How to Weave a Authentic Native Dreamcatcher

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How to Weave a Authentic Native Dreamcatcher

This is the way I was taught in school and by my mother.

Steph Pheonix.

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Gather supplies. I used a bangle bracelet for my hoop.

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Start by knotting your thread on the hoop.

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With the thread behind the hoop bring it over the hoop and string it around the hoop between eather side of the thread.

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Making a twisted loop like this. This is the start to your dream catcher.

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Pull it tight to make sure it looks good. Yup this looks good. Using the same method continue around the hoop.

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Once you've completed going around the hoop. Don't over crowd the base loops, you still have to weave on to the strand between the loops on the hoop. Tehehe.

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Now using the base strings continue on.

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Making loops on the base threads. Weave the free end in the base strand and then pulling the free end thru the hole you just made a d pull towards yourself.

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Don't worry about how loose it might look or if the loops shift on the hoop or the strands those can always be adjusted later. Continue as the strings get narrower and your closer to the center.

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When adding beads string one on the loose end and when making loops it gets left on the tight string.

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When your at the center, using your string pull taut an then tying it off in the center and trim off the excess string. And there you have it. Hope you enjoy!!

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1 Circle shape

1 Bunch Twine, thread, cord, string.

1 Bunch Beads (optional)

Okay cause I would love to try this out with the amount of embroidery thread I have. And make some earrings. So thanks ^^ quick response too.

Desiree Johnson 5 months ago

@Desiree I think it would work fine.

Steph Pheonix. (author) 5 months ago

Could I do this with like a gauge 20 or 22 jewelry wire?

Desiree Johnson 5 months ago

Thankyou so much for this! I've tried it out and it worked great! :D

Alice Smith 9 months ago

This looks really cute xx always wanted to attempt to make one of these!! Thanks

Sophie Burleigh 9 months ago

That's a awesome memory!I have a Native game from my great grandma, as well as a gold ring that I am now the 4th generation daughter to wear.

Steph Pheonix. (author) 11 months ago

I still have the dream catcher that my grandpa made me :) were of the Chocktaw tribe. It's got deer leather and buffalo fur in it. Cool stuff :) I like your guides!

Erika Salisbury 11 months ago

Thanxs👍

Maureen Uebelhoer 11 months ago

Totally gonna do this with my 5 year old. She has one already and she swears it helps the bad dreams stay away. Maybe making a dream catcher will make them stay further away.

Heather Correia 11 months ago

Thanks!

Heather W 11 months ago

@ Kacey thanks I hope you do. They do help with dreams. @ Heather of course I'll post one soon!

Steph Pheonix. (author) 11 months ago

@ Lindsay M I understand your concerns. My family is woodland Cree Indians from Alberta Canada where i still live. My great grandmother grew up in a tee pee and she couldn't read or write. I'm sorry if I offended you but the weaving is the authentic part most other tutorials show a lacing that's not proper. Also dreamcatchers can be made with anything using any material. The dream catcher you see in stores arnt even realist. Natives didint have brass rings or even seed beads before settlers came. That's a modernized representation of them. They used fresh willow branches and bent them into circles. Sometimes it was chewed hide with pictures drawn with berries and ash weaved in. The aboriginal culture isint lost in Canada it is alive and inspires everyday. It being lost in where your from is sad then. Natives are the bases of the north american life. They should always be remembered, and for more then just Casinos and braids. Thanks for your comment.

Steph Pheonix. (author) 11 months ago

Step 9? I'm confused.

Heather W 11 months ago

Can we have a vid of step

Heather W 11 months ago

But it's really pretty by the way! (: imma try that!

Kacey Thimmes 11 months ago

She's inferring that it LOOKS authentic

Kacey Thimmes 11 months ago

So, please know I'm not criticizing for its own sake... I would be hesitant to use "authentic" without mentioning traditional materials and use, or "native" without mentioning which native communities do/did this. Again, I hope you don't think I've come to be rude, I just think it's important people are aware of the appropriation and loss of meaning that so often happens with aboriginal culture, and do what they can to address it.

Lindsay M 11 months ago

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