Do dreamcatchers really catch dreams?

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A dreamcatcher is a handmade object based on a willow hoop, on which is woven a loose net or web. It is then decorated with personal and sacred items such as feathers and beads. It is hung above the bed, and is then used as a charm to protect sleeping children from nightmares. Some believe that it filters a person's dreams. Only good dreams would be allowed to filter through... Bad dreams would stay in the net, disappearing with the light of day. When my daughter was still 9 years old, she used to tell me every morning that she has always been chased by this and that, not sure if it's a monster, but definitely a horrible creature. Until one time, my sister-in-law told me that she had an officemate who uses a dreamcatcher. So she bought one for my daughter and hang it over her bed. The next morning, my daughter told me she was not chased by the creature and good dreams have always been entering in her. From then on, she never had had bad dreams.