Thread: Bag o' Web

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I'm thinking of using some of that bag o' web stuff for my home haunt and looking for some tips as I have never used this stuff before. Thanks

Kind of weird stuff to work with at first...the key is to stretch it thin. If you get a clump, grab and stretch in another direction.

I love the web in the bag and we always use it.

First, make sure you got the good stuff. It's got to be sort of scratchy feeling - if it feels really silky, then it's the crap webbing and will just tear apart when you try to stretch it.

Next, make sure you have LOTS of anchor points. We do ours outside and have plenty of places to snag it on, but if you're inside or don't have natural places to anchor it, make some with small nails (smack them into hook shapes after you hammer them in) or something similar.

Roll out the webbing - it usually is balled up in the sack and you should be able to unroll it like a sheet. Attach it at one end to several points and then stretch it out - we pull ours really tight and stretch it as far as it will go. Then start grabbing sections that look clumpy and pull them out - above and below the plane of the original first stretch of webbing. The real key to realistic webs is to have it not just be a flat plane of web - get it going all different directions.

Try not to leave any puffy clumps in it. Keep pulling them out and stretching it tight. The thinner the sections are, the more realistic also.

I put my web out at least a few weeks before the big day. The wind and rain stretch it and small leaves and twigs get caught in it. It may have to have certain saggy areas pulled up over time, but it looks INCREDIBLE after a few weeks of weather.