riffclown Posted January 6, 2019 Report Share Posted January 6, 2019 Cleaning up the scraps on hand with the new year. Scrapestry III is beginning to take place. (Crazy quilt was technically Scrapestry II) 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
riffclown Posted January 6, 2019 Author Report Share Posted January 6, 2019 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
riffclown Posted January 7, 2019 Author Report Share Posted January 7, 2019 1st panel is basted and ready for sewing.. Here's how it looks in daylight and backlit. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corey Bell Posted January 7, 2019 Report Share Posted January 7, 2019 WOW, that's some craftsmanship! I nominate you for A Craftsman Legacy! http://www.craftsmanslegacy.com/about If there are such nominations, just saying. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
riffclown Posted January 7, 2019 Author Report Share Posted January 7, 2019 Thanks.. Second panel is basted.. will start the piecework for center panl and hopefully get this sewn up for the weekend.. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
riffclown Posted January 7, 2019 Author Report Share Posted January 7, 2019 And the first overall look before I start aligning and working out the center pattern.. Center pattern is one of the trickier parts of my builds. Those pieces are individually placed and I have to find colors to keep the same color from being side by side.. It is easier when the kite is lots of colors like this one as I can choose any color from the pallette. It gets much trickier when the kites are 4 colors or less since my standard builds aren't mirrors of the other side but complimentary and offset.. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corey Bell Posted January 7, 2019 Report Share Posted January 7, 2019 Looking good Riff 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
riffclown Posted January 7, 2019 Author Report Share Posted January 7, 2019 Thank You very much.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SparkieRob Posted January 7, 2019 Report Share Posted January 7, 2019 WOW!!!Really beautiful!Sent from my SM-G950F using KiteLife mobile app 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
makatakam Posted January 8, 2019 Report Share Posted January 8, 2019 iii M O M The devil made me do it. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
riffclown Posted January 8, 2019 Author Report Share Posted January 8, 2019 The Evil kite will be later... 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Breezin Posted January 8, 2019 Report Share Posted January 8, 2019 Yeah and I've heard if ya get a kite from down there ya got to teach it to fly right side up.Unless of course ya get a SOS kite. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
riffclown Posted January 8, 2019 Author Report Share Posted January 8, 2019 The Flo yellow near the center really pops in black light.. Can't take a good picture of the effect though.. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corey Bell Posted January 9, 2019 Report Share Posted January 9, 2019 1 hour ago, riffclown said: The Flo yellow near the center really pops in black light.. Can't take a good picture of the effect though.. I am looking forward to the completed kite 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
riffclown Posted January 9, 2019 Author Report Share Posted January 9, 2019 Piecework for the center panel is done. Decided on 3 vertical orange panels to define the middle. I tried several pics to get the UV/Flo Yellow effect and got a pretty good capture.. First with the black light only.. Next is normal light Then Both Only this portion of the kite lights up. (unless I decide to use fluorescent thread.) I have not yet checked the white Dacron to see if it will light up well. Would be an interesting LE effect if it does.. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corey Bell Posted January 9, 2019 Report Share Posted January 9, 2019 31 minutes ago, riffclown said: Piecework for the center panel is done. Decided on 3 vertical orange panels to define the middle. I tried several pics to get the UV/Flo Yellow effect and got a pretty good capture.. First with the black light only.. Next is normal light Then Both Only this portion of the kite lights up. (unless I decide to use fluorescent thread.) I have not yet checked the white Dacron to see if it will light up well. Would be an interesting LE effect if it does.. That is so cool in the black light!! Looks really nice. Great work 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
riffclown Posted January 13, 2019 Author Report Share Posted January 13, 2019 So LE will be white, Stitching will be white.. The White Thread lights up a nice zig zag on the LE under black light. Weighing my options for Edge Binding. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corey Bell Posted January 13, 2019 Report Share Posted January 13, 2019 That is going to look so cool. Are the lights permanently attached? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
riffclown Posted January 13, 2019 Author Report Share Posted January 13, 2019 No, not on this kite.. this kite will react to black light but it's not a dedicated night kite.. I have another one of those in my head. And I hope to include UV/Black lights embedded in the Leading Edge to light up the kite. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
riffclown Posted January 14, 2019 Author Report Share Posted January 14, 2019 White LE with White stitching under black light.. the thread shows up much better than the Dacron. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corey Bell Posted January 14, 2019 Report Share Posted January 14, 2019 16 hours ago, riffclown said: White LE with White stitching under black light.. the thread shows up much better than the Dacron. I like the way that glows... that stitching really stands out. It reminds me of an X ray. Sir we regret to inform you that kiting is in your blood!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
riffclown Posted January 14, 2019 Author Report Share Posted January 14, 2019 More extensive Z-Rays (zig zag) reveal the stitching on the pan el is done. Getting there!!! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corey Bell Posted January 14, 2019 Report Share Posted January 14, 2019 Looking good riffclown! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
riffclown Posted January 20, 2019 Author Report Share Posted January 20, 2019 Definitely ran into a few issues finishing this kite. I missed a row on my design and the kite ended up slightly off from my desired dimensions.. I added flares to compensate but ended up with a pucker in the center of the LE as it threw off my camber. I'll trim that out this evening. They aren't all perfect you know.. Edge binding is all flo yellow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
riffclown Posted January 20, 2019 Author Report Share Posted January 20, 2019 Disaster happened. I start to work on fixing the pucker and marked the relief area. I then dragged the kite towards me not realizing I had my cutting wheel under it... This sail is ruined.. I may remake into a B2 size or something but this sail will not be finished in its present form. Worst case it may still be a flag. I've separate the sail from the leading edge but I''ve lost nearly an inch and a half of height from the overall sail. The sad nature of the diamonds pattern is, repair is far from straightforward as the process to make the diamond pattern stacks every cross-point differently. I'm weighing options at this point.. I'll be shelving the project until I decide how I want to proceed. The irony is the sail started as scraps. this might be the one time that goes full circle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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