Category: Composite (two or more)

Video instructions and measurements for how to make these orbs from Tetra Pak by Luz Mireya Martinez Arcos

Shopping bag made from foil coffee bags using 1:6 ratio weave. By Ruutupunontaa.

The campaign by Pro Carton has carton characters as the 5Rs of Responsibility.

An early example of flink chain using the silver paper lining from cigarette packets (1972).

A simple design for carton wallets

Instructions by Kathy Ciceri with template (2007).

A collection of wallets that utilise the lids of the cartons as closure to explore the differences in design that people have discovered.

A collection of vehicles made fom packaging with bamboo skewer & straw axles.

Instructions to make a range of heat reflecting products to help people living on the street.

Origami tableware from juice cartons. Each product is a Tetra Pak sheet which can be easily assembled by the user with no need of glue nor tools. By ilVespaio, a network of free-lance designers, Italy.

TeTra-Trik has designed a range of products using tetrapak waste, from clocks to rotating lamps to toothbrush holders.

Etla lamps made of recycled tetrapak by Chimi Gutierrez, Hierbamala, Mexico. They are assembled using a type of origami without glue, in the Tepepán prison. All materials and processes are local.

Tetralamp by Ed Chew. No glue!

A series of lights from used food and drink packaging by Anke Weiss who traced the patterns and text on the packaging with hundreds of pin-pricks, which allow the light to shine through.

This is just fun!
Video by 安生仔 An Sang Tsai

Range of bags and pouches by Lakshytta Gupta made using strips cut and woven from used Tetrapaks, using 1:8 ratio windmill loop.

Mary Crabb During has been taking part in Forces in Translation online event ‘Looping and….’ exploring the interface between basketry, mathematics and anthropology. using windmill loop she looked at topology, curvature of surfaces, and particular the fact that a doughnut has zero curvature.

Mary Crabb’s trials and results from instructions on how to weave a windmill loop dog.

Windmill Knot weave by Outi Honkimaa and Seija-Sisko Mustonen
Tuulimyllypunonta translates as Windmill Braiding in Finnish

Instructions by Lois Walpole for a plaited garland that packs into a neat, solid tube that takes up little space. Can also be made from palm leaves, coloured paper, plastics, bark, leather and more.

Lois shares some of the decision making that went into selecting the method of making this bag.

The apple basket was the first recycled tetra pak I ever saw and it made a big impression on me. Lois talks about working with tetra pak – part of a larger post about teaching students.

Instructions by Lois Walpole
Northern Europe, America, Scandinavia and Japan are the most commonly claimed locations for the origin of these decorations.

Two videos by Lois Walpole showing a simple way to cut tetra pak cartons into strips for weaving and more.

Nice design that uses the aluminium layer and can be decorated. Has Video.
By Sintra Journal

Made from shredded Tetra pak, Daman Ganga group, South Gujarat, India

How to make an envelope out of Tetra Pak cartons. Sewing method. Holds CDs and they’re non scratch in the post.
Benigna Iwasaki, a German designer based in Tokyo.

Made by ‘Bags from Milk Boxes’ 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

Inventive animal designs including deer and a crab!

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

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

Video in Thai. Children being taught to weave coffee sachet bags. Presumably they are trimmed and finished by adults.
Video – Spring news

Simple basket using just a milk carton. Lovely design.
Video by Do-It-Today

Abridged post showing bags made by elderly group. Another variation on attaching handles.
NTUC Health Active Ageing Hub

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

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’ handmade bag for life. Love the name. Made from non-recyclable coffee and drinks sachets by a social enterprise.
Clear Community, Indonesia

Small bag or Purse made from Coffee Sachets. Used card template to fold loops.
Video by Ochi Craft HD, Indonesia.

Recycling Coffee Bags in Indonesia. Instructions from Eleven Green Club, a Girl’s Club in Bangung.

Video – how to make a bag made out of crisp packets stapled together.
by Jing Si Books & Cafe Malaysia

Video of Windmill Fold weave using Crisp Bags/Plastic wrappers – in Chinese, by Wendymosquito.

Overview of ChuChu loop weaving with plastics, from their Facebook page.

A selection of Tetra pak baskets and bags.

1:8 ratio Windmill loop weaving for shopping bags, Storage baskets, Laundry baskets, Wrapping paper caddy and more.
by JennyWoodruff

A well established women’s enterprise with online shop selling a variety of Windmill loop woven products from India.

A fascinating insight into a series of Social Enterprises in India headed by Devika Krishnan.

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.

Baskets and Bags made out of Juice and Milk packaging – recycling, handicraft and basket making in Sweden by Konstantin Larsson.

How to make a simple basket using Windmill Loop Weaving.
by Jam, DIY – Done It’s Yours

Original instructions In Thai dating back to 2009. By NOK Management