Banish all bad dreams from your sleep by weaving your own dream catcher. Each thread you weave will help to filter the good dreams from bad!

You will need:

• 2 colors of medium or heavy metallic-braid embroidery floss

• 30 cm (12 in.) metal hoop
• pony beads
• a shaped bead (heart, dog, flower, etc)
• colorful feathers
• ruler, scissors, glue

1. Tightly tie one end of one color of floss to the hoop, leaving a 20 cm (8 inch) tail.

2. Wrap the floss all the way around the hoop, leaving 1 cm (1/2 inch) spaces. Tie the floss tightly to the first knot.

3. Knot one end of the other color floss to the hoop opposite to where you knotted the first color. Make a loose loop five spaces away. Continue wrapping around the hoop, making a loop every 5 spaces.

4. Continue looping to make 3 progressively smaller rows of loops. String on one of 2 pony beads per row as you go.

5. When there is a small hole in the center, weave the end of your floss through the last round of loops and pull to tighten.

6. To the thread tail, tie a shaped bead symbolic of something that makes you feel safe.

7. Cut and tie on the 2 threads about half the length of the bead tail. Tie on a pony bead to each one and glue a feather hanging down from the beads.

8. Loop 2 lengths of thread about 15 cm (6 inch) long around the hoop at the top. Thread a pony bead over the ends. Tie a knot about the pony bead and one 4 cm (1 1/2 inch) from the end. Spread the threads to hang your dream catcher.

Dream Catcher Symbolism:

• Web- a filter for all dreams (bad dreams are caught and can’t pass through)

• Hole- a doorway for the good dreams to pass through
• Feathers at the bottom- a way for the good dreams to travel to the dreamer
• Beads- the dream catcher’s power will increase through these personal symbols

Credits- Help from the original ways to make it my mom photocopied yeaaaars ago. I just, typed it and modified it.