How and what to paint newspaper tubes for weaving

The demand for handmade souvenirs is constantly growing. Many people choose various techniques of making such things as their hobby, a creative activity for the soul, and for some it becomes also a source of income. If you are interested in the method of manufacturing products from paper vines, but you do not know how and with what to paint newspaper tubes for weaving, read tips and tricks. You will surely find a suitable method and composition.

When to paint

If you decide to start making paper wickerwork, you need to learn not only the weaving technique, but also how and how to paint newspaper weaving tubes. If you use colored newspaper or magazine sheets to curl blanks, you can leave them unpainted. After all, a wicker product will have an interesting surface without it.

If ordinary black and white newspapers are used, the tubes are often painted the color of a natural vine (not sanded), that is, brown or light (as if the bark was removed from the branches).

There are several options for staining:

• Before weaving.
• After.
• The combined method (applying the main color before and drawing the pattern already on the finished product).

Choose the method that is convenient for you and suitable for each specific product.

The better to paint newspaper weaving tubes

In fact, a huge number of options. Almost any composition that has a color pigment is suitable, but the choice is determined by what shade you want to get and how saturated. Some compounds make the tubes stiff after the paint layer has dried, while others make them soft, but have lost their brightness, and faded. Dyes can be used both on an aqueous basis, and on an alcohol basis, and also powder which are previously diluted in liquids. So, the list of options is as follows:

• gouache;
• watercolor (fades);
• acrylic paints;
• stain;
• car spray paint;
• iodine solution;
• brilliant green;
• potassium permanganate (potassium permanganate) ;
• aniline dyes for clothes;
• food coloring
• ink;
• ink;
• hair dye.

If the preforms themselves are supposed to be painted before weaving, they usually use a stain that interacts well with the paper and after drying gives a beautiful brown tint. To increase the saturation, it is possible to apply the dye in several layers with preliminary drying of the previous layer.

If you decide to first weave the product, and then process it, use acrylic colors or gouache. They are sold in sets, so they are suitable for creating a complex pattern on the surface of a wicker basket, box or vase. You can draw an ornament, floral motifs or any other pattern.

It is worth considering that when using any of the proposed options, newspaper tubes need to be varnished so that the product becomes more dense, resistant to moisture. It is better to process the finished basket, since the varnish layer will make the paper stiff and not too comfortable for weaving.

What should not be painted

What to paint newspaper tubes for weaving baskets, you can choose from the list above, but it is worth noting that the watercolor loses its brightness very much after drying. Dyes from onion peel that dye Easter eggs are definitely not suitable. If you are a fan of natural materials, do not use chemicals such as hair dye.

How to color newspaper weaving tubes in white

If you like exclusive things and want to make a woven product of white color in order to put a pattern on it, for example, floral motifs, it is better to immediately make up tubes of thin white paper, office or even cash register tape.

Most likely, you have already decided how and what to paint newspaper tubes for weaving in various shades. The same paints, where there is a white color in the palette, can be used to obtain white blanks. Acrylic paint or a primer, water emulsion and even gouache are suitable if you take it in a fairly thick creamy consistency.

Colorings

When you have decided what composition you will cover the blanks, the question may arise, how to paint newspaper tubes for weaving, that is, what tool. You can use the following options:

• wide brush;
• sponge (sponge);
• high capacity in which the pigment solution is poured.

Choose the most convenient option for yourself.

Staining technology

When using the first and second tool, the work is as follows:

1. Prepare the composition in any container.
2. Put the tubes in one layer on the oilcloth.
3. Put on gloves and pick up a brush.
4. Dip into the composition and apply to the tubes.
5. Let one side dry.
6. Turn over.
7. Repeat the process from all sides.

You can paint and dry the tubes immediately in an upright position, if you fix them in a solid base (for example, clothespins along the edges of a can, glass).

If the coloring will be carried out by lowering it into the coloring composition, it is better to make a special container from a bottle, and even better - from a plastic pipe of a suitable length, attaching a sealed bottom. Pour the composition into such a container, lower the tubes. Do not forget to add the solution, as it will be consumed, and the level will decrease (unpainted areas may remain).

So, you have learned how to paint newspaper tubes for weaving. Choose your favorite composition and method of coloring. Create eye-catching souvenirs with your own hands.