How a kite works
A kite is a toy for kids that flies in the sky and is powered by wind.
Nylon is a type of fabric and it is used for making kites because it is strong and very light and will fly easily, compared to other fabrics which would be to heavy and won’t be very strong. Kite makers also use bamboo sticks instead of wooden sticks due to the bamboo being light and is also very strong unlike other wooden sticks. String is used on the kite to tie the bamboo and the nylon together and it is also used to control the kite when it is in the air. The bows on the kites are mainly just for decoration on the string coming down from the kite. The hand wheel or nut is used to hold on to witch which has the string wheeled around it and it controls the kite when you move it side to side. The tape is used to stick the bamboo and nylon together as well at the string.
Things you need
1.Nylon
2. Bamboo Sticks
3. String
4. Bows
5. Hand wheel
6. Tape (optional)
7. Nut of some sort for weight (optional)
8. Scissors
To make a kite you need to grab your sticks and make a cross sign and tie the middle bit together with some string. Then once you have done that you can get your nylon fabric and cut out a triangle shape big enough to have the three ends of the sticks at each corner of the fabric. After that you tie the ends to the nylon or use tape I recommend using tape because it’s more tidier but its your choise. Then once you have the frame made you then get a piece of string and attach it to the bottom end of the kite as shown above. then you can put bows made out of ribbon and you can stick them on the string.
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