- Dream catcher
You probably show dream catcher hanging from a tree, a porch or even in a window and wondered about its purpose and meaning.
- Native American culture
In some Native American cultures , a dream catcher is a handmade Willow hoop, on which is woven a net or web. The dreamcatcher may also include sacred items such as certain feathers or beads.
- Purpose & meaning
Protect sleeping people usually children, from bad dreams and nightmare.😈
Native Americans believe that the night air is filled with dreams, both good and bad.
When hang above the bed in a place where the morning sunlight can hit it, the dream catcher attracts and catches all sorts of dreams and thoughts into its webs.
Good dreams😊pass through and gently slide down the feathers to comfort the sleeper below.
Bad dreams😈are caught up in its protective net and destroyed, burned up in the light of day.
- How to make dream catcher?
Here are few steps to make dream catcher.
Making a dreamcatcher is a fun project you can do it yourself or with friends 😉
- You will need :
1. Hoop (Metal or wooden)
2. Suede lace (or ribbon)
3. Artificial sinew (or silk thread, wax nylon string, hemp thread)
4. Decorative materials
To Create A Basic Dream Catcher :
Steps :
1 : Start the dreamcatcher by wrapping the hoop with suede lace.
Dream Catcher Step 1
2 : Continue wrapping the hoop with suede lace.
Dream Catcher Step 2
3 : Tie the string securely to the top of the circle.
Dream Catcher Step 3
4 : Loop the string around the hoop.
Dream Catcher Step 4
5 : Continue looping the string around the hoop.
Dream Catcher Step 5
6 : Finish the first loop.
Dream Catcher Step 6
7 : Create the second layer of web.
Dream Catcher Step 7
8 : create the next layer of web.
Dream Catcher Step 8
9 : Continue the weaving until a small circle forms in the middle.
Dream Catcher Step 9
10 : Secure the web with a knot.
Dream Catcher Step 10
There are many more patterns to make dream catcher.
Here are Some Dream Catcher Made By Tulsi ⤵️
- God's eye or Oje de Dios
God's eye (Spanish: Oje de Dios) is made from weaving a design out of yarn upon a wooden cross.
They are commonly found in Mexican and Mexican American communities, among both Indigenous and Catholic peoples.
The spiritual eye of the Ojos de Dios is thought by some believers to have the power to see and understand things unknown to the physical eye.
In new Mexico from the 16th to the 19 th centuries, God's Eye were placed where people worked, or where they walked along a trail.
In other parts of the Americas, artisans weave complicated or variegated versions of the traditional Ojos de Dios, selling them as decorations or religious objects.
- Purpose of God's eye:
The power of see and understand unknown things.
- Why it is called God's eye:
These shields were called god's eyes because through them a god might keep a watchful eye over the people who made them.
- Things need for make God's eye:
1) Straight branches, sticks, dowels etc.(2,3,4 as per your requirement)
2) Colourful yarns
3) Scissors
4) Glue
5) Other decorative material (pom pom, tassels , beads)
How to make God's eye:
Step 1: Take 2 sticks and yarns 🧶
Step 2: Now tie those 2 sticks with a yarns.and make a cross.
Step 3: wrap the yarn around the sticks.
There are 2 way to wrap the yarn around the sticks - over and under.
Step 4: Cut the first yarns.
Cut the first yarn as per your requirement.
Step 5: Attach the second different colour yarn.
Step 6: rap second yarn round the sticks.
and make the different different patterns by wrapping yarn under and over the sticks.
Here, are my God's eye ⤵️
My little work
Did you ever make a god’s eye?
What do you think of them ? I They are pretty good 🥰
Tell me all about your experience in the comments.
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