To do this, I needed only three components:
- newspaper;
- PVA glue;
- spoke.
First of all, I cut several newspapers into such strips.
On it I will show how exactly you need to twist the tubes. It is worth noting immediately the fact that for better coloring of newspaper tubes, it is better to use strips with margins, that is, the upper and lower stripes. In this case, it is necessary to start twisting from the printed side so that the field is the top layer. Well, now the tube itself. We put the needle to the strip at this angle.
And we begin to wind the entire strip onto a knitting needle until a small corner remains. We put a drop of glue on it and screw it to the end.
The result is such a “building material” for future masterpieces.
I say right away - you will need a lot of such tubes, so it’s better to do it in reserve. For the bottom of my vase, I decided to use a small ornament of squares. To do this, I needed 14 tubes. They are laid perpendicular to each other in this way.
Be sure to note the number of tubes. Somewhere there are three, and somewhere four. Guides are assembled, now we make a working tube. To do this, insert two tubes into each other, fastened with glue, and bend in half.
We start it first under those tubes that are below.
Then we cross the working tubes and grab another part of the guides.
In this way we braid the entire base in a circle.
When weaving the next circle, you need to divide the guides into pairs, alternately braiding them with working tubes.
In the course of weaving, working tubes should be extended as we did before. You should braid the base until you get a circle equal to the base of the Easter cake.
When the desired size is reached, we raise one tube from each pair and fix them.
We continue to braid the remaining rays until the bottom of the basket reaches the dimensions you need.
The next step is to start weaving the sides. I decided to start from the inside. All the weaving technique is the same, only we braid the guides that are upright.
The same side weave and from the extreme tubes.
We hide all the remaining ends in weaving, and cut off the particularly long residues and fix with glue (preferably at the bottom).
The vase itself is ready. Now let's start creating plates in which future colored eggs will show off. For this, glue, tubes and a rolling pin came in handy.
We roll the tubes well with a rolling pin so that they become flat and soft, since in the future they will have to be twisted. If it is not rolled enough, then they simply break.
For one cup, I needed two tubes. It is better to build them up to the rolling process. The finished double tube needs to be properly lubricated with glue and twisted it into such a circle.
When the glue begins to grab a little, the bottom of the cup should be squeezed out a little.
The number of cups depends only on how many decorated eggs you plan to put next to the Easter cake. Here is such an Easter vase I got.
Ideally, it can be painted for every taste, but I decided to leave it in natural light colors. Firstly, it reminded me of a nest with something, and secondly, against a light background, the eggs painted by me will look much brighter!
