Kites for Everyone
Margaret Greger
This book walks you through everything you need to make 51
different kites, ranging from the ten-minute Mini-Bullet to the
Facet kites. She also takes you through how to have a successful
kite making event!
Margaret Greger is an expert on kites in the classroom and on
fabric kite construction. Here she brings together her previous
books, Blown Sky High, More Simple Kites,
and Simple Fabric Kites, all now out of print, with
much new material.
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Table of Contents
- Introduction
- Classroom Kites
- Fabric Kites
- Flying, Bridles, Reels, Knots
- Kite Directory
- Kites
- Vietnamese and Snake Kites
- Vietnamese Kite
- Vietnamese Bag Kite
- Paper Siamese Snake Kite
- Plastic Snake Kite
- Paper Bag Snake Kite
- Fabric Snake Kite
- Dutch and Dragon Kites
- Dutch Kite
- Paper Dragon Kite
- Sled Kites
- Hornbeam Trash bag Sled Kite
- Mini-Sled Kite
- Stapled Sled Kite
- Fabric Hornbeam Sled Kite
- Bookmark Sled Kite
- Other Sled Designs
- Bullet Kites
- Mini-Bullet Kite
- Plastic Bullet Kite
- Fabric Bullet Kite
- Square Kites
- Whole Bag Kite
- Plastic Fantasmo Kite
- Paper Bag Fantasmo Kite
- Fabric Square Kite
- Square Diamond
- Eddy Kites
- Eddy Kite, General
- Conover Eddy Kite
- Two-Stick Bag Kite
- Lee Toy’s Eddy Bird Kite
- Classic Eddy Kite, General
- Classic Eddy Kite Instructions
- Delta Kites
- Delta Kites, General
- Bag Delta Kite
- Spreader Bar Options
- Little Delta Kite
- Harpers ferry Delta Kite
- Zephyr Delta Kite
- Open Keel and Fin Deltas
- Tony Cyphert’s Delta Kite, pattern
- Bag delta (Tony’s Formula)
- Ton’s Delta Kite
- Beaufort Wind Scale
- Box Kites
- Box Kites, General
- Trashbag Box Kite
- Winged Square Box Kite
- French Military Kite
- Mylar Mini Winged Box Kite
- Corner and Facet Kites
- Single-cell corner Kite
- Two-cell corner Kite
- Facet Kites, General
- Four-sided Face Kite
- Star Facet Kite
- Flowform Kites
- Flow Forms, General
- Flowform I
- Flowform II
- Tails, Bags, Windsocks
- Tails and Drogues
- Bonded Appliqué
- Cutaway Appliqué
- Streamer Windsock
- Ribbon Windsock
- Fabric Windsock
- Parachute
- Windspinner
- Kite bags
- Glossary
- Classroom Preparations in Brief
- Bibliography
- Resource List
