Quick updates!

Welcome to the sunny summer time!

We just received a box of Chiropteras from Sturdy Designs.   

These xUL gliders looks phenomenal!!!   

The webpage will be updated soon to reflect this shipment.

What are you doing in October 2011 the weekend of the 8th/9th?   

We will be having a couple of workshops here in Massachusetts with Robert Brassington!!!!   

This will be the first time that Robert has come up here to teach us little people!   

More info will be announced as it comes in, but this will be a fast filling weekend of classes!!

We will be trying to bring kite makers in for workshops into the Northeast more often.   

Good winds

rob

Ty Billings Kites!!!!!

A stash of new kites made by Ty Billings has been uncovered!   

These are old stock kites that had never been unrolled since they were made and they are beautiful!!!!!

There are Dancing Bear Arch Eddy kites; these are able to be flown individually or connect their bowlines together to form an arch.   These are all appliquéd, with Ty's trademark tye-dyed material on the neck of each bear.   There are only a handful of these, so if you want one email to claim one quick!

There are also two of Ty's Yotzu kites.   

He did a lot of research on this design and kept tweaking it until it flew just right.   

These are neat shapes, that are bursting with color.   

Head over to Windswept Kites to find these treasures!

These are only a handful of the newly arrived kites we have on hand.  

Looking for a deal?   

Make sure to check out the Yard Sale too!   Some new items were just added in there.

Welcome to spring!

Well, with out 6' tall snowbanks melting down to 4' ones it certainly feels like spring.   We hope that you all made it through the holiday season with lots of fun!

If you have not checked out the website in a bit, you might want to!   There are new prices in the Yard Sale and some good deals over the rest of the site too.

The limited edition prints by Scott Hampton are going, and once they are gone there are no more!!!   So if you want to put real kite art on your walls here is your chance!

Looking forward to warm sun gentle breezes and good friends, see you on the field!

WsK

spot light on a kite maker - Merritt Beck

Merritt Beck is a kite maker whose name I had heard over the years, but had never seen any of his kites.  

 In the last bulk consignment lot for the Yard Sale there happened to be 3 of his kites.   

I googled his name to see if I could learn more about him and his kites.   

Sadly, the first thing that I learned was that he had just passed away in October at the age of 95.   I wish that I had been offered the chance to meet him and comment on his kites.

While popping open kites to photograph them i found these spectacularly colored kites that were impeccably sewn!   

But, sewn with red and green thread.....a trademark of Merritt's.

If you happen to be a collector of kites, or just want a very nice kite to add to your collection here is your chance.   

These three kites have never been flown and are beautiful!

KS83: ~3' snowflake  $120*

KS84: ~12' Delta V $200*

KS85: ~12' DC $200*

   

The deltas are framed in 1" square basswood spars (ala Sun Oak Kites) and are going to be fun to ship!   The leading edges do not break down.   The snowflake is a smaller much easier to ship package.

These kites are probably the only ones out there in such pristine condition.   If you do not grab these while you can right now, you will probably never get the chance to again!!!

Drop an email to claim one or all of them!!!

Good winds!

WsK

*prices do not include shipping.

Holidays and Blizzards

Hello everyone!

We have gotten through one holiday weekend and a blizzard.   

Now we are looking at one more holiday weekend and a move!   

Yep, we are moving!!!!  Just around the corner a bit though.

Feel free to keep ordering, and emailing questions.   

We will be on top of communications as much as we can be with the 

internet being up and down et al.

Hopefully, every one of you got what you were hoping for over the gift giving season - 

 if not, we have a bunch of great great kites looking for homes!

In case you have not heard it enough:

"Have a happy and happy holiday!"

Good winds.

We hope to see you in the new year!

WsK