Thread: Packaged webbing

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I just thought I'd give you all a heads up on the packaged webbing that I got from 99cent store. This stuff is brutal to work with. I'm quite fussy about having my webbing look as real as possible. I like the webbing to stretch nicely and not clump and break as this stuff did. It took me forever to get that cheap junk to behave the way I like. It still doesn't look as good as the webbing I used last year, which I believe I purchased from Michaels. I would have purchased a web shooter, but it just wasn't in the budget this year. Ideally, that's what I'd use. So be forewarned...don't waste your money on the garbage from 99cent store....use the good stuff.

ive heard that if you steam it a little first its easier to work with. but ive not tried that.

Only one year I had good webbing. I always give the webbing job to a helper,cause i just don t have the patience for it. What brand or kind do you recommend?

thanks you LB , i see i am not alone this year with this crappy webbing , everywhere they sell this cheap one and no more cool super stretch web , i hate webs that look like christmas fake snow for village i too like this thing realistic as close as i can and that doesnt do it for me .

that stuff wont stretch well at all , breaks easly and it is under the porch and when the wind blows the darn thing is well.... gone or all ugly again and look like snow.....why dont they sell some super stretch packed web anymore .... ? and when i say everywhere as that crap now well it is not just the dollar stores here all the stores selling halloween stuff ....

friday i went to a dollar store place and they had a bag witten streatchable and a diffrent compagny so i bought 2 bags and will try it tomorow or monday see if it stretches better .

I just ran into this today!

My hubby and I were breaking out the web to string and it felt - different - silky and whispy instead of the rougher and MUCH more compact web.

That crap would NOT work no matter how we worked with it. It would pull apart as soon as you started stretching it and was too silky to really catch and just plain sucked.

We went to Walgreens and picked up two packs of their stuff and it was the GOOD web - the stiffer, rougher, beautiful web that looks perfect when stretched and doesn't break apart.

I don't remember where I got the other stuff, but it's getting used for crap projects now.

I don't want to sound like a jerk, but you get what you pay for!

I bought that 99 cent store stuff last year and it was utter CRAP!!! I bought some web after Halloween last year at Big Lots and it was much better, but I didn't put it up (I had someone else do it!)

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Originally Posted by halloweenbarb

Only one year I had good webbing. I always give the webbing job to a helper,cause i just don t have the patience for it. What brand or kind do you recommend?

I don't know what brand I used, but I'd suggest looking for the stretchable webbing.

I use my web shooter and I love it! In case anyone is looking for a webcaster, We have TWO left which we are clearencing to 37.00 + actual shipping. We will be shipping it priority mail 2-3 days so it will be guranteed for halloween. message me if you would like one.

I've yet to have luck with any webbing, expensive or cheap. I don't have much patience for the stretching and arranging and removing stretching putting back and trying to make it look relaistic...

Originally Posted by Junit

I've yet to have luck with any webbing, expensive or cheap. I don't have much patience for the stretching and arranging and removing stretching putting back and trying to make it look relaistic...

It can be hard to work with and does take patience.
I think I did a pretty fair job with it last year