Wicker table made from newspapers. Master Class

I bring to your attention the MK of a wicker table; for manufacturing you will need:

newsprint, three-layer cardboard, thick cardboard tubes, PVA glue, stain, water-based acrylic varnish.

1. Cut 2 identical circles from katon for the table top. One of them will be the upper part of the tabletop, on which I wove a “rope” weave in a circle, alternating light and dark tubes...

2. For the legs we use thick cardboard tubes (from under oilcloth or linoleum), braided from the same with “rope”, but in the upper part 1 cm was not added (for gluing into the lower part of the tabletop). The lower part of the tabletop was covered with wallpaper on one side (I have leftover silk-screen printing, it does not allow water and moisture to pass through and will not allow the cardboard to deform) and cut out holes for gluing in the legs. (I didn’t cut off the risers, they will come in handy later.)

3. The upper part of the tabletop is almost ready))) I glued the legs into the lower part until the weaving stops, and laid out the risers of the tubes in the form of snowflakes on the tabletop (they are not glued)

4. When both tabletops are ready, I glued them together, braided the edge and wrapped the weaving inward and braided about 5 cm and finished. Slightly lifting the edge, I coated it with PVA glue and thereby secured the weaving to the lower tabletop. I wove the free risers from the legs in a circle and also glued them, once again securing the legs to the tabletop.

The bend of the edge on the top tabletop didn’t turn out very well for me...(((so I carefully cut it off...weaved a “spiral” on a knitting needle from 4 tubes and glued it in a circle to the edge of the tabletop. In order to fix the legs again, I braided two wires "spiral" (first one, then the second, inserting it into the first braid during weaving). Approximately 40 cm from the floor on the inside, I made holes with an awl and inserted the structure into the legs, fixed the edge of the weaving with glue. Weaved a circle and glued it to the structure that fixes legs, it turned out to be a shelf. I covered it with varnish and it turned out to be a nice table)))

Back in the summer I wove a table for the dacha. For the base I used waste material: a plastic cable reel, cellular polycarbonate, old newspapers. Very good dimensions, as the height matches the armrest of the chair. Below you can watch the video master class, but I describe it in more detail using photographs.

Materials: plastic cable spool, newspapers and newspaper tubes, cellular polycarbonate No. 10, fabric for covering the tabletop, Mocha-colored water stain, PVA glue, acrylic varnish, aluminum wire.

Tools: Scissors, awl, pliers, paint brush and art brush.

Below in the photo is a list of works. The most important thing is preparation. You need to wind tubes from newspaper strips. About 950 of them were used. You need to dye it immediately before weaving in small bunches, when the coil and tabletop are prepared.

The table is based on a coil and a table top made of cellular polycarbonate. Cellular polycarbonate is also a waste material. Its trimmings were left over from the installation of a garden greenhouse. We braid the edges of the tabletop with newspaper tubes, then connect them to the spool and then weave along the contour. We coat the wicker part of the finished table with PVA glue, dry it for a day, and then cover it with acrylic varnish. Acrylic varnish dries quickly - 2-3 hours at room temperature +25 degrees C.

Cut a circle with a radius of 35 cm from a piece of cellular polycarbonate. Polycarbonate is porous, so it can be easily cut with scissors or a kitchen knife. This circle will be the tabletop, which we will place on the reel. This is necessary in order to expand the upper working plane of the table.

Preparing the tabletop. 1.- measure 5-6 cm from the edge of the polycarbonate circle and make holes around the circle with an awl or drill.
2 - paint newspaper strips with water stain and dry.
3 - Cover the edge of the polycarbonate circle with newspaper strips (up to the holes.) Dry, cover
acrylic varnish

Cut a circle with a diameter of 90 cm from the fabric and cover the plane of the coil. We will then place the finished tabletop on this part. The fabric pattern will be visible through the transparent polycarbonate. I took the fabric from an old summer sundress.

Learn more about coloring newspaper tubes. I paint the tubes gradually, one hundred at a time. I paint in an old enamel pan from a gas stove. I put the tubes in a baking tray and pour stain on top and gently roll the tubes back and forth. Then I take them out of the stain and put them immediately in a plastic bag so that they don’t dry out and are elastic. When weaving, I take 2 tubes out of the bag.

We stick tubes into the polycarbonate tabletop. Then we bend them to the edges of the circle. Press down so that they lie flat. These are the posts around which we will weave.

We weave in a circle, starting from the holes. The first row is a bundle of 4 working tubes. Then 5 rows with a rope. And we weave the edge one row with a rope in one direction, the next row in the other direction. The illusion of a “pigtail” is created. We build up the racks and bend them as shown in the photo.

We turn the tabletop over, weave 5cm and place the spool in the middle. Look at the photo.

Since there was a fashion for furniture here, I made a table for knitting.

So small and mobile, so that wherever the knitter goes, there’s a table.

I drilled holes in the cardboard.

I threaded the tubes.

I wove a base for a table leg. Then I added the bottom and then braided the double tubes.

Now we are all together and weaving upwards. You can, of course, not bother so much and weave from the circle below, but that’s what I wanted...

The result was a leg like that of an elephant))) I wanted it to be more graceful, but what happened was what happened, but it was strong)

We will make a tabletop - I brought the tubes into a horizontal position and added another one to each one.

It's closer here.

We weave in a circle from the edge inwards.

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Then from the edge outwards.

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This is how you get a flowerpot))
It is possible to make a larger tabletop, but I need a small one.

I turned it upside down and will roll up the edge. So it will be stronger.

This way.
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I closed it in the simplest way.

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Turned it over... Bam! It’s not an elephant, and not a flowerpot, but some kind of plumbing)))

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We make a table top cover.

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We combine it with decoupaged cardboard.

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Weave the required diameter.

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Front side.

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Painted flowerpot))

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Throw the balls inside...

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And close the lid on top.
Now you can pull the thread out from under the lid so that the cat won’t be bothered))

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And some useful tips: I had office paper - drafts of my son’s thesis, he retyped it several times, he shouldn’t throw away such stuff! I twisted the tubes on a damp cloth so that it would stick to the table.
I lay out the strips, after 5 seconds they become soft, my fingers don’t get tired at all. Then put the tubes in a bag and weave them quickly until they dry out.
And further. At the most crucial moment, the “Maple” stain suddenly ran out, so it can be made up of “Pine”, “Cedar” and “Walnut”.

I cut the sheet into three parts by eye, and put the finished tubes in a bag (file). When she got more, she wove. Even though it is an office one, it absorbs water well. And a spray bottle is always at hand.

I wove this table a year ago, then I had a 2.5 mm knitting needle (now 2 mm), and I cut the A4 sheet into three parts along the long side - this turns out to be a 7 cm strip width. But paper comes in different densities, and sometimes it is so thick that you can’t screw it on any knitting needle)) It is best for the paper density to be below 60%, this is “Consumer” or “Writing”. Or from newspapers
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overturned table

As a keen person, I simply could not pass up this type of creativity like tube weaving. Having mastered the basics of craftsmanship, I decided to create something original and useful and it turned out to be a nice wicker coffee table.

Master class on weaving from newspaper tubes

To make a wicker table from tubes, you needed:
newsprint for tubes, three-layer packaging cardboard, thick cardboard tubes, PVA glue, stain, water-based acrylic varnish, primer, screwdriver, knitting needle No. 1.8, wallpaper remnants, wire, Titanium glue.

Weaving from newspaper tubes

This product required a lot of tubes, and in order not to waste time making them, and at the same time the paper vine looked uniform and neat, I used a screwdriver. I clamped a knitting needle without a tip in the chuck. I cut out blanks 7 cm wide from paper. I twisted each of them into a tube: I applied the knitting needle to the edge of the paper at a slight angle (photo 1), turned on the tool, and glued the very tip of the paper with PVA (photo 2). After painting the parts, it is better to cut this (glued) area at an angle.

I painted all the blanks with a special solution: I added 1 tbsp to 1 liter of stain. acrylic varnish and 1 tbsp. primers. I poured the mixture into a flat plastic container and lowered the tubes there for a period of 5 to 20 minutes. (depending on the required color). I laid out the painted vine to dry (for 3 hours in summer or 10-12 in winter). I placed all the tubes in a bag, leaving a thicker edge of the blanks about 10 cm long on the outside. This way the material remains a little moist and will not wrinkle or crumble during weaving.

Double-layer tabletop made of newspaper tubes

I cut out 2 identical circles from cardboard. On one of them (this will be the upper part of the tabletop) I laid out a vine in the form of rays, glued a circle of wallpaper in the center, fixing the tubes. I wove a rope in a circle (photo 3), alternating blanks of the desired colors to the required size. During the work I glued the risers (photo 4). The lower part of the tabletop was covered on one side with silk-screen wallpaper (they do not allow moisture to pass through and do not allow the cardboard to deform) and holes were cut out for gluing in the legs (photo 5).

Reliable support made of thick cardboard tubes

For the legs, I braided thick cardboard tubes, leaving 1 cm short at the top (photo 6). I didn't prune the vine. I glued the legs into the lower part of the tabletop until the weave stops, and laid out the risers in the form of snowflakes. I glued the tabletops together and dried them under a press (photo 7). I braided the edges, wrapped them on the inside, braided about another 5 cm. Slightly lifting the edge of the braid, coated it with PVA glue and pressed it to the base. I braided the free risers of the legs in a circle and glued them (photo 8).

Finishing touches - the end is a spiral of tubes

Additionally, I decorated the end with a spiral of 4 tubes. To better fix the legs, I braided two wires with tubes (first one, then the second, inserting it into the first during weaving) (photo 9). On the inside of the legs, at a height of 40 cm from the floor, I made holes with an awl and inserted a wire structure into the legs, fixing the edge of the weaving with glue (photo 10). Additionally, I wove a round shelf and glued it to the cross. The finished table was varnished.

Weaving newspaper tubes photo step by step

Elena Samuylik.

Weaving vases from tubes

Since there was a fashion for furniture here, I made a table for knitting. So small and mobile, so that wherever the knitter goes, there’s a table.

I drilled holes in the cardboard.

I had office paper - drafts of my son’s thesis, he retyped it several times, he couldn’t throw away such good stuff! I twisted the tubes on a damp cloth so that it would stick to the table.
I lay out the strips, after 5 seconds they become soft, my fingers don’t get tired at all. Then put the tubes in a bag and weave them quickly until they dry out.