Fill the holes with flowers
I include this video not so much for the instructions, rather the idea of filling the holes of Windmill Loop weave with flowers.
Video by DIY art and CRAFT
Author Archives: EcoResearcher
How To Make a PLARN Bed Roll
How to crochet a bed roll for a homeless person out of used plastic bags. Has insulating properties. Functional design has tying straps and carrying handle.
Video by FOX8 WGHP
Windmill loop woven straw coasters
A lovely 45 degree fold for the corners and finishing the edges.
Video by Craft Passion
Knotted straw bag
Windmill Knot weave with plaited handles.
Video by DIY art and CRAFT
Loop weaving with straws
Weaving with plastic drinking straws by making loops first.
Video by Akvi DIY
Sculptural weaving
A good example of shapes that can be made with Windmill Loop weaving.
Made by Hilda Rogers
Fun woven dogs and giraffes
Made by ‘Bags from Milk Boxes’ Thailand
Windmill Loop woven designs from Thailand
I include these examples because it looks like the maker had a lot of fun. I love the pictures of the child in a basket, illustrating how strong the baskets are. First example I’ve seen of a backpack and a lantern.
Made by ‘Bags from Milk boxes’, Thailand
Chair from school milk bag
Great idea.
By Thai Invention
Hong Li Kindergarten woven animals
Inventive animal designs including deer and a crab!
Hong Li Kindergarten Windmill Loop weaving
Wonderful work in a school. The translation wasn’t brilliant, but I’ve managed to selected parts of the text that highlight the fantastic benefits of teaching children this skill. They have made coverings for concrete pillars and huge mats for the school.
Bags woven to order in Thailand
Beautiful designs and professionally finished. This maker has a good eye for design. The first time I have come across this ‘made to order’ process for these bags. I was struck by how the woven pieces look like printed fabrics.
By Kaktadai, Thailand
Woven bags from coffee bags in Sisaket Province
A woman who runs a coffee kiosk in Sisaket province, Thailand is weaving coffee sachets into bags and selling them in her kiosk for extra income. It makes sense! like the square design.
Video by Thairath
Coffee sachet weaving kids, Thailand
Video in Thai. Children being taught to weave coffee sachet bags. Presumably they are trimmed and finished by adults.
Video – Spring news
How to make basket from milk carton
Simple basket using just a milk carton. Lovely design.
Video by Do-It-Today
Almost like art
Abridged post showing bags made by elderly group. Another variation on attaching handles.
NTUC Health Active Ageing Hub
Tawashi: we throw in the towel!
How to make an eco-dish cloth out of socks or scrap fabric. I like the temporary loom made out of pegs.
Video in French by by Imprimerie Villière.
The Story of Microfibers
Video highlighting the problems with synthetic fibres.
The Story of Stuff, Annie Leonard
The Story of Stuff
Excellent, thought-provoking video. “The Story of Stuff is a 20-minute, fast-paced, fact-filled look at the underside of our production and consumption patterns. … it just may change the way you look at all the stuff in your life forever.”
How To Make Your Own Eco-friendly Dish Sponge | The Tawashi Scrubber
Use old socks to weave a Dish Sponge [Slightly updated instructions]. Includes video.
By Permacrafters
Collection: Windmill loop weave with Inner tube
Some simple projects from bicycle tubes.
Image search – various makers
Fire Hose Weaving – Animal Enrichment
Heavy and durable cubes made from fire hose. Hanging ball for use with big cats and rolling ball for elephants (no chain).
Instructions from Honolulu Zoo Society
Woven Fire Hose Strip Ball
Instructions to weave a ball out of fire hose as a heavy duty animal toy by Steven Ok.
Braid with bicycle hoses
I like the simple way of finishing off the rim with wire.
by Rebecca Delfs
Inner tube safety
Is rubber inner tube safe to work with? Can it be work close to the skin without harm? Answers from Denmark (google translated)
from The Creative Workshop at Gammelbro Camping
Windmill woven bags, Thailand
I was interested to learn that this enterprise gathered too much tetra pak to be used for handicrafts and had to find another way of recycling it. Another example of coffee sachets with crocheted edges.
Aunty Bee, Koh Lanta Noi and Yai, Thailand
Stamp Origami
Lovely rosettes made out of stamps.
By Helene from Denmark.
Tea bag folded earrings
Beautiful earrings made from Teabag wrappers.
by Gitte Jensen, Norway
Tea Bag Folding
An overview of the technique of making medallions out of paper abridged and enhanced to include the wonderful cards made by Gizella Hagedus featuring upcycled tea bag sachets.
Tea bag sachet purse
Lovely purse – I like the proportions and colour.
By Gitte Jensen
Inner tube pen holder
Sweet and simple.
By Gitte Jensen
Corporate branding & marketing
The first company I have come across to use Windmill Loop weaving to promote their product – it displays the logo well.
Organo
Loop di Loop Bags for Life, Indonesia
‘Loop-di-loop’ handmade bag for life. Love the name. Made from non-recyclable coffee and drinks sachets by a social enterprise.
Clear Community, Indonesia
How to make a mini bag from coffee wrap
Small bag or Purse made from Coffee Sachets. Used card template to fold loops.
Video by Ochi Craft HD, Indonesia.
Crocheting the rim of a basket
Crocheting the top of these bags is another alternative to finish the edges. Video in Thai, by Yim Siam.
How to Make a Bag from Coffee Sachet
Recycling Coffee Bags in Indonesia. Instructions from Eleven Green Club, a Girl’s Club in Bangung.
Handmade net basket
Video – how to make a bag made out of crisp packets stapled together.
by Jing Si Books & Cafe Malaysia
Plastic wrappers Folded Weave
Video of Windmill Fold weave using Crisp Bags/Plastic wrappers – in Chinese, by Wendymosquito.
Paper Art: Basketry
A book in Chinese with a page of instructions on Windmill Loop Weaving using paper. Can anyone help me find out the history of this technique in China?
Folded magazine Windmill loop woven baskets
Beautiful recycled paper baskets with photo instructions.
by Cecile Cua, Taiwan
Windmill Knot Woven bag
Beautiful bag from Japan made with Windmill Knot weaving. Love the graded shape it makes.
Minne.com
Crazy About Recycling
Paper mache artist, Liat Binyamini Ariel, from Israel. Talented illustrator and puppet maker. I especially admire the Love Seat made from paper mache.
The studio recipe for Paper Mache
Recipe for Paper Mache by using shredded office waste paper, and used egg-cartons.
by Liat Binyamini Ariel
Bicycle Baggage Net From Old Inner Tube
Abridged version of Instructables post for this great design.
By Waldemar Sha
ChuChu video
This excellent video tells the story of the beginnings of ChuChu, an earth friendly social enterprise in Myanmar that creates beautiful stuff from trash.
Trash to treasure
Shop and Workshopmade out of waste materials. Large range of recycle products; belts from bicycle tyres, purses from inner-tubes, necklaces from pull tabs, wallets, pencil bags, sleeves for wine bottles from various plastics.
ChuChu, Myanmar
Myanmar’s eco-friendly startup transforms trash into treasure—and jobs
Created by Italian NGO Cesvi, the ChuChu project collects waste and teaches locals to transform trash into recycled crafts with an environmental message.
ChuChu – Loop Weaving with rubber
Overview of ChuChu loop weaving with inner tubes, from their Facebook page.
ChuChu – Loop Weaving with plastic
Overview of ChuChu loop weaving with plastics, from their Facebook page.
Baskets & Bags by Art-C
A selection of Tetra pak baskets and bags.
Finishing off Windmill Knot weave basket
A video in Chinese showing a neat way of finishing off Windmill Knot weave to give a flat top.
by ivy手作, Ivy Handmade
Coconut leaf weaving – Windmill
A story to describe how to make a windmill toy from coconut palm,
by Marion Healy, Mackay Queensland Australia
Windmill Knot weave: Maori project
The Windmill knot is a basis for some small Maori weaving projects.
by Mandy
How to: Tie Windmill Knot Basket weaving
A short video tutorial by pinkyFROG SHOP on the Windmill Knot techniques – in Malay.
Windmill Knot Weave origins
A look at the traditional Maori Windmill Knot weave in search of a name for Windmill Loop Weaving.
Journal of the Polynesian Society
Tetra Pak Weaving – tilted square design made with loops
1:8 ratio Windmill loop weaving for shopping bags, Storage baskets, Laundry baskets, Wrapping paper caddy and more.
by JennyWoodruff
Protective Sink Mat – Recycled innertube
Great project using Reverse Windmill Loop Weave
By Hans from the Netherlands
Woven truncated cube
Truncated cube using 4 way windmill loop weave. Made from inner tube loops.
by Axolotl01
Recycled Firehose Doormat
Love this mat.
Innertube Loop Creations by Idea63
Woven truncated icosahedron
A truncated icosahedron made of interlocking pentagons and hexagons.
by Tom Tucker
Inner tube water bottle holder
A water bottle holder using the 4 way windmill loop weave technique.
by Sean Ryan
Weaving with Inner Tubes – 3 way
Using the 3 way loop weaving to make 5 and 6 sided shapes – and the characteristics these have.
Innertube Loop Creations by Idea63
Weaving with Inner Tubes – 4 way
Explains the opportunities of the loops cutting from innertube.
Innertube Loop Creations by Idea63
Upcycled Magazine Handbag
Lovely handbag design with attractive pattern.
by DIY family in Taiwan
Magazine Windmill Fold weave dogs
Dog from magazines made by DIY family in Taiwan.
Leather Windmill Loop Weave Dog
Woven leather dog is influenced by woven cigarette packet sculptures.
Matt Fothergill
Cigarette Packet animal sculptures
Animal sculptures from Cigarette packets using Windmill Loop Weave. Inspirational.
Made by Derek Fitton.
Collection: Cigarette packet dogs
Collection of images and anecdotes about windmill loop weave cigarette packet dogs.
Cigarette Packet Woven Dogs
Cigarette Packet Dog examples. Site by John Hewitson
Anu LIFE, India – Women’s Enterprise
A well established women’s enterprise with online shop selling a variety of Windmill loop woven products from India.
Joy@Work women’s enterprise, Bangalore
A fascinating insight into a series of Social Enterprises in India headed by Devika Krishnan.
Vocational Training – Tetrabags
Training for bags, pouches, placemats and a variety of utility products to be made by children from Satya School with disabilities. Multiple benefits for this social enterprise; it helps bring self-confidence and self-esteem is fun and it is also therapy.
DIY Woven Straw Storage Baskets
Although possibly not reused straws – they could be. Useful techniques to apply to other projects.
by i creative ideas
Milk carton basket weaving courses in Sweden
Baskets and Bags made out of Juice and Milk packaging – recycling, handicraft and basket making in Sweden by Konstantin Larsson.
Hammocks from school milk bags
An amazing product made by staff and children at Ban Nong Yai School Chiang Mai, Thailand.
How to make bag from milk carton (original), Thailand
Original instructions In Thai dating back to 2009. By NOK Management
Collection: Cycle Beads
A collection of cycle beads designs. A colour-coded string of beads (necklaces and bracelets) representing a woman’s menstrual cycle. They help a woman track and monitor her cycle and identify when are fertile days and non-fertile days are. They have various uses.