Recommended Age: 8 + Wood Dreamcatcher- Wooden Crafts Wholesale

• Posted by jingdian classic January 21, 2021 - Filed in Other - #Christmas Day Crafts  - 1,011 views

  　　Dreamcatchers are very popular amongst children and adults. They are associated with Native American and First Nations cultures, so this project is a great opportunity to teach students about a different culture and align this wooden crafts wholesale with a lesson plan. Native American Heritage month is also in November!

  　　We’ve come up with a creative new way to make a dreamcatcher using round wood weaving loom. This craft activity allows you to make an original and personal design, with any colors you choose.

  　　Recommended Age: 8 +wood dreamcatcher craft

  　　Materials:

  　　Round Wood Weaving Loom

  　　Yarn or lacing material (strong yet thin is best, similar to “sinew”)

  　　Acrylic paint

  　　Paint cups

  　　Assorted brushes

  　　glue

  　　White glue or hot glue

  　　Decorative Options:

  　　Assorted beads

  　　Feather charms

  　　Leaf charms

  　　Wood pendants

  　　Shells

  　　Feathers

  　　Tassels

  　　About Dreamcatchers

  　　Dreamcatchers originates in Ojibwe culture and is meant to replicate a spider’s web, used as a protective charm for infants. According to the tradition, it catches the bad dreams at night in its web and then it wipes them out by morning.

  　　Making a dreamcatcher strengthens skills such as co-ordination, fine motor skills by paying attention to detail, patience, observance of color harmony, unity and balance.

  　　Instructions

  　　Step 1) If you would like to prime the round weaving loom, briefly sand it and apply a thin coat of primer or white acrylic paint and allow to dry.

  　　Step 2) Paint the dreamcatcher using acrylic paints. You can choose to use one solid color, or have fun with different designs and patterns. It is also fun to try an ombre’ technique, blending the colors slowly so it appears as if a rainbow is occurring using white paint. Let it dry.

  　　Step 3) Apply some glue to seal the paint and make it permanent – it also gives the art piece a nice glossy sheen! The finish glaze of glue can only be applicable to permanent paints such as acrylic and not water based paints – the waterbased paints will bleed if the glaze of glue is applied.

  　　Step 4) Choose your string and yarn (we recommend keeping it on the spool and not cutting it until the end, once you create your desired pattern you can cut the yarn from the spool). Start out by tying a knot so it stays in place at the first hole in the weaving loom. Then begin by weaving in a criss cross pattern across the designated holes. You can form your own design – stars, triangles, anything you’d like. Be sure to pull the string tight so there is no looseness in the crossing of the web. Once you have created your pattern, cut the string from the spool and tie a knot at the last hole so it stays in place.

  　　Step 5) Add some beads to the bottom of the weaving loom by cutting several pieces of string and threading them through the holes. Then thread your beads onto the yarn in your desired pattern and tie a knot to secure it to the wooden loom. You can also glue the feathers onto the end. You can also tie tassels onto the end as an alternative to the beads and feathers.

  　　Step 6) Add other craft embellishments, like sea shells over each hole in the weaving loom, or other craft trims. You can even add items to the center of the dreamcatcher by tying them to the yarn.

  　　Step 7) There is a hole at the top of the weaving loom that you can use to hang up your dreamcatcher. Place it near an east side of your home or organization – that is where the sun rises!

  　　You made an original and personal work of art…congrats!! It’s wonderful and beautiful and meaningful! Make sure you sign your name somewhere to show pride in your project! You can even write a famous quote pertaining to the culture somewhere on the dreamcatcher.

  　　Alternative Options

  　　Individuals, students, campers with special needs it is suggested that they lay out their preferred “charms” or objects first as to make artistic choices and to use thicker string by applying a little glue to the ends to ease the threading of the string into the web holes. Assist them with finding a quote of their liking for the dreamcatcher.

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