Joanne
This past weekend for Craft Night, we made Dreamcatchers. We had such a good time and though I thought this was going to be simple, it was actually pretty tough because they are intricate and detailed.
“Dreamcatchers are a small hoop containing a horsehair mesh, or a similar construction of string or yarn, decorated with feathers and beads, believed to give its owner good dreams. Dreamcatchers were originally made by American Indians.”
What You’ll Need:
(I bought all these items at Michael’s Arts & Crafts & believe it or not, they had a whole section dedicated to making Dreamcatchers.)
1. Hoop or Ring – You can also use an old wire hanger to make a shape. That’s how the heart dreamcatcher was made. (See Below.)
2. Artificial Sinew or String – You can also use string or colored string for this as well, but the Sinew has a different texture which makes it easier to weave.
3. Leather wrap – Again, at a craft store, the leather wraps come in multiple colors and make sure you get enough depending on your hoop and how many strings you want to attach to the bottom for feathers & beads.
4. Binder Clips or Clothes pins – you’ll need these to hold the leather wrap in the beginning to start the wrapping process. I also used it in the middle of the hoop because we bought bigger hoops.
5. Scissors – Preferably a good pair to cut through leather.
6. Beads – I bought this tub for about $5.99. You can also use beads found in the jewelry section. It really just depends on how you want it to look.
7. Feathers – Again, choose feathers based on your Dreamcatcher’s theme.
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5 Steps to Make your Dreamcatcher:
1. Start wrapping your hoop with leather & tie the end of the leather to make a loop to hang (Takes a while if you have a bigger hoop like we did.)
2. Get about 2 1/2 to 3 yards (or arms lengths) of Sinew or string.
3. Follow tutorial on how to weave the Sinew or string. (Here is where you can add beads in between the weaving.) Try to make about 9 loops in the beginning to make it look proportioned. I re-did mine about 3 times because I made the loops too spread apart and it didn’t look right.
4. Take excess leather and hang from bottom of dreamcatchers.
5. Add feathers & beads for decoration as you wish!
…and voila! See how our Dreamcatchers turned out 🙂
Lisa, Kristen and Fran’s Dreamcatchers.
The Dreamcatcher I made for Dahlia’s nursery.
Kara and her dreamcatcher.
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