How to make Spider Silk Thread

Step 6 Twist Thread

Next, in order to make the thread stronger, I twisted together the two long fibers I had twisted. I did this not in the same way I collected the fibers, as in the last step. I did this by winding the threads around each other individually. That is, first I crossed one fiber over the other, and then crossed the other fiber over the first fiber, and so on. This has to be done this way in order to keep the already twisted fibers together.

After twisting the whole length, I folded the length in half and twisted it again. It was too thin and weak otherwise. While spider silk is very strong for its width, it is incredibly thin, and needs to be strengthened by making it wider.