tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-365455402009-10-31T09:06:08.644-05:00News from around the world. Published from the offices at kitebuilder.comSteve Ferrelnoreply@blogger.comBlogger42125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36545540.post-8122830127295148792009-01-17T16:13:00.000-05:002009-01-17T16:13:42.750-05:00

KITEBUILDER NEWS ~ JANUARY 2009Hello kitebuilders, happy New Year! Despite the US economy, Kite Studio fared very well in 2008 and I need to thank all of you for your support. I know we experienced some order filling delays throughout the year - these were due mostly to production problems at the manufacturing level. We have great relationships with all our vendors and we have been told that

Steve Ferrelnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36545540.post-60961440211664280272009-01-09T14:29:00.000-05:002009-01-09T14:29:05.365-05:00

DNA: Mumbai: Dahanu's Ashok creates world's first diamond-studded kite

Steve Ferrelnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36545540.post-41037914564398939452008-09-22T07:04:00.000-05:002008-09-22T07:04:43.473-05:00

Kitefliers to hold convention - Evening SunI'm on my way - arriving Spet 22. Looking forward to a great week.

Steve Ferrelnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36545540.post-10360554303284425232008-06-27T08:51:00.000-05:002008-06-27T08:51:25.913-05:00

...Spectators probably were startled to learn that all the kites were made by one person. Zhang Tengyun worked for two years to prepare for the show. He made 2008 kites, in honour of the Olympic year. Full Story >>>

Steve Ferrelnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36545540.post-59402647367251965072008-06-27T08:49:00.000-05:002008-06-27T08:49:54.239-05:00

CCTV International

Steve Ferrelnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36545540.post-21949182965858776102008-06-24T17:57:00.003-05:002008-06-24T20:23:43.273-05:00

Hello kitebuilders, I’m going to keep this short. It’s a crazy time of year – the yards of ripstop and tubes of graphite have been flying out the door… no strings attached! Not much time is left at the end of the day for writing. HEADS UP:Or should I say Heads Down? Take a look at all the soon to end offers on the kitebuilders’ auction block. Todd Little, AKA Region Two Director, posted several

Steve Ferrelnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36545540.post-42993577908342545782008-04-15T12:06:00.000-05:002008-04-15T12:06:30.967-05:00

Before you start, know the basics...Go fly a kite with homemade design TheNewsTribune.com Tacoma, WA

Steve Ferrelnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36545540.post-2712060169089629082008-04-15T05:36:00.000-05:002008-04-15T05:36:47.755-05:00

Yinchuan attracts crowds of kite enthusiastsCCTV InternationalHundreds of kites of all different shapes and sizes swarm the sky above Yinchuan. Here, in the capital of Northwest China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, kite enthusiasts from far and wide gather for the 2008 Yinchuan International Kite Invitational.

Steve Ferrelnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36545540.post-60137350034914972802008-02-07T11:09:00.000-05:002008-02-07T11:13:30.899-05:00

KITEBUILDER NEWSI know super Sunday, super Tuesday and super Saturday is on everyone’s mind these days, but I’m asking all kitebuilders to escape politics for a few moments and browse the super kites that have been nominated for kitebuilder.com’s forum Kite of the Year. You can find them here: http://www.kitebuilder.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=6127KiteBuilder of the Year is also up for grabs and

Steve Ferrelnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36545540.post-21912134448052641942007-12-06T20:56:00.000-05:002007-12-06T21:10:38.170-05:00

Happy holidays kitebuilder! This email is the second part of the Autumn newsletter that was sent out last month, serving as a reminder of a couple "happenings" on the kitebuilder.com website. Click on the headings below for more information.KITE & KITEBUILDER of the YEARIt is the time of year to decide the forums' two highest honors: 2007 Kite of the Year, and 2007 Kitebuilder of the Year.

Steve Ferrelnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36545540.post-51540487167464861282007-11-12T17:59:00.000-05:002007-11-29T10:40:48.899-05:00

KITEBUILDER.com NEWSLETTER – NOVEMBER 2007Welcome Fall… and welcome all members of the kitebuilder.com community. This is your ‘occasional’ newsletter from Kite Studio. I would like to update you on some kite happenings and review a few items on sale this month.... Read the full newsletter HERE

Steve Ferrelnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36545540.post-73153057090911442512007-10-07T02:36:00.000-05:002007-10-11T11:28:27.453-05:00

Results from the 2007 Comprehensive Kitemakers' Competition can be found HERECongratulations to John Pollock, 2007 AKA Grand Champion with his Edo kite, "Party Time"More in depth coverage of the scores will follow with time. I'll also link the pictures. A big thank you to all who participated and a big congratulations to all the winners....

Steve Ferrelnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36545540.post-81719508310990709212007-10-05T11:18:00.000-05:002007-10-05T12:40:53.229-05:00

The 2007 AKA Kitemakers Competition is history AND I KNOW ALL THE WINNERS! The award ceremony is Saturday night and I can't wait to make all the announcements. I am sure there will be a lot of smiling faces, and jumps of joy.I've been adding to the online gallery of pictures HERE . As soon as I get time, i'll add captions. Most of the photos were taken by my roving cameraman, Rick Agar.

Steve Ferrelnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36545540.post-53534882406616343042007-10-04T11:22:00.000-05:002007-10-05T11:15:50.008-05:00

Not a whole lot of time to write this morning, I am off to the field for the first time this week! Wednesday competition was held indoors due to rain. We judges 65 kites and have about 30 more to judge on Thursday. The overall quality of craftsmanship and structural design is ABOVE average... lots of good looking kites.View the growing collection of pictures here:2007 AKA Kitemakers

Steve Ferrelnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36545540.post-3925474911191262462007-10-03T08:49:00.000-05:002007-10-03T10:05:29.635-05:00

One word. RAIN. :(Tuesday in Ocean Shores was a great day for indoor activities. I began my day with seminar hosts, Ciff Quinn and Debbie VonBokern. They reviewed the four criteria of comprehensive kitebuilding competitions: 1) Flight & Handling, 2) Visual Appeal, 3)Structural Design, 4)Craftsmanship. Most of this information is described in Chapter 6 of the AKA Rules and Guidelines for

Steve Ferrelnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36545540.post-78551890377347381412007-10-02T09:09:00.001-05:002007-10-03T00:32:16.120-05:00

I must be getting old. There was a day when I could easily take 24 hours of up-time without problem. Today, I'm not the same. I woke at 4 am in Pennsylvania and went to bed the following night in Washington at 1 am. The three hour time delay makes a big difference - and I feel it. Ahh the good 'ole days. But the "today's" are still pretty damn good. Monday October 1 is day one for the AKA (

Steve Ferrelnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36545540.post-70566662776236647752007-09-04T11:03:00.000-05:002007-09-04T11:03:56.295-05:00

Summer Kitebuilding ContestSix forum members compete in Kite Studio's Summer Kite Contest. View the entries here:YouTube - Summer Kite Contest 2007

Steve Ferrelnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36545540.post-19713621105412592462007-08-28T15:03:00.000-05:002007-08-28T15:03:50.146-05:00

YouTube - Bell Cygnet Kite Centennial CTV News Baddeck Nova Scotia

Steve Ferrelnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36545540.post-54901961046699512482007-08-14T16:32:00.000-05:002007-08-14T16:42:08.602-05:00

Activity TVAKA Grand Champion, and KiteBuilder.com's Kitebuilder of the Year, Cliff Quinn recently completed a series of nine kite videos for children. Produced by http://www.activitytv.tv/ , each video demonstrates how to build different kites using paper, plastic, and ripstop nylon. The kite types are classified as Beginner, Intermediate, and Expert and include Rokkaku, Sled, Barn Door, Sauruga

Steve Ferrelnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36545540.post-67436300303287708592007-05-08T16:10:00.000-05:002007-05-09T09:04:36.930-05:00

The Daily Times: A flying guitar, the Mona Lisa, Chinese dragons, a castle, a cow and geometric shapes — all kites — decorate the cafeteria ceiling at Sam Houston Elementary School thanks to a professional kite maker....

Steve Ferrelnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36545540.post-24770203193773013012007-04-19T08:03:00.000-05:002007-04-19T08:10:51.698-05:00

Here's a project for all of our kitebuilders... Are you up for it? And can you bring it down...?Scott Nagle a Wired News challenges his readers to come up with a kite ferry solution using only a paper clip and plastic drinking straw. Surely our Kite Studio customers have an advantage.... Lets see who can do it. Click below for more details.Wired News

Steve Ferrelnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36545540.post-58911098022408119242007-04-12T15:13:00.000-05:002007-05-09T09:05:26.540-05:00

KITEBUILDER.com NEWS – SPRING 2007Welcome Spring… and welcome all new customers and members of the kitebuilder.com community. This is your ‘occasional’ newsletter from Kite Studio. One of my resolutions for 2007 was to keep you better informed and to stay on top of emails. I think I am doing a better job in the email department, but noticed the last newsletter was in December, so I turned off

Steve Ferrelnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36545540.post-61768201999210016562007-01-24T17:10:00.000-05:002007-01-24T17:11:46.078-05:00

Just a reminder to all kite flyers, a kite drifting away with 500 feet of line can have consequences...Read the story of a Bald Eagle rescued from a tree after it was tangled in string HERE

Steve Ferrelnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36545540.post-61468828544565107852006-12-19T10:18:00.000-05:002006-12-19T10:40:43.447-05:00

Boxkites (aka Robert van Weers) will present kitebuilder.com's FIFTH online kitebuilding class beginning January 5, 2007. Robert is a very knowledgeable kitebuilder with over 20 years of kite making and flying experience. He has been a member of the kitebuilder.com forum since March 2004 and continues to be a very active participant. He will be presenting a six-week class on the construction and

Steve Ferrelnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36545540.post-53813914960582971492006-11-21T17:28:00.000-05:002006-11-21T17:50:37.377-05:00

Since 1989, Kite Studio has specialized in kite supplies.Except for a brief period in the 1990’s when we sold kites to a few walk in customers, we never carried manufactured kites. Our focus has always been toward kitebuilding. However, the popularity of our website has grown over the years. A lot of people come to kitebuilder.com as a result of searching for a kite. So I now feel it is time that

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