Merry Christmas 2019, dear blog readers!
It feels like the year had just begun and we are already at the end and looking forward to a new decade! Time does fly, doesn't it?
Anyway, in the Christmas tradition, I decided to do something in the traditional colours of green and red. I had rolled a number of newspaper tubes some time back and had been wondering on the project to work on. So I decided to go ahead with the new style of weaving that I have been trying out these days. In case you, dear reader, haven't had an opportunity to see what I have been up to, do check out this blue leaf tray that I had done a few months back. Also check out the previous box and lid, done using the same red/green tubes.
This style of newspaper weaving, called coiling or root-weaving, is tedious but results in really cool newspaper products that are absolutely eye-catching! The weave is without any form, so it is with some trial and error that I manage to do this style of free-form weaving.
In total, to make this bowl, I have used a total of 50 plain green tubes, 25 green tubes with print visible, 100 plain red tubes and 30 red tubes with print visible. And as expected, with this style of dense weaving, the end product is very robust and strong. A coat of polyurethene and I have an absolutely amazing product!
So what do you think?
Model Details:
Model: Coiled Christmas Bowl
Difficulty Level: Complex
Model: Coiled Christmas Bowl
Difficulty Level: Complex
Tutorial (making newspaper tubes): Youtube
Tutorial (coiling or root-weaving technique): Youtube
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