I decided to make a dream catcher for me (or my potential little). I went to my local craft store and bought light brown suede lacing, brown waxed linen (or nylon) string, a metal (or wooden) hoop, beads and some feathers.
Taking the hoop, wrap the suede lacing around. Tie a knot or use craft glue to keep the end at one spot of the hoop. Keep the lace flat and as close as possible. Because 2 yards isn't enough for a 6" hoop, I had to buy another 2 yards. Start the knot on the inside of an existing knot, on top of the lacing that's already woven around then knot by the other knot. This creates a hanging loop for the dream catcher as a whole. You can also knot side by side with a previous knot and continue the wrapping to the other knot. A let the glue set for a few hours before starting on the stringing process.
Take the waxed string and tie a knot near the knot at the top. Then swoop it to the right a few inches and tie a knot on the inside of the hoop. After you get the first row of loops around the hoop, you can add beads as you loop (you can also knot) around the first row of loops. If you don't knot it, take the string with a bead over the first loop and then over the string with the bead to stop beads from sliding around too much. This is where you have fun!
To tie it off, take the string after your last loop and tie a double knot. With the waxed linen string you can press it together and the wax helps the string stick to each other.To add a feather, take a cut piece of string and tie a knot at the base. Loop the string through the feather's hole and bring the string to the back to tie in a double knot. Cut off the excess string.
Now you can hang it!
Take care and do good,
Sarah
This is such a fun craft! It looks good in our room too!
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