09 Dec Making Kites Kite Packing December 10, 2022 By Andrew Archibald 0 comments Kite Packing Prior to packing the kite bags are cut and sewn, lines wound on reels, snap swivels attached, packaged and labeled, catal...Continue reading
09 Dec Making Kites Kite Assembly December 10, 2022 By Andrew Archibald 0 comments Kite Assembly Prior to assembly wing and spine fittings need to be prepared, fibreglass spars cut to size and the required no of bridl...Continue reading
09 Dec Making Kites Final Sewing December 9, 2022 By Andrew Archibald 0 comments 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...Continue reading
09 Dec Making Kites Kite Marking December 9, 2022 By Andrew Archibald 0 comments Kite Marking Wingtip, spine and nose reinforcements are glued in place and the kite is marked using a template. The kite is then chec...Continue reading
08 Dec Making Kites Sewing and Trimming December 9, 2022 By Andrew Archibald 0 comments 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...Continue reading
08 Dec Making Kites Cutting of Kite Panels December 9, 2022 By Andrew Archibald 0 comments Cutting of Kite Panels The fabric is rolled out on the cutting table. The Meteor consists of 8 templates and using these templates ...Continue reading
08 Dec Making Kites Making Kites December 8, 2022 By Andrew Archibald 0 comments 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...Continue reading