(Optional: Tape or glue the antennae to the butterfly’s head.) Measure and tie the kite line at the tow point. Tie the ends of the bridle around the spars at the top bridle point, and the spine at the bottom bridle point.ĥ. Use a blunt needle to thread the bridle through the sail at the given bridle points. (Optional: Run a reinforcing line between the spars.)Ĥ. Glue the bottom spars to the sail and finish them with paper patches. Repeat the same steps for the other spar.ģ. Finish gluing the other corner of the top flap. Bend the spar and, using a paper patch, glue the other end to the sail. Starting with one top corner, glue the flap over the spar and let the glue set for a moment. Cut out the sail and snip at 2” (50 mm) intervals along the gluing flap.Ģ. Glue the spine to the sail. Allow a ½” (12 mm) glue flap along the top edge.
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glue and paper patches How to Make the Kite Step by Stepġ. After making a pattern of half of the kite, fold the sail in half and trace the pattern onto the sail, with the kite center along the fold. antennae (optional): two-wire twist ties from trash bags, or a pipe cleaner.ĩ. reinforcing line (optional): a piece of kite lineĨ. kite line: #20 kite line (available at kite stores)ħ. pattern material: heavy paper or cardboardĦ. bridle: 24” (610 mm) piece of kite lineĤ. Two 12” (330 mm) x ¼” (6mm) x 1/16”(2mm) piece of basswood, for the bottom sparsģ.Two 24” (635 mm) x ¼” (6mm) x 1/16”(2mm) piece of basswood, for the top spars.One 11” (355 mm) x ¼” (6mm) x 1/16” (2mm) piece of basswood, for the spine.sail: one 21” (535 mm)-square piece of medium-weight Silkspan There is an old saying: Only the greatest artists go to heaven to paint butterfly wings.
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The Chinese often make and fly Butterfly kites because they represent beauty and a free spirit. In mandarin dialect, a kite can also be a zhi-yuan (“paper kite”), and in Cantonese dialect, a fun-tsun or a pianzi. Each region uses a unique kite style, with more than three hundred types of kites.įeng-zheng (“wind harp” in mandarin dialect) is the generally accepted term for Chinese kites, but they are also known by many other names, depending on the region and period. Today, China is famous for six kite regions: Beijing, Weifang, Tianjin, Nantong, Jiangnan, and Taiwan. All over the world people are taking to the air with this 2000-year-old hobby, the simplest and the most antique flying machine invented by man.
Kite flying is one of today’s most popular pastimes.
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