This kite guide features: instructions for making a world-wide collection
of kites; step-by-step instructions and detailed drawings; tips on designing by
computer and making patterns and templates; a list of nationwide festivals and
events; and contact details for British and overseas kite clubs.This book includes instructions for making a collection of kites acquired
from kite builders around the world. There are inexpensive, simple-to-make
projects - such as origami flying-bug and McDonald's coffee-cup kites - as well
as more challenging, award-winning, architecturally dazzling flying sculptures
The step-by-step instructions and detailed drawings guarantee that every kite
is well-constructed with advice on selecting the right flying line and knotting
it properly, making-full-sized patterns and templates, piecing and appliqueing
motifs, and more. Follow tips on designing by computer to ensure that the sky's
the limit when it comes to your own ideas; Learn the ropes, tricks, and
techniques to expert kite flying, aerodynamics, and safety; Sixteen pages of
colour photographs complement over 1,500 black and white illustrations
