On New Year's Eve, I can't wait to please my loved ones with something special that can bring comfort to the house and give a unique fairy-tale atmosphere. There are many wonderful ways to decorate for the holidays. For example, why isn’t an elegant Christmas tree made from threads, made with your own hands, an original gift? The process of creating a craft is as simple as the material for work. You need to prepare: thin cardboard or a sheet of whatman paper, paper scissors, office glue or PVA glue, thread, needle and plastic film.
Christmas tree made of threads
Manufacturing procedure:
- Cut out a blank for a cone from thick paper.
- Glue the edges.
- Wrap the paper cone in cellophane.
- Glue the prepared threads and randomly wind them onto the base. You should not twist it too tightly. It is necessary to leave an openwork mesh. To lubricate the yarn, you can use a brush or go another way. Namely, make a neat small hole in the glue bottle and pull a needle and thread through it.
- Leave to dry.
- Carefully remove the paper base.
- The souvenir is ready.
The sizes of Christmas trees can vary from miniature to impressive. Leave the color palette with the usual green colors or find a unique play of colors and shades.
Christmas tree made of threads. Option 1.
You will need:
Scissors
Regular tape
PVA glue
Decorations.
2. Wrap the cone in cling film or wide tape.
3. Pour PVA glue into a bowl (you can dilute it with a little water).
4. Dip the thread into the bowl of glue and begin wrapping it around the cone, starting from the top of the head. The thread should not be squeezed too hard - there should be enough glue left on it to attach well to the cone.
5. Leave the craft for 24 hours to allow the glue to dry, or you can use a hair dryer to speed up the process.
6. After the glue has dried, carefully remove the thread tree from the cone.
7. You can start decorating your Christmas tree. Any decorations are suitable for this - sparkles, sequins, buttons, beads, pompoms, etc. You can also place an electric candle under the tree to make it look even more beautiful.
Souvenir decoration
The finished Christmas tree should be decorated with elegant decorative elements. These can be: ribbons, snowflakes, sparkles, Christmas tree tinsel, beads and other handicraft components.
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If you use your imagination and think a little, then any natural material, jewelry and even products, for example, painted cereal grains, sweets in beautiful wrappers, etc., will be suitable for decorating the New Year's beauty. The lightweight design does not need to be loaded with large decorating things.
Christmas tree made of threads: master class
photo: @n_goncharova__
We suggest making the main symbol of the New Year, a Christmas tree, in an unusual way, from threads.
Christmas tree made of threads
You will need:
• green threads; • PVA glue); • cardboard; • beads; • scissors; • scotch; • compass; • sequins.
photo: @irlaserezhkina @pankratova_nv
An art tree made using this technology will be a wonderful decoration for both the office and home. It can also be a great gift for friends and family.
Step 1
Take some cardboard and draw a circle on it. Then divide the figure in half, cut and twist the cone. Cover the cardboard base with tape. These manipulations are necessary so that the Christmas tree does not get caught on the base and can be easily removed from the layout.
Step 2
Form the frame of the Christmas tree from threads - randomly wind them around the base in the form of a cone. What the winding structure will be depends on the desired density of the tree (massive or airy).
Step 3
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Cover the thread blank with PVA glue. Then place the future tree in a warm room with good air circulation. After drying, carefully remove the product from the cardboard base. The result will be a weightless and airy Christmas tree.
Step 4
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Decorate the Christmas tree with beads, sequins - just glue or tie them. Attach one small bead to the top of the tree.
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Christmas tree made of threads on a plastic base
Another method of creating a Christmas tree is to use a plastic cone as the basis for a future New Year’s craft.
You will need:
• loose threads;
• thin plastic folder; • PVA glue; • all kinds of accessories for decorating the Christmas tree; • scotch; • scissors; • small container for glue. Twist a piece of plastic folder to create a base for your homemade Christmas tree. Secure the cone with tape, align the bottom edge so that the workpiece is stable.
Pour glue into the prepared container, this will make it easier to wet the threads.
An original solution is to make a Christmas tree from green threads of different shades. To do this, when winding the tree, change colors one by one.
photo: @nadezhdastepanyuk
After the Christmas tree has dried, carefully remove the plastic base and dress up the New Year's beauty.
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Christmas tree made of threads on a cardboard and foil base
Often, to create original Christmas trees from threads, cardboard and foil are used for the base.
You will need:
• PVA glue;
• beads for decoration; • scotch; • scissors. Make a cone out of cardboard and attach foil on top of it. This method makes it easy to remove the Christmas tree from the threads after they dry.
Step 1
Wrap the threads soaked in glue randomly around the frame.
Step 2
After the Christmas tree is dry, remove it from the cone frame and decorate it with beads.
photo: @zlatovratskaya_daria
A little patience, effort and imagination - the perfect New Year's tree is ready!
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Christmas tree made of threads for knitting
Thanks to this method, you will get a “woolen” Christmas tree that will look great and stand out from others.
You will need:
• cardboard;
• glue; • woolen threads for knitting; • pins; • stapler; • small jewelry, beads, buttons. Make a cone-shaped base for the Christmas tree. The optimal cone size is 45 cm in height. Roll the cardboard into a cone and secure it with a stapler. You can make a bottom for a cone to give the base more stability.
Coat the outer surface of the base well with glue.
Then wrap the workpiece with threads, pressing them tightly to the base. Do this in a circle. If glue bleeds through the threads, carefully remove it. This will give you a woolen Christmas tree.
photo: @kimurochan
Now you can start decorating the Christmas tree. Attach beads, buttons, and small beads to it. Additionally, sprinkle the Christmas tree with glitter to give it a New Year's fairytale feel.
Christmas balls and compositions
A similar method is also suitable for making Christmas tree balls.
- Fill the balloon with air to the required size.
- Wrap with multi-colored glue-based threads.
- After drying, poke a hole in the wall of the air sphere and carefully remove it out.
When composing plot compositions with large Christmas trees, figurines of fairy-tale characters, animations and traditional Father Frost and Snow Maiden are suitable. The use of various kinds of decorating elements and composite materials gives the room a unique winter landscape.
DIY Christmas balls made of threads
You will need:
Air balloons
Thick threads (for knitting, for example)
PVA glue
Plastic bowl or cup for glue (or other container that you can poke a couple of small holes in)
thick needle
Scissors.
1. Inflate the balloon to the desired size and tie a tail. If you want to make it more round, press it down with your hands.
2. Use a needle and thread to pierce a plastic bowl or cup. This should be done as close to the bottom as possible. You can also simply dip the thread into a container of glue.
3. Pour PVA glue into a container and dilute it with a small amount of water to save glue.
4. Slowly pull the thread through the glue container and begin to wind the ball with it. Since you will be removing the ball after the glue dries, it is better to leave a little space near the tail in advance to pull it out.
5. Once you have wrapped the ball tightly, cut the thread. You can leave a small tail to make a loop and hang the ball on the Christmas tree, for example.
6. Leave the ball to dry. In the natural way it will take 24 hours or a little more. You can speed up the process by placing the ball near the radiator or drying it with a hairdryer.
7. When the glue has completely hardened on all sides, pierce the ball and carefully pull it out.
8. If desired, you can decorate the ball. Try painting it, gluing plastic or paper snowflakes, sequins, or covering it with sparkles.
Another option:
Making a souvenir lamp
The use of filament Christmas trees is justified as decoration for night sconces and portable lamps. A lampshade made of yarn, due to its openwork structure, displays the most phantasmagoric penumbra on the walls of the room and brings a magical, incomparable spectacle. Making a lamp is not difficult.
- First of all, choose the necessary light source.
- Measure the diameter of the lamp.
- Calculate the size of the lampshade.
- Make a thread tree using known technology.
Instead of a Christmas tree, the lampshade can be built in a shape resembling a ball or a snowman. This lamp will be an original gift and will add a little magic to New Year's Eve.
It is important to follow simple rules
Prepare your workspace by laying down an oilcloth to prevent the table from getting dirty. Also cover the surface where you will dry the crafts with newspaper. Attach a bar above it to which you will hang the workpieces.
Buy large balls, they are more durable.
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Keep in mind that the volume of decoration depends on the number of turns on it. Leave very small gaps for beauty. Do not overtighten the work; uneven distribution will distort the ball of thread and glue and balloons.
Use plastic containers with an open top - a glass, a bowl. Thread a needle and pierce the bottom. Pour glue onto two fingers. Pull the thread through the glue. Remove the needle.
Now you know how to wrap a ball with threads and glue. All that remains is to decorate it. Soak the workpiece well in the glue, turning it on all sides to soak it. Immediately sprinkle with glitter or sequins. Cover the windowsill with oilcloth and lay the balls out to dry.
Do not crush or touch them. Once the threads have hardened, take a blunt instrument, such as a wooden stick, and carefully pry up the edge and separate the inflated balloon. After piercing with a sharp needle, remove the remaining latex. As you can see, making a ball of thread and PVA glue step by step is quite simple, it is important to adhere to the technology.
Using thread-grass yarn
In a modern retail network you can find handicraft products that are unique in their appearance and quality. A wide range of threads, yarn and sewing paraphernalia makes it possible to produce colorful crafts with a non-standard combination of texture and color. It doesn’t hurt to try making a Christmas tree from different yarns. A Christmas tree made from thread-grass yarn looks very natural.
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Please note that the thread should be wound horizontally or in spiral turns onto the paper frame to give the product a slender look. Winding in a random order introduces chaos and sloppiness into the craft. There is always time for experimentation. It is possible to add sophistication to a souvenir by alternating yarn of different shades. Weaving them with a grass thread gives an amazing result.
DIY thread tree. Option 2.
You will need:
Scissors
Cling film or wide tape
Regular tape
PVA glue
Garland with lights.
1. Make a cone out of paper. Make small cuts at the bottom, leaving 2 cm between them. The cuts are needed so that you can stretch the thread between them.
2. In a bowl, dilute PVA glue with water.
3. Begin to saturate the thread with glue and wrap it around the cone, threading the thread through the cuts and wrapping the entire cone. Leave the glue to dry.
4. When everything is dry, carefully remove the string tree from the cone. To make this easier, cut off the edge of the base of the cone (where the cuts are). Start slowly turning the cone until it comes unstuck.
5. Glue, sew or staple the ribbon to the bottom of the tree.
6. Place a garland of lights inside the tree. If the light bulbs are small, then they can be secured inside the tree using thin wire or Christmas tree decorations that have wire fastenings. You can also use paper clips.
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