How to make a butterfly kite

How to make a butterfly kite: lay a piece of white cloth on it and draw the skeleton of the butterfly kite with a pen, this is the first step of the butterfly kite making process.

The next step in butterfly kite making is to use bamboo strips, combine the bamboo strips according to the shape of the skeleton, and this will complete the second step of butterfly kite making. Bend the skeleton and tie them with string, the butterfly kite you make here must be tied well, otherwise it will be easy to fall apart when you go out, and it will be a waste of effort.

Cut down the white cloth according to the sample pattern, and then paste it on the skeleton, it is best to use a needle and thread to sew it, so basically finished the production of the butterfly kite. Then this step is to paint the kite's exterior with beautiful clothes, so that the process of butterfly kite making is over.

This kite's outline is the same as the diamond kite's outline, but the adjustment method is different. If the kite is flown rightward, the outline will be moved leftward; if leftward, it will be moved rightward (this is how the outline is adjusted in all soft-winged kites). For the adjustment of the flight altitude, it is still fine-tuned on the upper and lower strings.

Overview of kite art:

Chinese kites have a long history and superb skills, which have long been recognized by the world. However, there is not much detailed information on Chinese kites, and even less on the specific techniques of Chinese kites.

Chinese legend Cao Xueqin by the "South Harrier North Kite Kao Gongzhi" is a description of Chinese kite technology monographs, but so far not only did not see the full text of this book, even if this is true, Cao's whether there is a waste of art Zhai collection of manuscripts of this work, but also the lack of sufficient circumstantial material, the academic community is still in the middle of the controversy, there is no conclusion!

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Other than that, there are a number of genealogical styles in circulation. China, although the spectrum of these limitations, but after all, is valuable information, which is worth mentioning in the 30's Jin Tiean by the "kite spectrum" book is more valuable, the shortcomings are no diagram, which may be due to the printing and publishing conditions and financial constraints have a diagram and did not print out.

In addition to the "genealogy", China also has a valuable physical information, "strips", that is, the standard bamboo strips used in making a certain kind of kite skeleton, which are generally passed down from generation to generation in the families producing kites in large quantities, such as the "kite ha" in Beijing. For example, the family of "Kite Ha" in Beijing has a bundle of "strips" that have been passed down for several generations. This supplements the insufficiency of the "genealogy" which only has the picture but not the skeleton or only the skeleton but not the specific size and thickness of the bamboo strips, thus making the transmission of the kite technique more complete.

Besides words, drawings and objects, the teaching of Chinese folk crafts mainly relies on "oral teaching", which is the "secret" used among the folk craftsmen. These are "songs" or "cuts" that are used for the sake of good teaching, memorization and confidentiality. Due to the cultural limitations of the artists, these songs or cuttings often have sounds but no words, or have words but no form, and many of them have been lost, modified, or erased in the circulation. China's discussion of kite flying techniques has been passed down mainly in the manner described above.

The limited cultural heritage serves as a reference for the historical background, based on the existing traditional Chinese kites, analyzed with scientific craft techniques and flight mechanics, hoping it can provide a little reference for the promotion and development of Chinese kite techniques in the future.