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Refer to Fig. 15 for the single butterfly kite, for the shape of these.
Now decorate the covers, using lacquer which is sold for general painting purposes. A suggested design is shown (Fig. 15), and the colour scheme could be a medium blue background and black bodies with gold or silver spots and wavy bands. Alternatively, the spots and bands could be cut from metal foil and glued on, so that they would reflect the light.
>Glue the covers to the framework, the margins overlapping the canes. Glue the bodies in position. Four pipe cleaners are fixed to the backbone to stick out above the heads. A tail about 6 ft. 6 in. in length is required, which is tied to the bottom of the backbone.
The bridle is 5 ft. 6 in. in length. Use strong string and attach it to the backbone in the form of a loop, at the points marked X. Fig. 15 shows where and how the bridle is fastened in order to take advantage of the strength provided by the backbone joints. The cover is pierced in order to thread the bridle string through. Glue small thin cardboard washers to strengthen the paper, at these points.
The kite line is attached to the bridle with a bowline knot and a reef knot. One last point is to fasten strips of insulating tape over the ends of the framework. These act as shock absorbers in the event of the kite being brought swiftly down to the ground.
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