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Newspaper woven bag / purse bag
This is how to make a decorative / useful purse bag out
of newspaper woven strips.

Step 1:
Use
pages with lots of colors, text only papers and papers with
dark/black pictures.




Step 6:
One
strip is done
Step 5:
Fold
in half.
Step 2:
Fold
in half.
Step 4:
Fold
in half

Step 3:
Fold
in half, then unfold and cut along the prefolded lines

Step 10:
Slide
the strip all the way upwards, use tape or glue to fix it to the
model


Step 8:
Tape/glue
alternately 14 strips vertically on the front and back of the
horizontal strip
Step 9:
The
next horizontal strip goes to the front first, then alternately to
the back and front
Step 7:
Make
about 15 colored strips and 15 text-only strips. The black strips
for the frame are prefolded in half one more time
The clutches, flowers and doll dress are
all made out of newspapers

Step 16:
Tape
/ glue a black strip to the edge
Step 15:
Fold
over these two short purple lines.
Step 12:
Weave
13 more horizontal strips through the model, start alternately on
the front and back of the first vertical strip.
Step 11:
The
third horizontal strip goes alternately to the back and front of the
vertical strips
Step 14:
Fold
over the two purple lines below



Step 13:
Cut
along the purple lines


Step 21:
Fold
over the two purple lines
Step 19:
Bend
the strip around the corner again
Step 20:
Work
all around the model
Step 18:
Tape
/ glue another black strip to the edge
Step 17:
Hold
the strip in one hand (pink dot) and bend it around the corner with
your other hand (pink arrow)



Step 22:
Tape
/ glue two more black strips to the clutch and one small colored
strip to use as hanger for the clutch.

Pictures:
Newspaper and magazine
flowers, newspaper Origami dress and real fashion accessories


DONE!
This is a DIY video tutorial for making the woven purse bag: