kite making
Let me tell why you are here. You’re here because you want to know something. What you want to know, you can’t explain. But you can feel the desire for knowledge. It’s this feeling that brought you here.
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introduction During the process of constructing through this booklet, you might get dirty, covered in glitter or other substances. You may be asked to question yourself and equally the process. You may strive for perfection or for incompleteness.
kite making
You may begin to see the creative side of your daily life.
basic terminology A kite is traditionally a tethered heavierthan-air craft with wing surfaces that react against the air to create lift and drag. Kites often have a bridle to guide the face of the kite at the correct angle so the wind can lift it.
kite making
Untraditionally in technical kiting, a kite consists of tetherset-coupled wing sets; even in technical kiting, though, a wing in the system is still often called the kite.
kite making
kite making
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curious fact Kites may be flown for recreation, art or other practical uses; sports kites can be flown in an aerial ballet, sometimes as part of a competition.
kite making
Power kites are multi-line steerable kites designed to generate large forces which can be used to power activities such as kite surfing, kite landboarding, kite fishing, kite buggy and snow kiting.
materials
string
craft materials: tape, glue, ruler and glitter
kite base: large paper, plastic bag, newspaper
scissors
wooden dowels
step one
preparation: prepare all the materials you need on a flat surface: ruler, tape, scissors, string, paper
step two
kite base: start with the kite’s base, fold the paper in half lengthways; cut out a diamond shaped kite
step three dowel criss-cross: tie two dowels together with the string checking that the spar-ends still line up with the corners of the paper sail.
step four placing together: at each corner, using the scissors to pierce two holes on either side of the kite; thread through each hole and tie it to your base and dowel together, leaving some loose ends for attaching ribbons.
step five
strings: attach a piece of twine firmly to the bottom of the kite to the dowel; fix your flying line firmly.
step six
finalising: add your finishing touches to the kite, add ribbons, glitter, personalise it.
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