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Question

want to make a dreamcacher and want the story to go with it

Answer 1

I'd take most of the legends with a large grain of salt, but for what it's worth:

There is some information here:
http://www.fortunecity.com/tinpan/moonlight/804/legend.htm
Story of the Dream Catcher
Long ago when the world was young, an old Lakota spiritual
leader was on a high mountain and had a vision.
In his vision, Iktomi, the great trickster and teacher of wisdom,
appeared in the form of a spider.
Iktomi spoke to him in a sacred language that only the spiritual
leaders of the Lakota could understand.
As he spoke, Iktomi, the spider, took the elder's willow
hoop which had feathers, horse hair, beads and offerings on it
and began to spin a web.
He spoke to the elder about the cycles of life. . . . and how we
begin our lives as infants and we move on to childhood, and then
to adulthood. Finally, we go to old age where we must be taken
care of as infants, completing the cycle.
"But," Iktomi said as he continued to spin his web, "in
each time of life there are many forces - some good and some
bad. If you listen to the good forces, they will steer you in the
right direction. But if you listen to the bad forces, they will hurt you
and steer you in the wrong direction."
He continued, "There are many forces and different directions
that can help or interfere with the harmony of nature, and also with
the great spirit and all of his wonderful teachings."
All the while the spider spoke, he continued to weave his web
starting from the outside and working towards the center.
When Iktomi finished speaking, he gave the Lakota
elder the web and said, "See, the web is a perfect circle
but only the good will know the way."
He said, "use the web to help yourself and your people to
reach your goals and make good use of your people's
ideas, dreams and visions."
"If you believe in the great spirit, the web will catch your
good ideas -- and the bad ones will perish in the morning."
The Lakota elder passed on his vision to his people and now
the Lakota people use the dream catcher as the web of
their life.
It is hung above their beds or in their homes to sift their dreams
and visions. The good in their dreams is captured in the web of life,
float down to them and carried with them ... but the evil in their dreams struggle in the web and will no longer be a part of them.
They believe that the dream catcher holds their destiny.
Dreamcatchers are believed to bless the
"sleeping one" with not only pleasant dreams, but also good luck
and harmony throughout their lives. The colored beads on the
beaded Dreamcatcher are believed to be the good dreams caught
by Mother Sun at star time. The Dreamcatcher strengthens the
link between creation and the spirit world.

The same site has some information on making them:
Web Center
(weaving) designs are 8 point (Spider Woman legs), 7 point (Seven
Prophecies), 6 point (the eagle), or 5 point (the star) real
feathers, gems of choice (usually 4 to represent the four directions),
or beads of choice are substituted to hold the feathers : in some legends children require a feather in the center of the web (meaning breath or life) with an owl feather for girls and an eagle feather for boys : in some legends children also require wood
rings as legends dictate this particular Dreamcatcher must
dissolve like innocence of youth : adults can use beads (covering
metal), leather (covering metal), wood (cedar or willow) outer rings and any web center ornaments depending upon your particular interpretation of Dreamcatcher legends.
THE ORIGINAL ORIGIN OF THE DREAMCATCHER WAS
CREATED IN WHAT IS NOW CALLED THE MIDWEST OF
THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. LEGENDS VARY
SLIGHTLY BUT THE MAIN MESSAGE IS MEANT TO BE
SPREAD AROUND THE WORLD.