Web of Intrigue: There's a New Cobweb Technique in Halfland!

I bought a big spool of navy blue thread online a while ago that was weird. It behaved oddly as I started hand sewing with it, separating itself into gossamer fine yet strong filaments. Turns out, I had mistakenly bought "overlock" thread that sewers (with overlock machines) use on stretch fabrics. Then it hit me...

If they made this interesting item in white, it might make the most life-like spider webs in Halfland (and my house). I've always wanted a material that would be as thin as a human hair but strong enough to hold up to handling without breaking. I tried making one tonight and it works perfectly. I love it.

I first learned to tug at the length of this thread by holding both ends in my fingers and firmly bouncing it about twenty times like a spring until its fibers unbind themselves (see the bounced thread across my fingers with its original thickness on the left). Then I teased the loose strands apart into as fine lengths as I could (see the fine pieces across my wrist rest). Next, I used my trusted Aleene's Fast Grab Tacky Glue to anchor these strands to a corner shelf above my desk and let them dangle down overnight (seen on the right).

Tonight, I collected all those anchored strands and twisted them together, creating the web's center point.

With more strands and tiny drops of glue applied with the tip of a bamboo skewer, I began to weave the web's horizontal lines. Round and round, I wrapped each intersection around once and secured it with another tiny glue droplette. I added a bright crystal to the finished web as if it's always a dewy morning next to my computer (see top image).

I could imagine getting more and more adept at making these and being able to use finer and finer fiber from the thread.  I love cobwebs (and spiders, for that matter) and have often left them up as decor around wherever a spider chose to create them. But they never last long enough for me to enjoy them as the art I feel they are. Now, with this particular combination of web material and glue, I hope to construct several around the house as delicate artifacts of nature in which I can feel proud that I took part.