[NFB-Krafters-Korner] safety pin beading, leather projects and dreamcatchers

[Jolene Nemeth]

i get my leather kits on either amazon or hobby lobby's websites or go
to hobby lobby or michaels and they have some in the store. better
selection is online.
each dreamcatcher is different. some have leather, some also have fur
and this is wrapped around a metal ring. the web is woven from
artificial sinew with a single bead and there is always a hole in the
middle of the web.
then there are five dangles with beads ending in feathers dangling
from the ring. i also add charms or a wooden shape for decoration. i
have done wolves, bears, butterflies, and more. i also do them in
different colors. i use real leather lacing because the fake suede
stuff breaks if you try to pull on it to wrap the ring. i just started
one that is blue and purple leather wrapped. this one is going to have
a big wolf on it and will be above my bed.
i just love all the possibilities. you can get rings on amazon that
are i think 18 inches in diameter. i think that is how big my blue and
purple one is.  you can get them as small as 2 inches and every size
in between.

i buy all those supplies on amazon including the feathers. i love real
feathers and use ostrich feathers, pheasant feathers and some other
naturals like duck or peacock.
i try to find ethically sourced feathers.
the ostrich feathers i like because they are really soft.
it is a craft that requires patience
i think the larger sized rings might be easier  to weave the web in the middle .



On 11/27/22, Debbie via NFB-Krafters-Korner
<nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I would love to see some classes on safety pin beading. I know we use to
> have classes on that and I enjoyed doing it but if we could get some more
> classes I would love to do more of that.   I would also love to see us have
> classes on leather projects and dreamcatchers. Jolene where do you get your
> leather kits supplies? Also can you tell us a little more about the
> dreamcatchers you make? They sound like they would be really neat to make
> and I would love to learn how to do that. Thanks for all your help.
>
> Appreciation goes out to all of our teachers for their time, willingness to
> teach and all the planning that goes into teaching. Keep the good work up!
>
> Debbie K.
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