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My finished practice web #2 on the ceiling of 100 year old roof battens in a quiet corner of my attic space. I plan a larger one in another corner up there, and then I should be proficient enough to build them on the Halfland set to a smaller scale . This one is made with the finest fisherman's fly-tying thread I could get sent here, Veevus 14/0 and 16/0 size. It's much finer than regular sewing thread but not as fine as human hair. The trade-off for me is that it is plenty strong and should last indefinitely, even if touched . (Google taught me that the "aught" system of a high number with a "/0" indicates a thread's fineness. Thread's "denier" number refers to its weight, often heavier than an "0" series.)  I looked into silk thread, but testing samples pulled from woven silk showed me it was thinner but not strong enough for this task. Same with a strand of my long silver translucent hair (it looked better than any thread and...

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