C.C.M 12 - Dream Catcher

Native Americans believe that the night air is filled with dreams both good and bad. The dream catcher when hung over or near your bed swinging freely in the air, catches the dreams as they flow by. The good dreams know how to pass through the dream catcher, slipping through the hole in the center and slide down the soft feathers so gently that many times the sleeper does not know that he/she is dreaming. The bad dreams not knowing the way get tangled in the dream catcher and perish with the first light of the new day. The dream catcher has been a part of Native American culture for generations.

Supplies you will need:

• A ring- I used a metal ring about 3 inches in diameter
• Suede like lacing to wrap the metal ring
• Some thick strong thread
• Some beads and feathers or other embellishments you might like to use.

Let’s get started...!! Glue one end of suede like lacing to the ring you are using.  Wrap the lacing around the ring until you have covered the whole thing. Glue the end of the lacing to the ring.

To make the hitch knot, you place the string loosely over the top of the ring and then bring the end up through the hole that you’ve made as per the diagram below.

Repeat this evenly around the ring, about 8 times.

You continue with the hitch knot for each additional round that you make around the ring. With rounds 2 and beyond, instead of making the hitch knot around the ring, you will be making it around the center of each stitch from the previous round.

When you get near the end, make a stitch twice in the same spot and tie the string off.

Use additional lacing (or string if you prefer) to create a hanger at the top of your dreamcatcher. You may want to adorn your dream catcher  with beads and/or feathers. I used a pegion feather and few barbs from a peacock feather.  There you are with a beautiful dream catcher!!

People believe that the dream catcher should be hung in the room in which we sleep: above the bed, on the door, on a window, or as we choose.

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