Willliamstown, Vermont -
Knight's Spider Web Farm

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Will Knight harvests spider webs in his barn and uses them to make artsy souvenirs.

Address:: 124 Spider Web Farm Rd, Willliamstown, VT
Directions:: 7 miles south of Barre, I-89 Exit 5 to Rte. 14 south, 124 Spider Web Farm Rd., Williamstown.
Hours:: Daily Jun. 15-Oct. 15, weekends through Christmas. (Call to verify)
Phone:: 802-433-5568

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World's Only Spider Web Farm

Knight's Spider Web Farm is run by Will Knight and his wife, and is the only spider web farm in the world. Orb Weaver spiders spin webs inside specially-built frames housed in sheds. When the webs are completed, the Knights spray them with white paint and "harvest" them onto dark colored rectangles of wood. After a protective coating is applied, the webs are ready to hang proudly next to your copy of the Mona Lisa or Dogs Playing Poker. Mr. Knight told me they harvest about 600 webs a year, or about 13,000 since 1977. The shop is open daily, although webs are only woven and harvested between June 15th and October 15th. [Christopher Scott Martin, 06/21/2000]

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February 10, 2012