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My Lowe's has spider web looks like same size as the pic Graveyard Mistress posted for $7.98. Might check one out if you have a Lowe's near-by.

Originally Posted by Mistress of the Abyss

OMG that is exactly what I want! That is one awesome looking web! Do you have a how to?

Thanks!! I don't have an actual "how to", per say, but I can walk you though it ... well, I guess that is a how-to, huh? LOL

Give me a few ... I am spacing it on the name of the knots we used, so I just texted my friend that knotted it up for me

Originally Posted by peeweepinson

My Lowe's has spider web looks like same size as the pic Graveyard Mistress posted for $7.98. Might check one out if you have a Lowe's near-by.

Really?? Wow ... that sounds like a good deal. Did it give the size on it? The one that we made is probably between a 10'x10' and a 12'x'12'.

Okay, here is my impromptu how-to - please forgive me if it is a little scattered, this is the first tutorial I've done

The web we built is very customizable ... you can make it as big or as small as you want, and as "full" as you want. For our web, we did four main crossed ropes, which split the web into eight sections... kinda like a pizza Depending on where you are putting it, you can add more if you like, as long as you have something to tie them too. Also, if you want a more "full" web, but where you are putting it doesn't have enough places to secure it, and you have someplace to make it that has more places to tie your main ropes, you can make it there and then move it, and just tie off the extra support ropes.

Okay, so we took our four ropes, measured them out to the places we were hooking them too, and then cut them with about a foot to a foot and a half extra on each side for tying. You probably can tell in the picture, but the floor, ceiling and beams are wood, so after we figured where we wanted the ropes, for supports we screwed eye bolts into where the cross pieces would tie, except to one beam that we could wrap around (It is an old mill building, so we didn't have to worry about the floors and such). Tie the ropes off TIGHT to the supports - we used what is called a sliding sheet bend knot. (It also helped that my friend who helped me with this does knot tying for a hobby).

The only thing I don't remember right off the top of my head was how we crossed them in the middle, but I THINK he put the first up and down rope up, then the one across the middle he made one knot around the center where they met, and them did the kitty-corner ones the same way - one knot around the center to secure them where they met. This gave us out base.

For the webbing, we started in the center by tying the end of the rope into the center knot. Make sure you use more rope than you think you will need for this part, because even though it is a little bit of a pain to work with a bunch of rope, the finished result is better if you don't have to start a new piece. I think we used a 100 foot package for this part. After you knot it off in the center, bring it out just a bit and make a loop type knot around one of the cross pieces - he used what is called a clove hitch knot. It is adjustable because it can slide, so you can adjust how you want your web as you go, but it is also very stable when you tighten it up. It also makes the rope comes out nice and straight after it is tied. Secure that knot, move on the next cross piece, and repeat. Keep up this pattern, working slowly outward on the cross pieces as you go. You can do this as far apart or close together as you want, depending on how full you want the web. We did ours in the middle fullness-wise - I think we went around 8 times - but it was our first attempt and we wanted to see how it would go. When you get to the end, tie a know, wrap the rope a few times around the cross rope, then tie a couple more tight knots. If there is a lot of extra rope left, you can cut it off, or what I did was use it to tie the spider victim on with

A couple tips - use cotton clothesline, NOT nylon ... the nylon is slippery and doesn't hold as well in my experience. Also, if you want it to glow under black light, I don't think you can treat the nylon rope.

And that is it! Wow, this came out long for something that is probably easier than it sounds If you have any questions at all, just let me know!! Good luck and post pics of your web!!