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What the Ojibwe Dream Catcher Actually Was, and What Most Shops Get Wrong
What the Ojibwe Dream Catcher Actually Was, and What Most Shops Get Wrong
The original was a small willow hoop made for a baby, and it was meant to fall apart. Almost nothing sold today resembles it. Here is the real history. Read more...
Where a Dream Catcher Should Hang, and Why the Window Rule Exists
Where a Dream Catcher Should Hang, and Why the Window Rule Exists
Tradition says where the morning light can reach it, and there is a reason. Then the practical questions about windows, nurseries and draughts. Read more...
What the Web, the Hoop and the Centre Hole Actually Mean
What the Web, the Hoop and the Centre Hole Actually Mean
Every element of a dream catcher carries an account, and most shops repeat a garbled version. Here is what is documented and what is not. Read more...
How to Clean a Dream Catcher Without Wrecking It
How to Clean a Dream Catcher Without Wrecking It
Webs collect dust and most people either ignore it or destroy the piece trying. Here is the method that works. Read more...
Are Dream Catchers Appropriate in a Child's Room
Are Dream Catchers Appropriate in a Child's Room
Three separate questions get tangled here: safety, dust and cultural respect. Each has a clear answer. Read more...
How Dream Catchers Reached British Homes
How Dream Catchers Reached British Homes
A small willow hoop from the Great Lakes ended up in half the bedrooms in Britain. The route it took explains a lot. Read more...
Dream Catchers, the Complete UK Buying Guide
Dream Catchers, the Complete UK Buying Guide
Everything worth knowing before you buy, including the part most shops leave out about where these objects come from. Read more...
Do Dream Catchers Actually Work
Do Dream Catchers Actually Work
An honest answer from a shop that sells them, which is exactly why it is worth reading. Read more...
How Many Dream Catchers Can One Room Take
How Many Dream Catchers Can One Room Take
More than you would think, if you group them properly. Considerably fewer if you do not. Read more...
How Big a Dream Catcher Should Be Above a Bed
How Big a Dream Catcher Should Be Above a Bed
Proportion to bed width, height above the headboard, and what to do about low ceilings. Actual numbers rather than principles. Read more...
Why Feathers on a Dream Catcher Are More Complicated Than They Look
Why Feathers on a Dream Catcher Are More Complicated Than They Look
Feathers carry meaning, legal restrictions in Britain, and a dust problem nobody mentions. Worth knowing before you buy. Read more...
How to Style a Large Dream Catcher on a Plain Wall
How to Style a Large Dream Catcher on a Plain Wall
A large hoop needs space around it more than it needs company. How to hang one so it reads as considered rather than stranded. Read more...