If I may offer a somewhat belated view for the magician's question? The Tarantula as well as the other devices you list may also be considered as non-sequential. As with any need requiring a "tool set", these are likewise unique in themselves. Of course one may perform a single-method thread effect with significant impact. However, possessing different devices such as the Tarantula along with Loops and/or a jacket-pinned reel allows the magi to present a greater variety of effects. Moreover, one may dimensionally expand on what have become somewhat standardized presentations. Used together you may accomplish a more powerful impact with kinetics, levitation, and cards, e.g. Rising Card(s), Haunted Deck, etc. If I may, I would suggest you study the devices, utilize and improvise with them, then incorporate each for your desired effects as you design personally novel presentations.
