I was inspired to make open flower shapes and circles with viking knit technique after seeing some dream catcher earrings on net.Its pretty much the same idea right?
The Ojibwa and Lakota Native American tribes have a long standing tradition of making dreamcatchers. The simple willow hoops (round or teardrop) complete with "spiderwebs" are meant to catch the dreams of children. The Ojibwa believe the charms trap bad dreams and thus filter good dreams to the sleepers while conversely, the Lakota believe good dreams are caught for the benefit of the sleepers.
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Whatever the version, dreamcatchers caught on with the other tribes during the American Indian Movement in the 1960's and 1970's. They are now universally admired.
I bought the pair of bead and wire dreamcatcher earrings -shown above and below- from a craft store in, of all places, Newfoundland while on holiday there some years ago. Why? They were the tiniest detailed dreamcatchers I have ever seen. I don't have the patience to make them this small!
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But here are some larger tutorials for those who wish to try making dreamcatchers. Remember you can scale up or down the size of these dreamcatchers depending on whether you want to make earrings or pendants.
Note that a solitary bead in the middle of the web could denote the spider that made the web. More beads than one is thought to represent the trapped dreams. The feathers often attached to the dreamcatchers could represent soft "ladders" for the good dreams to slide down on.
"How to Make Dreamcatcher Jewelry Tutorials"
2 Comments -
I was inspired to make open flower shapes and circles with viking knit technique after seeing some dream catcher earrings on net.Its pretty much the same idea right?
March 31, 2013 at 10:44 AM
Yes, it is somewhat the same.
March 31, 2013 at 11:45 AM