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literaturegeek.bsky.social
yep, this is gonna be my class project next week. any kitemaking tips appreciated! (spinning parts = on the kite line, aka line laundry; letterpress on those+main kite body)

rabbit holes on kitemaking, tyvek+ricepaper printing etc: 👍
unsure what text (Bambara's irresistible revolution, spinning?) +
literaturegeek.bsky.social Amanda Wyatt! Visconti @literaturegeek.bsky.social · Jul 5
currently researching DIY kitemaking for kites that have spinning parts (trying to mash up letterpress volvelle/info disk printing class + Penland's big meadow + wanting to make a print go aerial)
July 6, 2026 at 4:03 PM
minchmobnog.bsky.social
Foggy kite flying today at Barbury Castle
#kites #kiteflying #kitemaking #feathersmcgraw
February 9, 2025 at 4:57 PM
lotsofsaras.bsky.social
Trying out a tetrahedral kite woth my artwork on some transparent yupo 🪁 not sure ill get a windy enough day to fly it, but we will see! #art #kites #kitemaking #watercolor #transparentyupo #rochesternyart
May 3, 2025 at 3:49 PM
literaturegeek.bsky.social
currently researching DIY kitemaking for kites that have spinning parts (trying to mash up letterpress volvelle/info disk printing class + Penland's big meadow + wanting to make a print go aerial)
July 5, 2026 at 7:44 PM
minchmobnog.bsky.social
Looks like that's the end of bridling the latest creation for a while...
#kites #kitemaking #cats
November 30, 2024 at 12:21 PM
hotpepperkites.bsky.social
#kites ##kiteflying #kitemaking #stuntkite #sportkite #barmouth #kitefestival #wales #cymru summer 2023
November 30, 2024 at 11:30 PM
wattyrev.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy
My #kitemaking table has been upgraded with a shelf for fabric storage.

#workshop #fabric #kites #ripstop
A wood framed table with a back-lit glass storage and rolls of fabric stored underneath on a shelf
February 8, 2025 at 5:04 AM
minchmobnog.bsky.social
Broad Haven kite flyers' rendezvous May 2024, Broad Haven beach, Pembrokeshire, Wales. My pigs & sharks, Martin's whale.
#kites ##kiteflying #kitemaking ##whitehorsekiteflyers #minchmobontour
November 30, 2024 at 8:34 PM
wattyrev.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy
I made a large extended surface for my #bernette out of a sheet of acrylic from the hardware store and some scrap wood.

#sewing #kitemaking #workshop
A Bernette b77 sewing machine on a table with a large acrylic surface that has been cut to fit around the sewing machine
February 12, 2025 at 1:01 AM
wattyrev.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy
Found a good use of carbon cutoffs from #kitemaking. Made peg board spool holders for my embroidery machine.

#3dprinting #embroidery
January 11, 2025 at 6:08 PM
truffelpig.bsky.social
Ready for maiden flight. #kite #outdoors #art #craft #applique #fighterkite @kitemaking
May 27, 2025 at 4:41 PM
disastermarch.bsky.social
Today we went to a kite store and a kind older man infodumped at us about kitemaking for 30 minutes and this is the exact kind of obsessive niche experience I was looking for, 10/10
disastermarch.bsky.social It’s-a Alex! @disastermarch.bsky.social · Mar 15
Everyone please give me a hand in welcoming my newest hyperfixation: ARTISAN KITE MAKING 👏👏👏👏👏👏
March 16, 2024 at 11:23 PM
wattyrev.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy
I've been working on making a new back-lit table for #kitemaking. It is starting to come together. A lot more #joinery than I've ever done, but I'm figuring it out. #kites #woodworking
December 30, 2024 at 2:12 AM
wattyrev.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy
Finished building Void #3. Played with some holographic heat transfer vinyl for the labeling.
https://watty.us/build-log/2025/2/2/k123-void-3

#kitemaking #sportkite #kite #cricut #sewing
A black and rainbow Void sport kite leaning against a table The tail of a sport kite with black ripstop fabric and shiny lettering saying "Watty.us Feb 2025 | Void #3 | K123
February 3, 2025 at 5:33 AM
minchmobnog.bsky.social
Work in progress
#kites #kitemaking
October 21, 2025 at 8:04 AM
minchmobnog.bsky.social
Work in progress
#kites #kitemaking #franksidebottom
February 12, 2026 at 7:25 PM
minchmobnog.bsky.social
New project underway
#kite #kiteflying #kitemaking
December 16, 2024 at 5:25 PM
wattyrev.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy
Now that I've built a few standard Tempests, I've put it up on my shop and also published the plans so others can make them:

- https://watty.us/shop/tempest
- https://watty.us/kite-plans/2025/7/31/tempest-plan

#kite #sportkite #opensource #kitemaking #sewing
A brightly colored dual line sport kite standing upright on a beach
November 26, 2025 at 12:54 AM
kapjasa.si
A report from the most insane, exhausting, fun, and amazing kite making weekend: Art kamp Maribor!

kapjasa.si/en/a-feast-f...

#kite #kites #kitemaking #workshop #kiteworkshop #kiteflying #kids #Maribor #Slovenia
A Feast for the Dreadful Kite-eating Trees: Art Kamp 2026 - KAP Jasa - kite team Slovenia
Om nom nom nom nom …– trees in the Maribor City Park We just can’t help ourselves. We are like that scorpion who stings the frog carrying it across the stream: it’s in our nature. Long ago we stopped ...
kapjasa.si
July 8, 2026 at 12:10 PM
wattyrev.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy
#sportkite prototype testing in #longbeachwa yesterday.

#kites #kitemaking
January 25, 2025 at 9:36 PM
wattyrev.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy
Finished a new vented escape. The person ordering it wanted to frame it themselves, so I only have a picture of an unframed sail so far.
https://watty.us/build-log/2025/1/22/k122-escape-17

#kites #sportkites #kitemaking #opensource
An unframed white, gray, green, and Blu vented Escape sport kite laying on a table alongside a custom bag for the kite.
January 23, 2025 at 1:23 AM
wattyrev.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy
Added a few #3dprinting #kite fitting models to my website, and made a few other minor updates on existing models.
https://watty.us/3d-printing

#kitemaking #sportkites #sportkite #kites #fusion360
A screenshot from http://watty.us showing the 3d printing page with multiple 3d models listed on the page.
February 9, 2025 at 3:56 AM
wattyrev.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy
Just finished the first non-prototype Tempest. The standard prototyping went well, next step: ultralights
https://watty.us/build-log/2025/7/4/k126-tempest-1

#kite #sportkite #kitemaking
Red and black Tempest sport kite standing against a door
July 4, 2025 at 5:37 PM
wattyrev.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy
Finished #sewing and framing my next prototype team #kite. Some good little improvements from the last, I think. I need to find some time to go try it out.
More details on my build log: https://watty.us/build-log/2025/4/25/k124-tempest-prototype-3

#sportkite #kitemaking
A prototype dual line sport kite with an applique sail in pink, orange, yellow, and florescent yellow standing upright in a workshop
April 25, 2025 at 7:23 PM
minchmobnog.bsky.social
New project underway
Oh yes it is
It really is
#franksidebottom
#kites
#kitemaking
February 4, 2026 at 10:15 AM