Kite Packing
Kite Packing
Prior to packing the kite bags are cut and sewn, lines wound on reels, snap swivels attached, packaged and labeled, catal...
09
Dec
Making Kites
09
Dec
Kite Assembly
Kite Assembly
Prior to assembly wing and spine fittings need to be prepared, fibreglass spars cut to size and the required no of bridl...
09
Dec
Final Sewing
Final Sewing
The kite is then completed by sewing the sleeves that hold the wing spars, the spine tape is sewn on and the trailing edg...
09
Dec
Kite Marking
Kite Marking
Wingtip, spine and nose reinforcements are glued in place and the kite is marked using a template.
The kite is then chec...
08
Dec
Sewing and Trimming
Kite Sewing and Trimming
The panels are then sewn together making sure all seams are straight and accurate.
The kite is sewn in a n...
08
Dec
Cutting of Kite Panels
Cutting of Kite Panels
The fabric is rolled out on the cutting table.
The Meteor consists of 8 templates and using these templates ...
08
Dec
Making Kites
Kite Design
The first stage of any design process is t
o write down what is required of the new design such as:
What type of k...