Category Archives: Kite Making
2003 AKA Convention and Grand Nationals (Day 2)
As things are winding down I find myself glowing from a full day of excellent [...]
Sep
2003 AKA Convention and Grand Nationals (Day 1)
While we didn’t originally plan to include Monday in the nightly updates, I arrived in [...]
Sep
Issue 20: Kite Tails from A Broad
So the season for outdoor flying is over….well at least it is for me. As [...]
Jan
Issue 20: How Many Kites Fit in a Train?
Although hardly known in the western kiting society, Buteo Huang from Taiwan is undeniably a [...]
Jan
Issue 20: Maryland Kite Society Kite Builders Retreat
The Maryland Kite Society is happy to announce the details of its 2001 Kite Builders [...]
Jan
Issue 8: Kite Plan – Cocktail Napkin Kites
Cocktail Napkin Kite Plan Miniature kites have been around for a long time. In Japan [...]
Apr
Issue 8: Future Tech
Biplanes to Stealth Fighters In 1899, Charles H. Duell, US Commissioner of Patents, urged President [...]
Apr
Issue 8: KiteCraft (pt 2)
In the January issue, we debuted KiteCraft, a how-to series of articles on building a [...]
Apr
Issue 8: Tangents and Trivia
Chapter Eight – Hey Mister! Can I Make One Of Those? In the last chapter [...]
Apr
Issue 7: KiteCraft – Pizazz
Article by Dick Barnes of Pizazz Kites Overview Part One: Tools and Supplies Part Two: [...]
Issue 3: Kitemaker Profile – Geert Donker Duyvis
I’m Geert Donker Duyvis, born in Delft and still living and flying there. I’ve been [...]
Jun
Issue 3: Welcome to the Machine
Needles and thread The needle and thread combination is to your sewing machine what gasoline [...]
Issue 2: The Arch Project
The Arch Project Here is your chance to have one or more of your kites [...]
May
Issue 1: Welcome to the Machine
This is where it all happens: the masterpieces, the joy, the frustrations and the nervous [...]