How to Make a Spider Web From Fishing Line
Any veteran fisherman knows how tough it is to untangle a knotted fishing line. It's often easier to just cut out the tangle and start over again. The tangles are usually thrown out, but they can be saved and recycled to make a spider web. Place them in one spot until you get a pile large enough to make a good-sized spider web. It's fine if they get more tangled---it will just make the spider web more realistic.
Things You'll Need
- Tangled or untangled fishing line
- 12-inch by 24-inch or larger narrow picture frame
- Thumb tacks
- Box of 2 penny nails (1-inch long nails)
- Small hammer
Instructions
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An Unorganized Spider Web
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Gather all of the fishing line knots and roll them into a ball over and over again until they are tangled. You can also do this with regular untangled fishing line by pulling it off the roll and twisting it into a ball. Fishing line comes in different pound tests. The smaller the test (such as an 8-pound test), the smaller the line's diameter. A smaller pound test line will be easier to tangle.
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Lay the picture frame on a flat surface and place the tangles in the center. Pull four ends out from the center of the tangled knot and tack to each corner of the frame. You may have to wrap the line around the tacks a couple of times before completely pushing in the tack.
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Continue to pull out the ends and tack them to the sides, top and bottom of the frame. Spread out the center of the tangle evenly to look like a spider web.
An Organized Spider Web
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Using the square, draw a straight line on top of each side of the picture frame. Do the same for the top and bottom of the frame. The lines should meet at each corner.
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Hammer the 1-inch nails into the frame deep enough to secure them. Each nail should be the same height. Place the nails ½ inch apart all the way around the frame, with one in each corner.
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Tie one end of a piece of fishing line to the nail in one corner at the top of the picture frame and tie the other end to the opposite bottom corner of the frame. Do the same for the other two corners. This will form an "X" shape---use it for the base of the spider web. From there, form any shape you want by tying pieces of fishing line from one nail to another on the opposite side until all of the nails have fishing line tied to them.
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Tips & Warnings
Fishing line often comes in florescent colors to make it visible at night. Use a bright orange fishing line for the spider web so it will glow in the dark.
For an added feature of the spider web, place a picture of a spider in the frame as the background. Paint the frame black.
