Today I want to tell you how you can weave textile boxes or baskets from very simple and affordable materials. These wicker things have a lot of advantages: they are not afraid of creasing, they are durable, light and practical, they can be washed, they can be twisted, changing the size and shape. Alone positive sides. You can choose the size and color for the interior. In addition, they are very easy to weave, and you can find a lot of applications for them!

What will be needed in the work:

• insulation for windows and doors (sold in hardware stores, in my case 10 meters long and 1.5 cm in section);
• piece of cloth.

Absolutely any fabric will do (just not quite thick). The longer the cut, the longer the strips of fabric will be and the fewer knots there will be in the finished work. The knots are practically invisible, I didn’t even have to specially remove or mask them somehow. Fabric can be selected different colors to make a patterned basket.

In addition, you will need a needle with a large eye (my needle has an eye size of almost 1.5 cm). It is good if you pick up a darning needle with a large eye and a blunt tip.
There are several options for creating such baskets: you can glue each layer with hot glue or sew on sewing threads. But if you use glue, the work will not look very neat, it will still not work perfectly to hide the glue between the fabric.
If you sew the layers with sewing threads, again, you will need to sew very carefully so that the threads are not visible. This work is long and painstaking. The threads may break during the operation of the basket.
Considering all these points, I chose the simplest, most reliable, economical and fastest way of weaving. We will interweave each layer with strips of the same fabric.

We cut the fabric into strips 5-6 cm wide and 1.5-2 cm wide. Wide strips will go to wrap the insulation, and we will twist the narrow insulation.

We wrap the insulation with a cloth. The very tip can be fixed for reliability with glue.

Please note that I wrapped a part of the insulation and, so that the fabric does not unwind, I secured it with a pin. We pass a narrow strip of fabric through the needle. We twist the insulation with a snail, forming the bottom of the future basket.

We intertwine the layers of insulation with a narrow strip of fabric: we skip the needle, capturing two layers. In work, you can help yourself with pins, fixing the fabric.

When the strip ends, we simply tie the next piece. All nodules after will be safely hidden.

There are already five layers of the bottom. With a narrow strip of fabric, we always weave the last and penultimate layers. I turned the narrow strip with the light side up to create a pattern.

When the bottom of the future basket or box is ready, we move on to weaving the walls.

The next layer is laid on top, fixed with needles (on the right). Also weave with fabric.

I wove ten turns of the basket. Let's move on to shaping the handles. The top can be decorated in different ways. You can weave the cover.

To make the handles the same, I used a can of chips. She laid it on top of the basket, braided it with insulation.

The heater was fixed with pins.

The basket is very strong, at the same time and light. In itself, the insulation material is durable, but also braided with fabric, a hundred times stronger. Yes, in such a basket you can safely carry weights.

In the process of weaving, I hid the knots under the fabric, so that in the finished work they are almost invisible.

The handles seemed very thick for such a basket, so I untwisted the last two layers. Finished a basket without handles. You can leave it in this form: store balls and toys, textiles or gloves. Yes, whatever.

And you can weave a pigtail handle, turning it into a textile bucket. I want to add that such a basket is woven very quickly and easily.

After a general cleaning, there are many things left that belong to the category “I won’t wear it, but it’s a pity to throw it away.”

Do not rush to get rid of these, because they can be given a second chance. After all, they can become material for various useful things.

For example, nylon tights are perfect for a handmade rug, which is easy to wash and dry quickly.
It will perfectly fit into the country style, so it will serve faithfully in the bathroom, on the country veranda. You can also use it as a doormat.
You probably came across photos or videos from the Internet with such practical little things. We will tell you how to make a rug from old things with your own hands.

Well, shall we try?

To make a nice thing out of old nylon tights, you need not only to pay attention to the material, the technique of doing the work is also important.
The rug can:

• to tie;
• sew;
• weave.

Important!
Before starting work, be sure to wash things. It will be more pleasant to work with clean tights, and the finished rug will look aesthetically pleasing.

Let's go through the instructions step by step. Our tips and tricks will help you choose your technique and create your masterpiece.

How to crochet a rug

One knitted rug takes about 10 pieces of tights.
Before starting needlework, it is necessary to make threads from nylon scrap.

You will need

• Sharp scissors to cut the edge nicely and neatly.
• Threads and a needle to sew the cut strips into long threads.
• Hook for knitting (choose the thickness depending on the thread for knitting).

Preparation for work

• Cut off the gusset, elastic and heel-toe part.
• From the remaining canvas (trouser leg), we begin to cut a strip in a spiral.
• The thickness of the thread will depend on the width of the strip.
• Take the finished spirals with both hands and pull the sides. With this impact, the strip will curl into a tube. The cut edges will be inside, so they will be masked.
• Sew the resulting twisted tubes into a single thread, and then wind them into a ball for convenience.

Let's start knitting

round rug

1. Crochet a chain of five air loops.
2. We connect the chain into a circle.
3. Knit stitches with a crochet in a circle.
4. In the course of knitting, add 1-2 loops.
5. You can alternate the threads in color, so you get a colored pattern.
6. At the end of the work, hide the working end of the thread and fasten it from the inside with a thread.

So you get a neat round doormat.

Oval rug

1. Cast on more than five loops, and then make a chain.
2. Add loops not only along the course of knitting, but also at the edges of the first row.
3. For convenience, use markers or knitting pins, they will help you not to get confused in increasing the number of loops.
4. Cut the thread, and then fasten it on the wrong side.

Important! When working, do not overtighten the threads, otherwise you will get too dense and hard rugs.

Be sure to increase the loops, because without them, instead of a round flat shape, you get a basket.

You can also give the rug a square, rectangular or polygonal shape. Don't be afraid to fantasize!

Advice! If you knit rugs according to patterns for openwork napkins, you will get not only a practical, but also an original thing. Just keep in mind that a pattern will not work out of a thick thread.

How to weave a rug on your fingers

You can make a rug even if you don't know how to knit! You can do this without a hook. As working tools this case your fingers will stick out.

Weaving from rings

You will need:

• Well sharpened scissors.
• Threads, needle.

Completing of the work

1. We cut clean washed tights into rings.
2. If you wove rubber bands as a child, then this weaving method is the same. Take the ring and fold it twice.
3. We twist the eight and put it on the thumb and forefinger of the right hand.
4. Then we make another loop in the same way.
5. We remove the first loop from the thumb, after that we throw it on the upper loop.
6. In the same way, we throw the lower loop from the index finger to the upper one. The result is a neat braided chain.
7. Continue weaving on your fingers, making a braid of the required length.
8. From a braided pigtail we lay out the necessary shape of a doormat. We sew the details with the help of a thread and a needle.

Such weaving is very fast, performed automatically and does not require close attention. Therefore, needlework can be combined with watching TV.

With this weaving method, the rug has a light and fluffy shape.

From pigtails

Prepare good scissors, threads and a sewing needle for work.

Cut the tights into long ribbons, you can use a spiral (as we described above, for crochet).

Execution technique

1. With both hands, we stretch the ribbons so that they stretch out and twist into a tube.
2. We take three parts and weave them into a pigtail (you can alternate the color and change the texture of the fabric).
3. We fix the end of weaving with a thread with a needle.
4. We weave another braid of their three threads, and also fix the tip so that the shape does not unravel.
5. We sew pigtails together.
6. Again we make a pigtail and sew to the other two.
7. We repeat the steps until the blanks from tights run out.
8. From a long pigtail we lay out the desired shape with an oval, circle, square (we lay out the braid in a zigzag) and sew it by hand.

For strength and density of the product, it can be sewn onto a fabric base.

Action algorithm

1. We start posting round shape from the middle.
2. After the center has been laid out, sew it to the base.
3. Gradually increase the radius, while not forgetting to sew a pigtail on the fabric.
4. At the end of weaving, we cut the braid, fasten it and hide it on the wrong side.
5. We cut off the remnants of the base, and sew a fabric inlay along the edge.

How to make a rug on a hoop

It is easy to master another way of weaving - on a hoop.

Advice! In this way, you can weave a rug not only on a hoop, but also on a square or rectangular shape, for example, a picture frame.

Operating procedure

1. We take prepared threads from tights. We fix on the basis.
2. First we fill it with vertical lines, then horizontal ones, interlacing them in checkerboard pattern.
3. Be sure to alternate colors so that the work acquires depth.

We make a "web"

You can weave the threads according to the cobweb principle.

1. We fix the threads on the hoop from edge to edge, through the center.
2. From the center we begin to weave the threads. To do this, we fix the working thread and in a checkerboard pattern we push it up, then down.
3. Once you reach the hoop, secure the weave by sewing it by hand.
4. Remove the product from the base.

Helpful Hints

• Start collecting tights in advance.
• There was a little free time, immediately make threads and wind them into balls. This way you will have material to work with. And also there will be an opportunity for color experiments.
• You can diversify color scheme if you pre-dye body tights with fabric dyes.
• Try not to tighten the fabric, so you keep the lightness and airiness of the capron in the product.

All of the above methods are also great for fabric ribbons made from old socks, knitted T-shirts or T-shirts.

And if you alternately alternate not only colors, but also various textures of ribbons prepared in advance, your rug can become a work of art in the hand-made style.

You may have already tried to make a rug out of tights with your own hands. And often the first nylon rug comes out crooked and unsightly, despite all efforts. But it doesn’t matter, you just didn’t know folk tricks that help needlewomen create even, light and practical rugs from old nylon. There are a lot of manufacturing options - this is a round rug made of braided braids, as my grandmother knitted, and openwork, crochet rug, kapron kruglyash, assembled in a neat, flat spiral. We will introduce you to these and some other ideas for making rugs from tights and reveal little secrets that will help you make a neat and even canvas.

So that a rug made of tights and socks, made by yourself, does not serve as an object of ridicule from loved ones, adopt a few useful life hacks. Thanks to them, you will make a really beautiful thing and do not waste your time. Here is a selection of the most common questions from beginners who have taken up the manufacture of nylon rugs:

• How many tights do you need for a small rug? At least 10. As soon as you have a pair of stockings with a hole, put it aside, and then cut and roll into balls.
• How to cut a capron? We cut off the top and bottom, and then we cut the canvas in a spiral, so a thin, even thread will come out.
• What to do if there are not enough tights, and the rug is not finished yet? We tie it with a knitted ribbon or inlay.
• How to make flat rugs? Yarn with non-stretch stockings, or knit more loosely without tightening the thread.
• How to dye tights? Dye nylon flesh shades in bright colors you can at home. First boil the material with chlorine bleach, rinse and dry. Then dye with special fabric dye according to the instructions on the package.

Using these tips, you can make a nylon rug that will decorate your home. Combining colors and shades, adding threads of various thicknesses and from other materials, you will make an original thing.

Rug of threads and nylon

This master class round rug is good because it is done very quickly and looks unusual, thanks to the braid of thick threads. On a rug with a diameter of 54 cm, only 4 pairs of tights are needed:

1. Cut off the gusset and panties, leaving the sock.
2. Crochet the bottom of the stocking.
3. We close in a tight ring.
4. We knit the second row wrapping around the thread of the first and braiding the nylon.
5. We knit the fabric in a circle, adding threads of different colors.
6. Having connected the kruglyash, we hide the working tip from the inside and carefully hem it.

You can use jute twine, natural colors or thin knitted yarn from old T-shirts.

Important! In the course of knitting, do not forget to increase loops, otherwise it will not be a carpet, but a basket. To do this, knit 2 loops from 1 previous row. If the canvas is bulging, knit 2 columns from every second loop.

Crocheted nylon rug

The next option on how to make a tights rug is crocheted 6 mm:

1. Cut off the top and footprint. The remaining canvas is cut lengthwise into strips 2 cm wide.
2. We stretch the ribbons, knit them together.
3. We knit a chain of 5 air loops.
4. We connect the edges with a column, knit the columns with a crochet from the first row.
5. We continue to knit in a circle, making an increase in loops.

As a result, you will get a neat, even rug that will last for many years. You can make not a round, but an oval rug. To do this, increase the length of the chain and make additions not only along the knitting, but also at the edges of the first row. In order not to get confused in the additions, use pins, special markers.

Important! To make an original carpet as a knitting pattern, use patterns of openwork napkins and tablecloths. Consider the thickness of the yarn - it will not be possible to knit a lace pattern with a thick thread.

Braid rugs

round and even rectangular rugs do-it-yourself tights without a hook are woven from separate braids, which are then sewn together. Here's how it goes:

1. Prepare the yarn from the cropped tights.
2. Weave from it long pigtail, fixing the tip with a needle manually.
3. We will prepare a fabric lining that will retain the shape of the rug even after frequent washing.
4. To make the middle even, we will tuck the fabric into the hoop, sew a pigtail to it, fixing it in the middle.
5. Gradually increase the radius of the rug, remove the hoop.
6. Having sewn the rug of the desired size, cut the lining, stitch the oblique trim from the knitted tape.

Straight rugs in this technique are made from braids laid in a zigzag. They are also sewn to the base and overcast. You can get an interesting wavy edge by laying the chain in spirals, twisting them in different directions. These wave-shaped rugs look good in the bathroom.

Important! Combining voluminous and thin pigtails, you can create an interesting avant-garde pattern.

Ring rug (video)

If in the previous methods you had to work with a thread tied with knots, then here you need to work with nylon, cut into rings. The rug will come out light, lush, and the manufacturing method is similar to children's fun - weaving from rubber bands:

1. Let's fold the ring twice. We put it on, twisting the figure eight, on the thumb and forefinger.
2. We wind another loop in the same way, remove the first loop from the thumb. Let's move it to the top. Then we also transfer the lower loop from the index finger to the upper one.
3. It turned out to be a neat chain. Continue knitting on the fingers, making a long braid.
4. We sew the braids into the fabric of the desired shape, and you're done!

Important! This method is also good because it does not require close attention - knit a snake while watching TV shows, the process is completely automatic.

Did you know that decorative flowers can be made from a wide variety of materials? One of the most affordable is capron. Let's see how to make original and aesthetic nylon flowers with your own hands to decorate the interior.

Any modern girl is well aware of such a wardrobe item as nylon tights. Dense, ultra-thin, colored and plain - they have one thing in common: nylon tights very quickly become unusable. The slightest puff - and elegant tights turn into useless garbage. Look in your closet - for sure there will be at least a couple of spoiled nylon tights. You can throw them away, or you can make your own. original decoration for the interior - nylon flowers.

Spend the evening creatively - make your favorite flower from improvised material. This is not as difficult as it might seem, especially if before your eyes detailed master class. so what? Do you want to try yourself as a florist?