Traditional kite making method

Tools/materials: paper, bamboo or wood strips, nylon string, thread

Methods/Steps

1. Fold the paper into a diamond shape, or draw a diamond shape, and cut off the excess ground portion to make the paper into a diamond shape. You can see that the bottom of this rhombus (diamond shape) is 15 centimeters while the top is 35 centimeters.

2. Prepare two strips of wood, one 30 centimeters long and the other 50 centimeters long, and fold them into a cross and tie it with a string, with the top of the cross 15 centimeters high and the bottom 35 centimeters high. It is best if the cross is made of bamboo strips because they are lighter and thinner.

3. Poke two holes in each of the four corners of the cut paper, so that the cross can be fastened to the paper with nylon string. Some people also use glue to fix the cross, but this will increase the weight of the kite, and also not strong, with this method is mainly to reduce its weight, of course, the kite in the air when the kite will not fall apart to test the quality of this paper.

4, just one step away from the completion of the work, and then prepare two nylon line, as shown in the figure, will be a rope ends tied to the ends of the short wooden bar, and then a slightly longer nylon rope end tied to the center of the nylon rope.

5. For aesthetics, tie some of your favorite streamers to the ends of the kite and to the tail. When you are ready to fly, attach a bundle of very light string to the end of the nylon rope so that the kite will fly higher and higher.