DIY flying kite. How to make a flying kite. How to quickly make a kite out of paper Making a kite

Good day everyone! Today I want to show you how to make a cool kite.

And let's start with a brief theory and a list of terms so that you can understand everything during the manufacturing process.

So. Rokkaku is a traditional Japanese kite. Kite lovers call them Rockies for short. This type of kite differs from others in its very high stability in the sky, good aerodynamics, ease of manufacture and design itself. As well as great lifting power and the ability to fly into the wind. This kite also does not need a tail, but in strong winds the tail will add stability. It is precisely because of such a large number of advantages that this kite is used for aerial photography and video filming, fixing the camera on a special suspension. This is called Kaping.

Let's take a closer look at the design of the kite. The basis of the frame is the ridge. It must be strong and unbending. The best material for the ridge is fiberglass tubes. Two ribs are attached to the spine: back and front. The ribs are curved (the back is more curved than the front). It is these curved fins that give the kite better aerodynamic properties compared to other flat kites. The best material for fins is carbon tubes. But of course, the entire frame can be made of wood (and this article is about this option). A sail is stretched over the frame (without it the kite would not be a kite). You can use film as a sail. Like all snakes, Rokkaku is launched on a leer (long rope).

The most reliable lifeline is a fishing rope, but this is too expensive. You can also fly kites on a thick fishing line, or, in extreme cases, on a synthetic rope. The kite is attached to the rail using a bridle. It consists of a front beam, a rear beam and a middle beam. A very cool improvement is the rubber compensator (we'll talk about it later). And of course, you can add a tail (for beauty and better stability).

Let's move on to production!

We will make snakes from pine planks. As for sizes, they can vary as long as the proportions are maintained.

We will make a kite with a height of 120 cm. From the proportion we find the width and height of the rectangular part. We cut the frame elements a centimeter longer than the calculated ones (this is necessary for attaching the guy wires).

At the ends of the ribs, use a hacksaw to make cross-shaped cuts and a few more notches. At the ends of the ridge we make one cut and notches.

Next we need a rope (you can use this one, it is sold at any hardware store).

To fasten the rope we will use various self-tightening knots. The main knot is a regular loop with a fixation (figure-of-eight knot) at the end.

This loop is put on the edge of the bar and tightened on the notches, and the free end is threaded through the groove.

The ribs need to be bent. It is dangerous to bend dry pine planks (they break immediately). Therefore, they need to be steamed over boiling water, and only then bent.

We thread the rope into the opposite groove and wrap it along the notches, then fasten the free end with a couple of ordinary knots. This mount is very reliable.

Ready! Now you need to fasten the ridge with the ribs. We fasten the ribs to the ridge with a loop, and then wrap the connection as tightly as possible with a rope.

Yes, the structure is shaky, but now we will strengthen it. We attach a loop to one end of the frame and begin to go around all the other ends of the frame in a circle, each time securing the rope with a couple of turns along the notches, and then thread it into the groove again. Watch the rope tension! And so that the frame is even (all corners must be right).

Great! The result is a fairly light and durable design. Now we will attach the sail. We will use a 160-liter garbage bag as a sail. We cut it lengthwise and then carefully tear off the bottom. Should get a hefty sheet of cellophane.

We put the frame on it and start with the long part. A small strip of the bag needs to be folded around the rope and then sealed with tape. Carefully, maintaining the tension of the sail and avoiding folds, we go along the perimeter, cut and bend all six sides of the sail to the ropes. It is also advisable to glue the sail to the ridge with a couple of pieces of tape.

The kite is almost ready! Now you need to tie the bridle.
The beam lengths are very easy to select. The front and rear beams are equal to two kite heights, and the middle beam is one height. You can make the arms half as long, but with a long bridle the snake behaves more stable.

We will attach the front and rear rays to the centers of the halves of the ribs, or a little further from the center (using the already familiar fixing loop).

It is better to use a thick rope for the bridle, because thin rope tends to get tangled, but such problems do not arise with thick rope. Now we make holes in the right places of the sail, thread the end of the rope there, knit a figure eight at the end and a loop around the rib. Now we make the middle beam by tying a figure eight loop at both ends. This is how the middle beam turned out (from loop to loop is equal to the height of the kite).
The middle beam is attached to the front and back using a regular cowhide loop. We secure the ends of the front and rear beams to the ribs. Why such difficulties? This bridle mount allows the middle beam to be moved left and right, making it possible to secure it exactly in the center.

The handrail is attached to the middle beam at a distance of one third from the front beam. At the found distance we knit a small figure eight loop. Now you need to configure the mount. We go out into the wind and look for a point on the middle beam, when held by which the kite behaves stably. And now we attach the rail to it.

Marina Suzdaleva

Summer time has come. Children are spending more and more time outside. And although there are many interesting ideas, what to do with a child in the summer, creating with your own hands and then flying a kite can become the most vivid and memorable event for the whole family. The participants of “” were convinced of this from their own experience and share their ideas and impressions with us. A large gallery of kites of various shapes and colors will surely inspire you to create your own conqueror of the air!

We decided to make a kite. We found some simple instructions on the Internet and started making them.
We acted like this:

My daughter actively participated in the process and helped: she attached the sticks together, taped the packaging, and made bows. As it turns out, it's not difficult at all. And how much delight, squealing and laughter there was when flying the kite! Such emotions of a child are definitely worth the effort and time spent.

Gudimova Olga and daughter Varvara, 5 years old.

Kite "Monk"

She suggested that her husband make a kite with his daughter. As a result, he got carried away and began to work on his own, so in the meantime my daughter and I decided to make our own kite. This activity was new to me, so the choice fell on the simplest “Monk” model.

Materials and tools: thread, A3 sheet of thick paper, scissors, PVA glue.

Manufacturing process:

• Cut out a square from a sheet of paper.
• Carefully bend the edges along the axis as shown in the diagram. Fold down the corners of the paper. The angle may be slightly smaller than in the diagrams - whatever is more convenient for you.
• We bend the edge of the bent corner again so that we get something like an accordion or spring.
• We make a “bridle” - cut a piece of thread about 30 cm long and glue it into the resulting paper pockets.

Here my daughter decided to color our snake :)

While the snake is drying, prepare its tail. This is important, the kite will not fly without a balancer. For the tail, I used several pieces of woolen thread about 50 cm long. We put them together and tie them into a tassel closer to the end of the tail. Cut out a triangle from waste paper and glue the tail. We tie a skein of regular thread to the bridle. The snake is ready.

The launch of our “firstborn” was successful. The kite did not fly high, but confidently!

Kudryashova Nadezhda and Anya 4.7 years old, St. Petersburg.

Red snake

Vladik made the kite together with his dad. For the base of the kite, 2 balloon sticks were taken. They were fastened perpendicular to each other. Then a nylon thread was pulled around the perimeter.

Next, a quadrilateral was cut out of paper with additions for the hem. The edges were folded and glued to the thread around the perimeter. A nylon thread was pulled from the three upper corners of the kite to the center and secured.

To control the kite, one end of a thread was tied to the resulting center, and the other end was wound on a homemade spool from a toilet paper roll.

Finishing touches: the snake was painted and its tail was made from thread with strips of wrapping paper tied to it. The snake is ready!

Lidia Maloletkova and son Vlad, 6 years old.

They started making a kite as soon as they received the task in the Ecological Expedition. Moreover, it turned out to be two kites, because There are two children and one common option is not yet available. I took a diagram of the simplest kite from the Internet; it turned out to be the “Monk” kite.

I took thick paper, folded it according to the pattern, and the children began to color. Vanya depicted it with blown felt-tip pens (we had a stencil), Nastya tried to blow it out, but she thought it was too long a process, and then she simply painted over the stencil, and I traced the outline.

After the design work, I glued the ends of the thread into the wings of the kite with Moment glue. I used a strong thread. And woolen threads went to the tail.

They launched it at the dacha, but by that time the second kite had disappeared somewhere, so only one flew... So much delight! Thanks for the idea!

Ekaterina Adnodvortseva and children Vanya 4 years old. 8 months and Nastya 3 years old. 3 months, Moscow.

Daniel and dad made a kite. The process was simple. Found a description on the Internet. We sawed off two sticks of the required size, fastened them perpendicularly with electrical tape and stretched a fishing line around the perimeter.

We had a very large ball, dad cut a suitable piece out of it. We connected the sticks and this piece, also using electrical tape. We attached fishing line to the top three corners and tied everything together. A fishing line on a reel was tied to the resulting center. The tail was made from strips of fabric. There was a lot of joy. Tomorrow dad is at home, they will launch it.

Lyudmila Shatalova and grandson Daniel, 5 years 2 months. with dad, Israel.

They made it into a friendly group of three girlfriends. It’s so joyful for my daughter when we not only work with her together, but also with her friends. She herself tells me: “Mom, let’s make a snake when Polina comes to us!” This is very important for children - to do it together, to be able to negotiate during the work process, to give in somewhere...

Then they merrily flew kites onto the stadium field: squealing, delight, running around! And other children looked at us with interest!

It is very interesting for us to participate in the Ecological Expedition. But the process sometimes remains behind the scenes. We were so busy making kites that I forgot to take a photo. Yana is at the table after a walk, and on the table is her snake and the remains of a tail (she later made a toy out of them for the cat).

Larisa Fedotova and daughter Yana, 6.6 years old, Barnaul, Altai Territory.

We made a kite from cardboard paper and ordinary threads. Ilya often makes something himself, some boxes with secrets, recently he made a multi-colored cocked hat. I am always pleased with such children's creativity. The most interesting thing is that I didn’t tell Ilyusha that I wanted to make a kite with him. I come home from work, and he started making a kite. Our wishes coincided in an amazing way.

Tired of boring walks?

My son Ilyusha and I made a kite yesterday; it didn’t fly fully, but it was still fun to run around with it. And in the evening I bought a ready-made kite, let's try to fly it.

Ksenia Gladilina and son Ilya, 7 years old, Dolgoprudny

Kite "Penguin"

Creation and launch process:

Roman Batalov, 8 years old, Kirov

We made the kite from improvised materials: to make the frame we used a bamboo mat on which we stretched a piece of plastic bag cut in the shape of a rhombus. The tail is also made from a bag.

Our kite was only able to fly to a low altitude (there was no suitable wind), but the children had fun - they ran after it like kittens after a bow! We will also try to fly the kite in windy weather.

Anastasia Zotova and sons Grisha, 4 years old, and Andrey, 1 year old. 3 months, Vladivostok.

This is a very simple model, but it is important to us that our son assembled it himself inside and out.

Timofey: “An amazing snake made from drawing paper and my mother’s threads. It flies well in windy weather, but in zigzags. That's why I named him Zig Zigus."

Timofey Vernyaev 7.5 years old, Meget village, Irkutsk region.

On the Internet I found the easiest way to make a kite. For several days I asked our dad to find us a couple of slats. As a result, after a couple of days, dad planed 5 slats for us))) The whole family participated in the process of creating the kite! Everyone was so interested in this...

To create the kite, only two slats were needed, but there was no time to waste, so dad sat down to make another kite, and from the remaining slats, the eldest daughter decided to “concoct” another one.

If we describe the creation process itself, then:

1. We cut the sticks - long 60 cm, short - 35 cm, folded them perpendicularly and secured the cross with tape.
2. The ends of the sticks were wrapped with tape and cuts a centimeter deep were made in them.
3. The fishing line was pulled through these cuts, creating the contours of the kite.
4. We placed the frame of the future kite on polyethylene (I took a regular bag and cut it, my husband took transparent polyethylene). We outlined the kite with a marker, adding 1.5 cm on each side to the hem, and cut it out along the contour, folded the edges of the film inward around the fishing line and secured them with tape. The “body” of the snake is ready.
5. Then they made a bridle and tied it to a long fishing line. Made a tail.

At this point, the process of parents working with children ended and the creative process of children began. They drew flowers, some patterns and put a clown and a bear on a kite so that they could fly (added stickers).

According to ancient Chinese belief, a kite soaring in the sky takes away all burdens, hardships and illnesses, and the person who flies it is freed from worries and finds peace of mind. Flying a kite is always an extraordinary and amazing spectacle. What could be better than the sincere delight reflected in the eyes of children and adults when they watch a bright and beautiful flying toy spin in the sky? “Daddy, maybe we can make ourselves a snake too?” - suggests the beloved child. And then, finally, the concerned father looks through a bunch of information on how to make a kite at home.

A little theory

Before you start designing a toy, you should understand a couple of basic terms:

A bridle is several strong threads intertwined, used to attach the kite to the rail;

The lifeline is the main thread through which you can control the kite.

How to assemble a kite to make it fly

First of all, the surface should not be flat, but must bend under the pressure of the air flow. Therefore, when you read information about how to make a kite at home, pay attention to the fact that the material of the toy should not be stretched too much. Perhaps you should only fasten the corners of the canvas, and this will be quite enough.

But the front edge of the kite should be properly glued and strengthened so that there are no turbulences. For beginners who do not yet know how to make a kite at home, it is better to give preference to models with a long tail, which will improve the balancing of the flying structure.

Home workshop

The simplest model has a diamond shape. How to make a toy like a kite with your own hands?

1. We take two thin slats made of durable plastic, 25 and 50 cm long. We retreat 15 cm from the end of the long plank and at this point attach the short one perpendicularly to form a cross.

2. We make the frame from strong thread. To do this, make notches at the ends of the slats and thread the thread through them.

3. The resulting blank is covered with paper, fabric or oilcloth. When cutting out the fabric of the desired size, do not forget to add allowances for fastening.

4. The cut blank is attached to the frame, well lubricated with glue.

5. Now you should secure the bridle. It should be pulled to the nose of the kite, and from there to the right corner, to determine the length of the bridle. Cut the thread and fasten the end to the right corner (you get a long thread from one edge to the other). Next, we take the reel again and attach the fishing line in the front part of the structure. Having measured the distance to the left corner of the kite and added another ten centimeters, cut it off and tie it to the middle of the first thread.

6. Then you need to make a tail from a thin cord or strong thread, decorating it with bows or paper hearts.

7. Having attached the leash to the bridle, you can begin the long-awaited launch of the flying structure.

Kite: launch instructions

First of all, you need to choose the right place to launch. It should be an open area, without any obstacles. Any buildings, as well as trees located nearby, can interfere and create unnecessary turbulence in air flows. It is also better to stay away from highways, since children and adults who are carried away by the launch may run out onto the highway and not notice the vehicles moving towards them.

Once the location has been determined, you can proceed directly to launching the toy. Determine the direction of the wind (remember how you slobbered on your finger as a child?) and solemnly present your pride (a kite you created with your own hands) to your children, wife, friend, or whoever comes to hand. The assistant holds the kite above his head, perpendicular, with outstretched arms. Holding the reel with the line in your hands, you position yourself so that the wind blows at your back.

Having moved away from your assistant at a distance of 20 meters, while unwinding the leash, you need to command: “Let go!”, and sharply pull the leash towards you. If the wind is strong enough, the kite itself will soar above the ground, and you will only have to watch its unforgettable flight with delight. Otherwise, you will have to run around the field a little until the homemade flying structure “falls” on the air flow.

Now you know how to make a kite at home and how to fly it. All that remains is to find all the necessary materials and spend a little time assembling it. Believe me, the enthusiastic screams of the children and the feeling of excitement that accompanies this exciting game will fully repay your efforts.

How wonderful summer is! Sun, heat, swimming, wind! Wait, wait – what does the wind have to do with it? Yes, despite the fact that with its help we will be able to launch into the air one of the oldest aircraft - a kite. Kites came to us from China - this, by the way, explains its name - we are all well aware of the craving of the inhabitants of the Celestial Empire for all sorts of dragons and snakes. As early as two centuries BC, the Chinese army used kites for combat purposes. But there is reason to believe that snakes appeared even earlier. Later, kites conquered the European skies. And in the 18th and 19th centuries, scientists even began to use them for meteorological research. So the history of the kite goes back at least two thousand years. Let's take advantage of the vast experience accumulated by mankind and make a simple kite, which, nevertheless, will help you have fun and bring a lot of pleasure from launches.

In general, there are quite a lot of varieties of kites. But, as I already said, we will try to make one of the simplest designs - a flat kite. When making it, we will need the simplest materials and a minimum of time - we cannot waste the summer. Therefore, let's quickly get down to business and move on to launches! In the second part of the article, the curious will be able to find out why snakes fly and how to make the right kite using science. You can use my instructions one-on-one and get a fully functional flying pet. But this instruction is not a rule. You can deviate from it at any time and use your own materials and technical solutions.

To make a kite we will need:

• Wooden slats. I used window glazing bead - it is a fairly lightweight and affordable material. You can use bamboo sticks or even carbon fiber. When using wooden materials, make sure that there are no knots on the sticks, otherwise the stick may break in these places when flying the kite.
• Nylon thread. You can use thick fishing line.
• Regular sewing thread.
• Polyethylene film. You can use tracing paper, but I prefer film because... it is more elastic.
• Adhesive tape, also known as scotch tape.
• PVA glue.

Here is the circuit diagram of the kite. I will tell you what kind of letters and numbers there are as the article progresses.

First you need to decide on the size of the kite. I will tell you how to calculate the size of a kite for a certain wind force in the second part of the article. And at this stage you can either use my dimensions or proceed from the aspect ratio a=3/4b (see diagram), i.e. side a is 3/4 side length b . My dimensions are: side a = 84 cm, side b = 112 see. We can immediately cut the bar L1 length 84 cm.

Planks L2 And L3 identical and equal to 140 cm. If you are making a kite according to your own dimensions, then you will need to calculate your dimensions of the slats L2 And L3 . To find out their length, we use the Pythagorean theorem, which states that the square of the hypotenuse is equal to the sum of the squares of the legs. If we speak in relation to our kite, then the calculation will be as follows: the legs are known to us - these are 84 and 112 cm. This means that the hypotenuse (i.e., the diagonal bar of the kite) will be equal to the square root of 84 2 + 112 2, i.e. 140 cm. Don't panic! These were the most difficult calculations! Then it's just assembly. Cutting the slats L2 And L3.

You can already estimate the size of our kite.

We take two long planks and connect them exactly in the center. You can use tape for this, but it is better to make the connection using thread and glue. To do this, tightly wrap the area to be joined with thread, and then coat the thread with glue.

We attach the horizontal bar in the same way.

Now we stretch a nylon cord around the perimeter of the kite. To keep it on the lower ends of the kite, small notches can be made on the slats.

The cord should not sag, but you shouldn’t pull it too hard, otherwise, if you pull a little more on one side than the other, you can get a skewed structure. In principle, you don’t have to tighten the cord around the perimeter, but it’s still better to do this to ensure greater rigidity of the structure.

You can also skip the next step, but if you have a couple of extra minutes of time, it’s better to complete it. Using a nylon thread, pull the top bar a little like a bow. This will add stability to the snake when flying.

This is what our frame should look like.

Now we measure and cut the film. You need to measure with a small margin of 5-6 cm per hem.

We secure the film to the frame using tape. This is how it is done. The film is spread on a flat surface, then the kite frame is placed on it. Wrap the strip or thread in film and seal the seam with tape.

Now we need to make slings c1 And c2 (see picture). Sling c1 tied to the upper ends of the kite so that its top reaches the central crosshair of the frame.

Sling c2 one end is tied to the central crosshair of the frame, and the other end to the center of the sling c1 . In this case, its length should be equal to the distance from the center of the kite to its upper bar.

The end result should look something like this.

Take the production of slings seriously, because... errors at this stage greatly affect the kite's flight performance. Make sure that the sling is c2 was secured exactly in the middle of the sling c1 . To the formed connection point of the slings we tie a line - a nylon thread (or fishing line) with which you will hold the kite. We do the same with the tail line. c3 . We tie its ends to the lower ends of the kite, and its length should be such that the top reaches the center of the kite.

We attach the tail to this very top g (see picture).

For test runs, I decided to use a thread as a tail, at the end of which I attached a weight. This was a wrong decision. Don't do this. A snake without a normal tail will not fly. The kite's tail serves as a stabilizer and prevents it from spinning in the air. So it’s better to immediately give him a normal tail. Well, for example, from a thread 4-5 meters long, on which paper bows are tied. Unfortunately, I forgot to capture the stage of making such a tail. But the tail will be visible in the launch photos.

If it’s easier for you to understand the video, you can watch a video about assembling a kite from our youtube channel :

Well, that's all, you can go launch your reptile. But before you do this, it is worth reminding that there are some safety rules to follow when starting:

• Do not fly a kite near runways, airfields, roads, or railways.
• Do not fly the kite in crowded places, because... If a snake falls, it can cause injury.
• Don't fly a kite in a thunderstorm.
• When starting, use a reel and/or gloves to avoid damaging your hands in case of sudden unwinding of the line.

Well, a few words about the launch technique. To fly, you need a wind speed of 4-6 meters per second. With less wind, only light kites will fly, and with more wind, it will be difficult to launch it. When assessing the wind, you can rely either on the weather forecast or on your own feelings. If the wind sways the branches on the trees, then it means the kite can be flown.

It is best to fly a kite together with an assistant. One person faces the wind and raises the kite above his head. The second person, unwinding the line, moves away 10-15 meters. If there is a good wind, just let go of the kite and it will take off. If there is not enough wind, you may have to run a little to get the kite to gain height and catch the upper air currents. For this reason, it is best to fly a kite in open spaces: fields, meadows, where there are no buildings, trees that block the path of the wind and twist the air flow.

Well, in general, describing the launch of a kite is much more difficult than doing it in practice. After two or three launches, you will already understand how best to fly a kite.

It happens that the kite does not want to fly. He is spinning, and he tends to plop onto the ground with a bang. If we ignore such obvious reasons as unstable and gusty wind, then first of all you need to check whether the line is exactly in the middle c1 sling attached c2 . You also need to check that the tail g was secured exactly in the middle of the sling c3 . And at the end there is a short video with a kite flying, the making of which was described in this article.

Good luck with your flights!

The article will look at an example of creating a one-color kite. Such snakes can be considered one of the simplest to manufacture; they are quick and easy to assemble, and also require a minimum amount of materials. The homemade product is assembled according to the drawing that is attached to the article. But that’s not all, here you’ll have to think a little, since the drawing does not describe all the nuances of assembling a homemade product.

Materials and tools for making homemade products:
- thin polyester or nylon to create a sail;
- nylon (or other similar durable fabric that will be used along the contour of the kite);
- one tube with an outer diameter d = 5.5 mm (will be the central guide) and one and one with an outer diameter d = 8 mm and a length of 900 mm;
- guides in the wings and other connecting elements (fiberglass or carbon with a diameter of 5.5 mm);
- two kite struts (fiberglass or carbon d = 3 mm);
- braided cord or nylon thread for making slings (braided cord 3 mm);
- reinforced tape (width 15 mm);
- double sided tape;
- scissors;
- pulse soldering iron (for cutting material);
- paper for making a template;
- sewing machine.

Required Connectors

Kite making process:

Step one. Drawing
To make a kite, you will need a fairly large table. A design will be applied to it, and then the elements of the kite will be cut out. The template is made from paper.

Step two. Making serpent wings
First of all, based on the kite wing plan, you need to draw an outline. In order to make a double fold, you need to add a margin of about 12 mm to the edges.

If you plan to make a multi-colored snake, then you will need to make not a single pattern. You must not forget about this when making patterns.

Next, the pattern needs to be applied to colored material. Since the pattern is made of paper, it will curl up; to prevent this from happening, it is secured with pins.

Now you can cut out the wing; a pulse soldering iron is perfect for cutting. Thanks to this approach, the edges of the material melt and then do not fray.

The second wing needs to be cut in the same way. It should be symmetrical to the first.

Step two. Connecting the two halves of the wings
At the next stage, the two wings need to be combined into one. For these purposes, the author uses double-sided tape, the thickness of which is 6 mm. The glue needs to overlap by 6-7 mm.

To reinforce the seam of the kite's spine, reinforced tape 15mm wide and 800mm long will be needed. Subsequently, the tape is sewn on. For sewing, you need to use a three-point zigzag stitch.

Step three. Back of the kite
You need to sew a nylon thread about 2-3 mm thick into the back of the kite. How exactly to do this can be seen in the photo. The result should be a loop 10 cm long.

Step four. Front of the kite
To make the front part of the kite, you will need durable waterproof fabric, the width of which is about 5-6 cm. You will also need double-sided tape. How exactly to work with the leading edge of the kite can be seen in the diagram. Also in the photo you can see how to pull off the accompanying tape paper.

To strengthen the tip, part of the material (about 10 cm) needs to be wrapped.

Step five. Snake bridle
The bridle is made of two parts. Its lower part is a piece of fabric 70 mm wide. A piece of car seat belt or other durable fabric can be used to make the top. To make the pieces easier to process, they need to be joined together.

Once the bridle is made, it is applied to the nose with tape and marks are made in the form of lines for sewing. The edges are cut using a pulse soldering iron.

Step six. Final stage of assembly
In the tail of the kite you need to sew 7 cm of Velcro, this is where the guide will be inserted.

You need to sew a strip of dense material about 25 cm long to the sail; it can be cut in the shape of an arrow. The fabric is sewn on with a straight stitch. After the mating part is sewn to the Velcro, a pocket is formed.

In the photo you can see the location of the connector. Next you need to make a hole for the T-shaped connector in the marked place. This is conveniently done with a hot cutter.

Special places must be prepared for connectors. You need to cut two pieces of 7 mm each from dense material. Next, you need to fold them in half lengthwise and cut the ends diagonally. These elements are sewn to the back of the sail. Subsequently, you need to burn holes in them at a distance of 2 cm from each other.

You need to make a hole at the end of the wing. It should be located at a distance of 5 cm from the tip; there is a gap in the stitching at this point. A plastic clamp and nylon thread are suitable as a locking ring.