Thread: Help with spider web

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o.k. so far I have asked for help with starting a new business and getting just the right look for a pale face and you guys have been fantastic with the advice so I thought i would ask for help with something else. Every time I try to use spider web it always comes out looking too thick. It takes me forever to get that just right stringy look. When I look at some of your part pictures you seem to have the knack. What is the secret. any help would be greatly appreciated. I want to really go nuts with the web for this years Halloween party.

well when you take it out of the package it rolld out to a rectangle and you go from there...or you can hire Spiders to do it for you...lol

I let my wife take care of the webbing because she's really good at it. It seems that her secret is not to use too much. The webbing is more of a detail or accent rather than a prop. You don't want it to be too noticable because it will look unrealistic. I've seen some people use so much that it looks like hanging cotton. I don't know when hanging cotton because a Halloween decoration, but I haven't seen any haunted houses with tons of cotton everywhere.

I'd say be more subtle and stretch a little bit of web a long, long way. If you're using a whole bag for your haunt, you're using way too much.

Thanks Haunted Host, less is more seems to be the general opinion, I plan on really perfecting it this year.

And another thing that I have learned about the webbing...have a good anchor, like a nail or thumbtack that is out of sight, maybe behind whatever you are spreading it over. Getting a good anchor will allow you to really pull hard and stretch the stuff to within an inch of its life. THAT'S when it looks good. And I agree, use it sparingly.

Thanks for the anchor idea. I will definately keep that in mind. Mhooch you have some really great ideas don't ever think you are rambling, I'm quite the rambler myself so please ramble on.

With my spider web I have noticed the smaller bags tend to work better for me, then the larger ones. I also agree with a secured anchor. I have several nails placed in my porch and I like to string the web at angles and pull down, then from the bottom nail go side ways.

I also find that you need to buy the type that looks sort of wavy in the bag. Some stuff they sell as webbing in really just plain old fiber fill and it doesn't work as well.

When I pull it out of the bag to put it up I take a very small amount (it depends on what I'm covering but, typically the size of a golf ball). I then stretch it very thin, like everyone said above. Having nails and things to anchor it to works best but some times I'm putting it on things that don't give me that luxury. I just rub it over the object until it catches on something, then I hold it in place with my thumb while stretching out the other side (occasionally this requires more than two hands).

Yes, good point all. A good anchor is absolutely key. I forgot to mention it. Putting webs on bushes outside rarely looks good because it's just too difficult to do with no secure anchor to hold it when stretching. That's when webbing start to look like cotton decoration.