Kite: Bits & Bobs

So I've finally got round to buying some bits & bobs to make my kite with and also started to make the frame for it. Here are some photo's of my purchases and the frame to show my progress so far!! The theme is 'Indian Summer' so lots of embellishment and colour!!

 For the frame I bought thin wooden sticks (68p each) from B&Q and secured them together with lots of string to create the diamond kite shape. I still need to add another stick across the frame to ensure it's sturdy.

 This is the fabric i'm going to be using all over for the kite. I bought it at a remnant shop in Harrogate where I live (£5 for a meter). I was instantly attracted to the beautiful hot pink and quirky batik pattern...if only I had the resources to batik fabric myself at home, as I've done it before at college and it creates some really interesting effects!

 In my inspiration images I looked at a lot of colourful pom poms so finding this in the remnant shop was perfect! I chose the orange as it complimented the hot pink fabric and tied in with the Indian Summer theme really well. I think i'll be using it to trim around all edges of the kite. Hopefully they'll bob around in the wind when it's flying as well !

 I couldn't resist buying this assorted pack of embroidery thread at 'The Works' in Harrogate, for only £1.99 there's such a good range of colours. Embroiding into my kite is something i'd like to do.

 Hot pink ribbon for the kite string.  

           And finally I bought some gorgeous little bronze tassels (90p each) and assorted jewels (10p each)

Inspiration for MMU summer project: Kites

I officially have my place at MMU on the textiles in practice course..yey! We have been set an exciting summer project to create our own kites so here is a little post of photographs to get my inspiration flowing...

As you can see I've been attracted to lots of vibrant colours and textures with an Indian summer influence. I love the idea of attaching poms poms to my kite to give a quirky edge; I think I will start to have a play around with some materials and hopefully kick start the process of making my kite within the next few weeks!