter basket making workshops are designed for beginners. It is not recommended to start working without a form, as in this case it will be more difficult to build a basket.

The finished product may be skewed, and symmetry cannot be observed. The supportive item allows you to exclude such situations. You can arrange the tubes evenly and monitor the quality of the weaving.

Round basket without handle

A master class on making Easter baskets from newspaper tubes involves various schemes. A round product is the best option for beginners. If the finished product will be the size of a soup bowl, you will need from 100 to 150 straws. For a medium-sized basket, you will have to prepare 200-300 paper blanks.

Large baskets require up to 600 paper straws. Much in this case depends on the density with which you are going to weave, and what thickness and length the selected materials have.

To weave a rounded bottom, it is necessary to fold four tubes in pairs, forming a cross. Additional, working, must be bent in half

After that, they begin to braid its crosspiece. This is how the rope and the first row are braided. By a similar method, 2 more rows are performed

Having reached 4 circles, double racks are spread apart. Following this, they continue to weave them, but separately. The absence of gaps is important, and therefore weave as tightly as possible. This forms three rows

At this point, the distance between the posts increases. This distance should be more than 2 cm. This situation is a signal that it is necessary to introduce additional stands. At this stage, take an awl or scissors and make a hole

An additional stand is inserted there, securing it with a couple of drops of polymer glue for reliable fixation. At the same time, they check with step-by-step photos so as not to lose sight of anything

In order for the bottom to acquire the required size, the added racks are braided with rope. The bottom of the basket can be considered finished

A suitable form is selected that plays the role of a fickle base. In the situation under consideration, its function falls on an inverted deep bowl. Placed in the form of weaving and bent over its surface of the rack. This is required to provide movement to the walls. Then they continue to weave further with the sidewall rope

They reach the required height of the basket and cut off the working sections of the tubes. Following this, the bending technique "a rope of four tubes" is performed. This is a technique according to which four tubes are taken, and four more are glued to their central part - at right angles. It turns out a base in the form of a cross., The trimmed parts of the tubes are built up in a different color. In our case, we'll take blue. Also take an additional 2 blue tubes. They are attached to the posts with glue

They take a tube of blue tint located on the left edge and start it according to a similar principle for the fourth rack. I do this in the same way as in the case of weaving a simple rope

If you are making a string with three tubes, you would have to braid using 3 blue tubes. Moreover, each of them would have to go behind the third rack, and not behind the fourth, as in this case

They again take the left tube, after which they count on 3 racks and hold it outside the area of the free fourth. Weave until the last free stance is reached

After that, it's time to complete the work on the craft. Take the extreme tube located on the right. Count, starting from it, 2 racks. They put it in the fourth. They are tucked into the inside of the future product

At the same time, they do not bring it out. They continue to work in the same way with the remaining newspaper tubes. The rightmost one is always laid out for the fourth rack in the inner area of the basket

Place the end regions, bring them out, and trim the facial regions. Lay white racks

They take one of them, count 3 more from here and then thread it under the blue string, winding it outside. After that, they take the rope that follows, and lay it in the same way - after 3 racks coming from it

Continue weaving until all the racks are laid. Following this, it remains to trim and mask the tips. The primer is an important step in completing the job

A mixture of water and acrylic lacquer in a one-to-one combination can be a suitable material in this regard

You can take PVA glue with water in the same proportion. The entire basket must be thoroughly coated with a primer. During such work, it is very convenient to use a soft brush

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Please note that if you use PVA glue for the primer, it acquires a yellow tint over time. To prevent this, the wicker basket should be covered with acrylic varnish on top.

It is desirable that its base is aqueous. Such a composition can be distinguished by the absence of a pronounced odor.

Easter basket "chicken"

Never made Easter baskets out of newspaper tubes? Stick to the presented step-by-step master class, and you will succeed.

To make a product in the shape of a chicken, adhere to the following sequence of actions:

You need to take 10 tubes, fold them crosswise to start weaving the bottom. Fix them with PVA glue

Next, they take a separate tube, fold it in half and pull it on the beam of the workpiece and weave the base, alternately changing the working tubes

Weaving is continued until the optimum diameter is reached. They spread the form on the base, raise the rays of the tubes up

Weave further with a "rope" pattern. That is, they lead a working beam behind the counter, which is located directly in front of the counter. At the same time, a tube located parallel to it is brought forward. By inserting the tubes into each other, they lengthen them when they become short. When the optimum height is reached, the materials are cut and the ends are inserted into the weave

Leave 5 racks, fix with additional buttons. From this point on, they move on to weaving the "neck" of the chicken. Take a separate tube, bend it in the middle, string it on the extreme rack. Weave with a rope

Having reached the fifth rack, they turn over the weaving, go to the first extreme rack. Thus, the weave is lifted up, gradually narrowing the "neck" area

Having reached the required height, the rays are cut off, folded to form the shape of the head

It was the turn of the pen. Leave 3 racks on the side. Additional tubes are used to fix 2 extreme tubes. A loop is strung on the extreme rack and a pattern is woven, as in the photo

After reaching the optimal height, fix the handle near the edge of the wall using a large amount of PVA glue and clothespins for extra strength. When the product is ready, cover it with furniture varnish and leave to dry.