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Giant Spiderweb

  • Completed Project: Giant Spiderweb Picture #1

For outdoor use.

No purchase necessary. Spider, batteries and other accessories not included.

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  1. Step 1

    Step 1

    Materials Needed:
    -zip ties (clear or white)
    -white rope made of synthetic material (quantity depends on how big you make it)
    -scissors
    -tent stakes (mine are yellow because they were the cheapest, but they make metal and glow in the dark as well)

  2. Step 2

    Step 2

    Make sure you have plenty of room to work in!
    - Lay out one continuous piece of rope in a spiral on the ground. Make it as big as you'd like your web to be.


  3. Step 3

    Step 3

    -Lay out pieces of rope in an asterisk on top of your spiral. You must do at least 3 pieces, otherwise it turns out all wonky.
    -Make all the pieces longer than you think you may need. Putting the web up may be tricky and it's better to trim off in the end than to have to add and have it look bad.

  4. Step 4

    Step 4

    -At every instance where two pieces of rope cross, take a zip tie and attach the two.
    -Trim the excess ends very closes to the female piece.


  5. Step 5

    Step 5

    HANGING THE WEB UP

    -Choose one long piece as your top anchor.
    -You can hang it over a tree or the eaves of a house or anything tall.
    -Be careful! You can use a ladder or a tall person to help.
    -Other pieces can all be anchored to the ground or other nearby trees (as shown.)
    -Stretch all pieces as tightly as possible, to give a new look.
    -Leave a bit of give to have a morning, just after the rains look.

  6. Step 6

    TIPS:
    -When anchoring to a tall tree, use your longest piece of rope, or even add an additional piece. Tie to under the lip of a 3/4 full water bottle and toss that over the desired branch. This proved to be the easiest way on a hill with uneven ground that the ladder didn't want to stand up on!
    -When anchoring to the ground, using stakes, stretch the piece to the desired location, add 2 inches and make a loop/knot in the rope there. Only then should you try to stake it.

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cinderelly

cinderelly

28 Jan 20:05

this is great! i make a graveyard at halloween, so this is perfect!

Cat Morley

Cat Morley

28 Jan 20:19

This is so cool, definitely going to try it out next Halloween.

RenJac1301

RenJac1301

28 Jan 20:37

Now thats cool

Courtney Couture

Courtney Couture

29 Jan 00:21

I LOVE SPIDERS I EVEN HAVE A TARANTULA AS A PET!!

Eien

Eien

29 Jan 02:17

This is so on the list for next Halloween.

Stephanie M.

Stephanie M.

28 Jul 04:52

This is so cool.... I might try something like this @ my house this yr.... We did something like this but with clear christmas lights but it's didn't turn out so well.... plus we didn't check to see if the lights worked 1st lol

Rachel M. Posted By:
Rachel M. »
January 28, 2008 18:57
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