How to Make a Halloween Spider Web With String

Yeah, you can buy those white fuzzy cottonball-looking webs at any store. Or you can make a really cool "classic" orb spider web from string, yarn, or even rope. That's the spiral wheel shape that really means "spider web."

Difficulty: Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• One ball of string or skein of yarn - your choice of color.
• masking tape

1. Measure the space you want to put it in. Say it's a window. Measure the length, width, and diagonal. Cut four-five pieces of string a few inches longer.

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   Lay these pieces out on a flat area, like a table. Knot them all together in the center. (If it's not the exact center, it's no big deal. Spiders aren't exactly neat.)

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   With the rest of the roll, start near the center and work your way around diagonally, knotting it to each piece of string as you reach it.

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   Work your way all the way around until you get to the end of on piece of string. Stop there, and cut the string.

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   Fasten the web into place. Masking tape works well. Make a spider, of course. Four pipe cleaners, two pom-poms and googlie eyes make a fine giant spider.

6. If you want to make a crazy-giant web, make it from rope and put it over your doorway so trick-or-treaters will have to walk under it!

[sonni57]

on 10/22/2009 Looks like a good Halloween project for the kids.