What is quilling? Twisted art paper strips make beauty.

Quilling is, simply put, paper rolling. Or, as it is also called, paper filigree. Its meaning lies in the fact that compositions are made up of twisted long paper strips, which have been given a certain shape. For example, they can serve as a picture or decoration on a postcard. There are several basic forms used in quilling, although nothing limits the master's imagination. But first things first.

Materials and tools.
What is needed for all this?
Stripes. Where to get them?
The first way: cut from colored double-sided paper (office or origami). IMPORTANT: the paper should not be very thin (have a low density), because. in a twisted state, it may not hold its shape very well. The width of the strips varies from 1 mm to several centimeters. The usual width is 3-5 mm.
The second way: buy in specialized stores. The strips are sold already cut and have a suitable density.

Twisting tool. It is needed to smoothly and conveniently twist the strips. Again, there are several ways to get it:
The first way: take a regular toothpick. Cut off the narrow part from one end:

On the remaining blunt part, we will make an incision of about 5 mm, for example, with a clerical knife:


The tool is ready.

The second way: take a rod from ballpoint pen. Better used, so that the goodness in the form of ink is not wasted. Why not from gel? Because the radius of its rod is large enough, and this is not good. So, we took the rod and do the same manipulations with it as with the alleged toothpick. It will turn out like this:


Ready to use.

The third way: buy in the store.

Glue . PVA from a bookstore is best suited for quilling purposes. In some cases, you need a glue stick.

Base paper. The one on which we will stick our twisted beauty. Fits like plain paper as well as cardboard. It all depends on the product we are making.

Scissors. It is best to use small scissors with thin, sharp tips.

Tweezers. Optional tool. It is necessary in order to hold curls, it is convenient to stick or apply glue. You can find it in a pharmacy or store.

Rolling technique and basic forms.

We take the tool and the strip, insert the tip of the strip into the slot of the tool and start winding it, creating a uniform tension:

Now carefully remove the wound strip from the tool. What happened is called a roll or spiral. If at this stage we glue the tip, then we will get one of the figures - a tight roll (tight spiral). But the most basic element in quilling is a free roll (free spiral). It is obtained when we do not immediately glue the tip of a tight spiral, but let the paper unwind to the desired degree, and after that we fix the end. It is from this figure that a wide range of other forms is obtained. Such forms are called closed. Let's consider some of them. I remind you that the ends of all are fixed.


Drop: move the center of the free spiral to one side, and squeeze the other with two fingers and release.


Triangle: make a drop, and then flatten the rounded part so that it becomes straight.


Arrow: we make a triangle, after which we press the middle of its base inward.


Eye (leaf): simultaneously squeeze the free spiral from both sides and release.


Rectangle: We make a leaf, and then similarly compress the two remaining sides.




Align the corners.


Semicircle: We pinch two areas of the free spiral and straighten the space between them on one side.


Crescent: make a semicircle, then push through the middle of the straight area.

And now let's talk about the figures that are not obtained from the main form and are called free. Let's consider a few. I draw your attention to the fact that the ends are not fixed anywhere with glue.
Horns: take a strip, fold it in half, and twist each half outward in opposite directions.
Curl: without bending the strip, we twist one half of it in one direction, and the other in the other.


Branch: fold the strip in a ratio of approximately 2 to 1 and twist both parts in one direction.
Heart: fold the strip in half and twist each half inward.

That's all. Creative success in quilling :)

Here is an example of a postcard made in this technique:

More work examples

For most women, the home is the family nest. And each seeks to fill the house with warmth, comfort and beauty. Wicker products from the vine of trees have adorned the dwellings of our ancestors since ancient times. But the vine of far from all trees is suitable for such purposes.

Currently, for weaving baskets, vases and other crafts, you can use improvised materials - newspapers and magazines. The presence of free time and the necessary raw materials will help to spend time interestingly and usefully.

Preparation for weaving from newspaper tubes

For weaving from tubules you need:

• newspapers;
• glue;
• knitting needle;
• scissors;
• paints;
• paperclips.

For beginners, weaving is better to watch the process of creating crafts on video. Video tutorials will help visualize the necessary weaving rules.

The first thing to do is to prepare the necessary raw materials. The material in our case are newspapers and paper. We cut them into long strips with a width of 5-10 cm, depending on the desired density of the product. You can cut paper with scissors or use a clerical knife.

Note! To determine the direction of the paper grain, you just need to run a few fingernails along the edge of the sheet. The longitudinal direction does not form irregularities, and in the transverse direction, the cut line will immediately become wavy. When preparing tubes from newspapers, it is better to use the longitudinal direction.

Then we proceed directly to the creation newspaper tubes. We take the cut out strip and put a knitting needle on it. We twist the edge of the strip onto a knitting needle. Lubricate the edge of the resulting tube with glue and let dry.

In the same way, it is worth making at least 50 blanks. Their number depends on the complexity and size of the product.

At the preparation stage, it is also worth deciding whether you will color the tubes before the weaving process or give the necessary color to the finished craft. Best for painting acrylic paints or varnishes. After drying, they do not make the surface hard, which is extremely important when weaving. The tubes must be flexible for easy handling and easy to take the desired shape.

Weaving the bottom of newspaper tubes for beginners

Now you can proceed to the very process of weaving baskets or vases with newspaper tubes. And our MK will help in this! A basket is a unique thing that can be used as a storage place for pleasant little things, and can also become original gift made by hand.

Different types of products require different forms, and, accordingly, different bases.

The square bottom may be suitable for a small basket or wicker box. A wicker box (or a small chest) looks simply incomparable in the interior!

Take a strip of cardboard and fold it in half. Using a stationery hole punch, it is necessary to make holes for the tubes at a distance of 1-2 cm.

We put pre-prepared newspaper tubes into these holes. Now we take paper vine and weave next to the cardboard. Above the first tube, under the second, above the third - this alternation is constantly repeated.

When we approach the extreme newspaper tube, we turn around it and continue weaving, but in the opposite direction. If the tube is over, then glue the next one to it.

We continue weaving the square bottom to the desired size.

For weaving a round bottom of a basket, it is better for a beginner to read for the first time detailed description or study diagrams.

A round cardboard is needed for the base. We take eight tubes and put them as shown in the image. For convenience, you can fix all this with clothespins.

We take one tube and wrap around four fixed ones.

We fix the tube and clasp the next four again, as shown in the image.

After the first circle is over, we continue weaving in the same way, only now we grab not four, but two tubes each.

We also continue to weave the round bottom of the vase or basket to the desired volume.

Step by step weaving from newspaper tubes

After the bottom of your craft is ready, you can safely proceed to weaving the side. So let's do it step by step!

Step number 1. The tubes around which weaving was made must be bent to the middle.

For convenience, you can put an object for braiding on the bottom of the basket. Such an object can be the most ordinary glass or cube.

Step number 2. Weaving the side of the craft continues in exactly the same way as the base. The newspaper tube passes first over one stick, under the second, over the third, etc. If the tube is over, take the next one and continue until the craft reaches the desired height.

Remember! All rows of your weaving should fit snugly against each other, otherwise your work will be in vain, and the craft may fall apart.

Step number 3. When the basket has reached the desired height, we use a bend for the edges of the tubes and fix it with paper clips.

If desired, you can insert ribbons or beads between the rows of weaving your crafts to realize your idea. This will make your basket unique and unusual.

Step number 4. If you decided to give a certain color to the basket, but you did not color the pre-rolled newspaper tubes, then now is the time to think about it.

For painting, it is better to use acrylic paints and varnishes, as well as alcohol-based stain. It is better not to use a water stain, because the product may lose its shape.

At this stage, you can decorate your product with a wide variety of decor.

Step number 5. Giving rigidity. by the most in a simple way PVA glue is used to fix the shape of your craft. They need to completely soak the basket and let it dry thoroughly.

At your discretion, you can add a handle to the craft or similarly weave a lid and use it as a box or chest.

Video of the weaving process from newspaper tubes

In order to better understand all the intricacies of weaving crafts from tubes, you can watch a master class on the video.

Photo of products woven from tubules

Handmade crafts have a special charm. They are diverse, as you can see in the photo, they are unique and reflect the inner thinking of their craftswoman. Crafts from newspaper tubes can be a wonderful decoration for your home interior or an original gift. Various decorations and patterns give fakes an author's chic.

How to learn to weave from newspaper tubes? Schemes, techniques and master classes of weaving from newspaper tubes. Most beautiful crafts from newspaper tubes.

The talent and skills of some people are sometimes simply amazing. It would seem that what can be done from an ordinary newspaper? Well, cap, well, airplane, well, what else? An, no, there are such masters of their craft who manage to create from old newspapers not just a work of art, but a whole masterpiece.

Ideas for boxes, crafts, vases, baskets, boxes from newspaper tubes: photos of the most beautiful products

Just look at these wonderful crafts made from ordinary newspaper tubes. Their beauty is simply breathtaking!

Unusual vases from newspaper tubes

How to make, twist newspaper tubes from newspapers and paint?

We twist tubes from newspapers

For those needlewomen who take up the process of twisting newspaper tubes for the first time, this business may seem very difficult and almost impossible. But over time, having stuffed your hand, you can achieve pretty good results when the newspapers seem to fold themselves into tubes.

So, here is a list of materials needed for twisting newspaper tubes:

• Newspapers
• PVA glue or stationery glue stick
• Knife, stationery knife or scissors (as you prefer)
• Thin knitting needle 0.5-1 mm or skewer

Algorithm for twisting newspapers into tubes:

• We take a newspaper or a stack of newspapers.
• We fold all the pages in such a way that they lie clearly under each other.
• Fold the newspaper in half.
• Again, we make sure that the edges of the newspaper do not overlap each other.
• Cut the folded newspaper in half.
• The resulting halves of the newspaper are again folded in half.
• We cut the halves of the newspapers along a new fold.
• The resulting quarters of newspapers are sorted into two piles.
• We put strips of newspaper with white edges in one pile - the tubes twisted from them will be pure white.
• We put strips with letters in another pile - the tubes twisted from them will be printed.
• We take one of the strips of the newspaper.
• We put a knitting needle in its lower right corner.
• The needle is placed at an angle of 25-30 degrees.
• Holding the tip of the newspaper, we begin to twist the knitting needle, while winding the paper around it.
• We try to roll up the newspaper as tightly as possible.
• Having twisted almost the entire tube, coat its edge with glue and glue it to the tube.
• We take out the needle.
• We give the finished tube 15-20 minutes to dry.

It is worth paying attention to the fact that the final version of the finished tube will have two ends of different thickness - on the one hand the tube will be thicker, and on the other thinner. Such a structure of the tubes is necessary in order to "build up" them. "Extension" is a procedure based on the creation of long tubes. It consists in the fact that the thinner end of the other tube is “screwed” and “pasted” into the thicker end of one tube. Thus, one long newspaper tube is obtained.

Instructions for twisting tubes from newspapers: Video

You can paint tubes from newspapers after the fact - when the product is completely ready. However, this option is only suitable for cases where the craft is done in one color. If the product is conceived in different colors, then it is advisable to paint over the tubes in advance.
You can dye newspaper tubes with any dyes:

1. watercolor
2. gouache
3. acrylic paints
4. aerosol cans
5. stain (letters will show through)
6. food colorings
7. eyebrow, hair dye
8. brilliant green
9. basma
10. wood paint
11. colorless paint with the addition of color (this way you can do it on
12. the basis of one paint at once several different shades paints)

How to paint tubes from newspapers: Video

• It is immediately worth highlighting two types of dyes, which are the most popular among masters of weaving from newspaper tubes - these are acrylic paints and stain on water based. Both of these water-based dyes allow the paper to be thoroughly and densely colored. At the same time, during weaving, no paint remains on the hands and surface, which is important in this process.
• In order to make the product more durable and water resistant, it is desirable to varnish it at the stage of tubes. The ideal option is when the varnish is applied in 2 layers.
• By the way, in the case of varnish, you can save on paint - color can be added directly to the varnish.
• The dyed tubes must be thoroughly dried in the oven, in the sun or in front of the oven.

How and where to start weaving from newspaper tubes?

• Often the design of newspaper crafts consists of a bottom, guides and woven tubes.
• In the form of guides, several tubes of the required length are used - the length directly depends on the height of the craft.
• There may be several tubes for weaving - it is better for beginners to start with one tube.
• It is advisable to make the bottom of the craft wicker - so the product will look more attractive. With this type of weaving, the core of the bottom is first made, the ends of which will later become the racks of the craft, and then the tubes are braided around it, creating a round (or other shape) bottom.
• But you can also make a solid bottom - it is created from two circles cut out of thick cardboard. The vertical racks of the craft are glued to the lower circle (they need to be slightly flattened at the attachment point), and on top they are fixed with another circle with glue.
• As a basis for crafts, you can use a jar, vase, glass or other container that is suitable in size. The base is installed on the bottom, and the racks are fixed in its upper part with clothespins for evenness of the product.
• When the bottom, base and guides are in place, you can begin to braid them with a paper vine.

Ways to weave newspaper tubes for beginners: step by step instructions, master class

For beginner needlewomen, the easiest way to weave from a newspaper vine is suitable - a single one with a solid bottom:

• We take the finished frame of the future crafts.
• One of the tubes, which will act as a vine, is slightly flattened at the end.
• Glue the flattened end of the vine to the bottom of the craft.
• We start the vine behind the nearest guide (with this type of weaving there should be an odd number of them) from the outside.
• We bring the vine inside the craft.
• We braid the next guide from the inside.
• We bring the vine out of the craft and wrap it around the next guide from the outside.
• Thus, we continue in a circle along the entire height of the craft.
• In the process of work, the vine will end, so we build it up along the way.
• We make sure that the vine lays down tightly, and the racks stand straight.
• Having stuffed your hand a little, you can try to weave several vines at once (2-3).

Types of weaving from newspaper tubes for beginners - bending simple, double, rod, complex, pigtail, lazy, izida, volume: weaving pattern for beginners, photo

The scheme of weaving in the technique of a rod of three rods

The scheme of weaving from newspaper tubes using the technique of "isida"

Weaving pattern from newspaper tubes "double bend"

Complex bend - scheme

Weaving scheme "lazy braid"

The bottom of newspaper tubes is square, rectangular, round, oval: how to weave for beginners?

How to weave a simple round bottom from newspaper tubes: Video

How to weave a square bottom from newspaper tubes: Video

How to weave an oval bottom from newspaper tubes: Video

How to weave a rectangular bottom from newspaper tubes: Video

How to weave handles at a basket of newspaper tubes: patterns for beginners

Twisted handle for a basket of newspaper tubes: Video

Newspaper basket handle: Video

How to finish weaving from newspaper tubes?

The simplest bends from newspaper tubes: Video

Basket of newspaper tubes: technique, weaving patterns

The scheme of weaving a box of newspaper tubes

Newspaper tube weaving patterns for beginners

Summing up, it is worth saying that you should not be afraid to start something new. Even the most eminent needlewomen were once beginners. They also did not succeed all at once, they were also upset and intended to abandon their hobby. But nevertheless, over time, everything fell into place - the tubes began to roll up faster, the patterns became more complex and ornate, and the crafts were simply mesmerizing. So, dear readers, go ahead, study, fill your hand, and skill will surely overtake you!

How to weave a box of newspaper tubes: Video

How to weave a lid for a box of newspaper tubes: Video

Almost all of us have unnecessary newspapers and various magazines and other printed paper products. Many try, of course, to get rid of all this, but you should not do this.

The fact is that from old newspapers you can make a variety of crafts with your own hands, while you can make various and necessary things in the house or decorate the interior of your room well.

The newspaper is very easy to process and you do not need to make any titanic efforts to make any useful thing. Therefore, for making crafts from a newspaper with your own hands, you can connect children as assistants who will have a great desire and interest to do something interesting and useful.

On this moment one of the most interesting and popular areas of do-it-yourself newspaper crafts is the weaving of crafts from newspaper tubes.

It should be noted that this lesson not as easy as it might seem at first glance. Here it is necessary to clearly understand all the subtleties and nuances of weaving, and if all this is well studied, then you can do a lot of different and funny things that both children and adults will like.

So, for example, you can make a variety of decorative boxes, caskets, baskets, vases and decorative saucers, in general, for everything that is enough imagination.

Also in this article there are many bright and colorful photos of crafts from newspaper tubes.

However, before starting creative process it is necessary to prepare the source material from which the weaving process will begin.

How to make a vine from a newspaper?

Many wicker elements can be combined very well with the interior of almost any room, so most owners of country or private houses would be especially happy to decorate their room in this style.

However, the vine that is used in weaving can cost significant financial costs, but in this case, you can look at cheaper and more affordable material - these are ordinary old newspapers from which you can make wicker crafts, while the cost will be minimal.

So, before starting, you need to do a large number of blanks, from which some kind of interesting craft. Therefore, first the newspaper must be cut across, strips of the same size, after which we take a knitting needle and wind a newspaper strip on it, resulting in a thin and beautiful tube, and so on until a large number of blanks are collected.

Newspaper souvenir basket

One of the elementary crafts from newspaper tubes is a rectangular or square basket. This design is not particularly difficult, it can be done by almost anyone.

For the manufacture of this product, you will have to use a rectangular or square piece of cardboard, you will also need glue and scissors.

So, several tubes must be glued onto the prepared cardboard form, while the distance between them should not exceed more than 2 cm.

Further, it is necessary to bend each tube at the edge of the cardboard upwards, only this must be done so that the cardboard form is at the bottom and the tubes protrude upwards. After that, the base of the frame is ready and you can start weaving.

The weaving itself looks like this: from the very bottom, horizontally, we set the workpiece between the vertical elements and so on to the very top. If the tube is over, then put on its tip a new straw pre-lubricated with glue and continue the weaving process further.

Note!

Upon reaching the required height, all unnecessary must be fastened well somewhere, glued well somewhere. For more long term services of the product cover it with a special varnish.

Thus, from ordinary newspaper tubes, you can make a rather interesting and beautiful basket, which will certainly be useful in the house.

At the same time, when experience and skills come in the weaving process, it is possible to make new crafts from newspaper tubes, more complex and uncomplicated in shape.

In this case, almost any thing that you may need in the house can be made from the tubes, for example, a wall shelf for storing small and light items or souvenirs.

Children's crafts

A very funny and exciting activity with paper can be found for kids. In this case, we will talk about interesting style working with paper like papier-mâché.

Such an activity will not leave indifferent any child, while the baby will learn certain subtleties of working with paper, with scissors and glue. And most importantly, the child will like it and informative.

Note!

So, first you need to take the main element when creating paper crafts, this is a plate that will be the basis of the future product.

The plate itself is pre-lubricated with petroleum jelly, then small pieces of a white napkin soaked in water are placed on it, this process must be done until the napkin completely covers the plate, only after that it is recommended to use a newspaper for work.

The newspaper also needs to be torn into pieces of small sizes with a diameter of 3-4 cm, but no more.

All pieces of newspaper soaked with water must be placed on the top layer of a napkin, such an operation must be done in several layers, it is recommended to carry out no more than 7 layers.

After each layer, it is necessary to smooth the entire surface with a brush, for uniform distribution newspaper pieces. The last layer is applied white napkin, after that it is necessary to smooth and level everything again with a brush, and only then the product must be left to dry for one or two days.

Note!

After complete drying, the product can be removed from the mold. It is clear that during the process, irregularities at the edges could result, but this can be carefully corrected with scissors.

A ready product can be painted in different colors, or apply some kind of drawing, and in the end, a thin layer of transparent varnish can be applied to the finished papier-mâché style plate.

This will result in an interesting and original craft with your own hands from newspapers, which can be installed in the most prominent place.

Picture from magazines

Almost every house has old illustrated magazines, someone gets rid of them by throwing them in the trash, and someone stores them to take them to a waste paper collection point.

But do not rush into this, as paper crafts can be made from such magazines. In this case, the only thing that may be required is to cut out various pictures from the magazine and stick them on a piece of paper, resulting in a simple picture that is filled with a certain meaning.

Photo of crafts from newspaper tubes

On the video from needlework sites are offered different ways weaving from newspaper tubes. But, unfortunately, not everyone knows where to start and how to improve their skills, so they quickly abandon their favorite pastime. Today weaving from newspaper tubes is very common. Enterprising needlewomen even make money by selling wickerwork. The advantage of a hobby is that it is low cost. To begin with, only newspapers and PVA glue are enough, but for the durability of the compositions, they are also used different types dyes, glue, varnish and other additional tools. Please note that if you master the ability to weave newspaper tubes, you can save on household items and gifts for friends. Manual labor is much more valuable, especially if you master all the techniques.

Let's learn together how to weave different items from newspaper tubes, each time improving and learning new secrets of craftsmanship.

Weaving techniques

Weaving from newspaper tubes outwardly resembles basket weaving. But it has become a thing of the past due to the long preparatory process: you need to know where, when and how to collect the vine, processing methods and other secrets for storing products. This type of creativity is not suitable for city dwellers. The newspaper is another matter, as it is always at hand and what is written quickly loses its relevance.

To make dishes, you need to cut strips of newspapers with a width of no more than 4 cm. The thickness should not exceed 6 mm. It is important to find the right paper, otherwise the plate will look sloppy.

The method of twisting the tubes into a plate is quite simple. The main thing is to stock up on perseverance, patience and material of the same size. They need to be wound in a spiral until we get the canvas of the desired size. Try to connect the tubes in such a way that the bobbin does not crumble from careless movement. Some craftsmen, in the process of winding, put a ribbon of newspapers directly on the PVA, but in this case you risk spoiling the shape of the product, which will be very difficult to correct.

A more convenient way to create a plate is to wind newspaper tubes without glue. Then, with gentle pressure of the fingers, the desired shape is formed. Only after that the product is primed and decorated.

The same technology is used to form vases and bowls with high edges. But they are done in several stages. Each part must be individually wound and glued together.