How Do You Make A Traditional Chinese Kite?
Kite flying is one of China’s longest-running national pastimes. Chinese kites were traditionally made from bamboo and silk and—a little later—bamboo and strong, thin, colored paper. Although some of the best kite-makers still use silk, most Chinese kites are made of bamboo and either nylon or tissue paper. To make this simple Chinese kite, use the no-sew paper/bamboo method, which is a traditional form and is also easier and less expensive. Fold the 20-inch square tissue paper in half along the diagonal, matching one corner up with its opposite corner. The resulting shape should be a triangle. From the right-angled corner of the triangle, use the ruler to measure in 1 1/2 inches toward one of the other corners (it does not matter which you choose, but choose only one). Mark the measurement with the pencil. Next, use the ruler to measure 1 inch in from the edge of the paper toward the diagonal at three different points along that side, starting from your first pencil mark and going
