who can build my kite
October 23, 2007 7:30 PM Subscribe
Where can I get a number of appliqued kites made?
I've googled, and come up with a number of Chinese manufacturers, but I don't think the quantity (around 100) is enough for them to bother with, and I am a bit leery of the whole international ordering thing. I suppose any qualified seamstress could do the sewing, and the rest I can do...Kite makers want hundreds of dollars per sail for something IMHO should only cost in the tens of dollars. The kite sail would be about 4 feet by 6 feet with a single large applique. I can supply the material and plans.
I've googled, and come up with a number of Chinese manufacturers, but I don't think the quantity (around 100) is enough for them to bother with, and I am a bit leery of the whole international ordering thing. I suppose any qualified seamstress could do the sewing, and the rest I can do...Kite makers want hundreds of dollars per sail for something IMHO should only cost in the tens of dollars. The kite sail would be about 4 feet by 6 feet with a single large applique. I can supply the material and plans.
Response by poster: The fabric is 1.5 oz ripstop polyester. There's nothing special except that a zigzag stitch is used when sewing. Seams are simple fold once and sew. The way I've seen it is a template is used to trace the outline, two pieces of fabric are sewn together, and the applique is cut out.
posted by Gungho at 7:49 AM on October 24, 2007
posted by Gungho at 7:49 AM on October 24, 2007
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To make 100, you really need more than a qualified seamstress working on her own. If I were still sewing, I might be able to do one kite for $50, but I couldn't commit to 100 without hiring help and possibly space for setting up cutting tables and working up an assembly line of sorts.
posted by happyturtle at 12:27 AM on October 24, 2007