Continued, Wings of Reverie
Found in the Sapphire Mine, on Workbench:
Excerpt from the Sapphire Mine’s Logbook
Feat. notes from Orion, Stella, and Morpheus, dream-talent fairies. Read by Weaver and Periwinkle.
Orion Progress Report
Harps: two ice, six gold, one sapphire
i still cannot play the harp. i tried. i’m sorry. —morpheus
He really, really cannot. Please stop asking him to try;
I will find an alternative. My ears ache. —Stella
Dreamkeepers: prototype created, working through issues with dream image clarity. Silver reflects it pretty hazily, may try with precious stones instead.
Orion, I would consider polished ice backed with silver.
Perhaps the ice would render a clearer image. —Stella
Lightcatcher hangers: three created, experimenting with different macramé knots.
can i claim one? hedgehog family near mistletoe terrace is full of terrible sleepers. —morpheus
Morpheus’s Current Spider Count: 842
a dozen spiders sent to the mainland and to a warren of rabbits with terrible nightmares, the spiders are capturing most of the nightmares. dreamed another five spiders last night.
No matter how many brilliant pieces you create, I love your SPIDERS most of all. —Stella
dreaming bed in the bobbin wood is coming along really nicely. (orion: thank you for the knot-tying advice!)
Always glad to help, my friend! —Orion
Can you please send more spider silk from the Bobbin Wood? Harps to string, need more. —Orion
Oh yes—could I requisition some, as well? I’m nearly finished with our blankets. —Stella
those cannot be finished soon enough. seems unfair that we are the worst sleepers in the winter woods. bringing some by tomorrow —morpheus
Stella: Dreaming Blankets and Assorted other Talismans
A small security blanket held in the hand, made with an alloy of dream-thread, has proven successful in helping human children suffering from nightmares or night terrors. The blanket has been seen to ease children rapidly into sleep, improve the quality of their dreams, and reduce nightmares.
Dream-thread should be alloyed with flax or spider silk.[*] Fulling in moonlight, rather than melted ice, has proved most efficacious to prevent fraying.
For spider silk/dream-thread alloy: a ratio of 3:1 4:1 will preserve the integrity of the dream-thread longest. For flax/dream-thread alloy: a ratio of 3:2 flax to dream-thread is best.
Will consider dyeing the flax or spider-silk thread a color the child finds comforting. Once finished, the material may also be scented with resin, dried warm-season flowers, warming spices, etc.
It is generally preferable in any dream-alloyed textile (even one woven on a loom for weaving magical fibers, such as the Snow Globe Mountain workshop loom) that the warp be of natural fiber, leaving the magical fiber to be incorporated (along with natural fibers) as weft.
For dream dolls or stuffed animals, it is preferable to construct the shell from natural fibers. The pillow may then be stuffed with an alloy of unspun dream fiber and flax or snowy owl feathers.
Make sure not to use things said child is allergic to.
Itchy, sneezing children don’t sleep well. —Orion
Skip Notes
* Unalloyed dream-thread will, of course, fray and become unusable rapidly—all the more swiftly in the human world.