Why don't you try a cob web? It is not hard to persuade the little spiders to contribute some silk, especially in this part of the year.
Another way to obtain the thin transparent fibers could be to try and find optical cable with suitable lightguide strand, but it is not easy as today they use only plastic and quite thick fibers.
Or to make one of your own, from old bulb glass, it is easy to melt on alcohol flame... the procedure is the same as you described for thick glue.
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