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For work it is necessary to prepare:
- newspapers or newsprint;
- scissors;
- PVA glue;
- skewer or thin knitting needle.

In order to make tubes, we cut the newspaper into 4 equal parts on the wide side.

We put the skewer on the edge of the strip at an angle of about 30-40 degrees. The smaller the angle, the thinner and longer the tube will turn out.

Pressing the newspaper tightly to the skewer, twist the tube. Lubricate the remaining edge with PVA glue and glue it. The skewer must be carefully pulled out. Leave the tube to dry until completely dry. Such tubes need to be made 150-200 pieces.

We begin to weave the bottom. To do this, two groups of tubes of six pieces each add up a cross - on - cross. The tubes can be fixed together with glue.

For weaving, we bend one tube in half. This tube is working. With this tube we alternately braid all the groups.

We make two such circles. When the working tube ends, it is expanded with a new tube. To do this, insert the tubes into each other. You do not need to use glue.

Braiding the next circle, we divide each group of tubes into three parts (two tubes).

We braid two circles. We do the following circles, braiding each tube separately. Weave a circle of the required diameter.

In order to finish weaving the bottom, you need to trim the ends of the tubes and stick them on the inside.

For weaving the side walls in the product put the form. It can be a box, pan or jar. The tubes that were braided, bent and fixed to the form (you can use clothespins).

Weaving is similar to bottom weaving. We fold the working tube in half and braid each braid of the base with a pigtail.

To complete the weaving of the casket walls, we cut the working tubes and glue them on the inside of the casket. The tubes that protrude from the walls are cut off, glued and, fastened with clothespins, left to dry completely.

The weaving of the lid for the casket is carried out similarly. The diameter of the lid should be larger than the diameter of the box. The casket is stained after it has completely dried. The paint can be any: acrylic, gouache, watercolor or spray. For staining, paint is mixed with PVA glue in a ratio of 1: 1. Glue additionally impregnates the tubes, giving the product rigidity. When dried, it becomes colorless without changing the tone of the paint.

First of all, it is necessary to paint the inner side surface, because droplets of paint may leak onto the front side.

Leave to dry for 15-20 minutes. The next step is painting the bottom on the inside. After the paint has completely dried, the outside of the product is painted. The lid is painted in the same sequence: the inner side walls, the bottom from the inside and, lastly, the outer surface.