Fairy Kite
(dragonfly lady)
I called this kite "Teena"
when I first started
working on her..  Others
call her a fairy, a
dragonfly lady, and even
a squid girl.  I just call her
"the headache", now.

She's a cross between a
"noodle" and one of my
dragonfly kites.  The
body is ripstop nylon
appliqué, and the wings
are a reinforced laminate
that reflects all colors of
the spectrum.
The first year I wanted to compete with her, the wind was blowing pretty hard,
and I broke one of the connectors for her wings, so I scratched her from the
competition.
The next year, I'd revamped the connectors and added the tail material.  The
sun was shining, and the wind was co-operating, so she brought home a
respectable second, in Masters-class "figure and novelty".
There are still some things I think I should change on this kite, so will be
updating this page someday.
The picture on the left gives some idea of the size
of this kite.

I still prefer making miniature kites.
This page created and maintained by Tom Tinney  2006