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 [...]

2003 AKA Convention and Grand Nationals (Day 1)

While we didn’t originally plan to include Monday in the nightly updates, I arrived in [...]

Issue 20: Kite Tails from A Broad

So the season for outdoor flying is over….well at least it is for me. As [...]

Issue 20: How Many Kites Fit in a Train?

Although hardly known in the western kiting society, Buteo Huang from Taiwan is undeniably a [...]

Issue 20: Maryland Kite Society Kite Builders Retreat

The Maryland Kite Society is happy to announce the details of its 2001 Kite Builders [...]

Issue 8: Kite Plan – Cocktail Napkin Kites

Cocktail Napkin Kite Plan Miniature kites have been around for a long time. In Japan [...]

Issue 8: Future Tech

Biplanes to Stealth Fighters In 1899, Charles H. Duell, US Commissioner of Patents, urged President [...]

Issue 8: KiteCraft (pt 2)

In the January issue, we debuted KiteCraft, a how-to series of articles on building a [...]

Issue 8: Tangents and Trivia

Chapter Eight – Hey Mister! Can I Make One Of Those? In the last chapter [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

Issue 1: Welcome to the Machine

This is where it all happens: the masterpieces, the joy, the frustrations and the nervous [...]