News from Windswept Kites

Yard Sale!!!

noreply@blogger.com (corgimas) — Wed, 04 Apr 2012 00:20:00 +0000

Just wanted to put a quick note out there that the Yard Sale has been updated again!
Go check it out!
Windswept Kites

Vapids have arrived!

noreply@blogger.com (corgimas) — Wed, 21 Mar 2012 17:25:00 +0000

Yes, these super stable xUL wind singles are here again. The page will be updated very soon with the PayPal link.
We have the standard colored ones (white main skin, black stripe, colored wing tip) and ones with a black main skin (white stripe and colored wing tip), as well as one Zebra print!
The zebra print is a bit heavier than the standard vapids since the edge is fully hemmed and the stripes are all appliqued. This one looks great!

Get out and fly will ya?
WsK

Vapids!!!!

noreply@blogger.com (corgimas) — Fri, 09 Mar 2012 01:03:00 +0000

A big box of Vapids are coming in soon from Robert van Weers in New Zealand.
These are great stable UL wind stable flying kites!

Pix and more info when they box gets cracked open!

Spring?

noreply@blogger.com (corgimas) — Fri, 24 Feb 2012 16:37:00 +0000

Up here it is turning into spring........still good flying weather though, indoors or outdoor.
Hope that everyone out there is tuning and repairing and building kites.
Good winds
WsK

updates

noreply@blogger.com (corgimas) — Sun, 22 Jan 2012 23:26:00 +0000

Patriots win
iFlites are on order again
Some new surprises have been added to the website
Vapids are coming from NZ
We will be helping build a set for a show at Radio City Music Hall (you will be able to read about it from the Drachen Foundation website afterward)
There is snow on the ground
From mass produced kites there are some very special kites coming out-check out the ZeroG (you will recognize this as the Plutz variants that we have had for the last two years) and the Emong, the Soar, the Flick - just a couple that have caught our eye
The dogs are not shedding as much this week and that is good!

Just a couple of updates!!!

Good winds

rob

Google + & Social Media

noreply@blogger.com (corgimas) — Sun, 15 Jan 2012 19:37:00 +0000

There now exists a Windswept Kites Google + page: It is here! Go on and add us into your circles!

The Windswept Kites facebook page has been up for awhile: WsK on FB

And here we are on Twitter: WsK on Twitter

Just trying to pass along all of the ways to connect!

Back to shipping the orders that came in this week.

Good winds

rob

Closed this week

noreply@blogger.com (corgimas) — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 01:26:00 +0000

Due to a death in the family we will be closed this week, January 8th to the 14th.

Welcome to 2012 the Yard Sale has been updated!

noreply@blogger.com (corgimas) — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 01:36:00 +0000

We got a large number of kites up for grabs: power foils, single lines, dual lines.......
Also keep watching the website for new offerings as well!
Hints: initials are PT & JL & also SH! Any guesses???

Cheers everyone, keep flying!

Here is a picture of our New Years Day @ Colt State Park.

Happy Holidays everyone!

noreply@blogger.com (corgimas) — Sat, 24 Dec 2011 17:01:00 +0000

Here at Windswept Kites we wish everyone out there a wonderful holiday!

Hopefully that gift that you REALLY wanted is the one wrapped up right now with your name on it.

Good winds

rob et al

iFlites on their way

noreply@blogger.com (corgimas) — Wed, 14 Dec 2011 13:55:00 +0000

More of the newest phenomenon indoor kite, Patrick Tan's iFlite, are on the way. Hopefully we will get them in time to ship some back out for the holidays. What better way to spend Christmas day then flying an iFlite around the tree, kitchen, and holiday revellers.

Keep an eye on this blog or the windswept kites Facebook page for news.

New kite alert!

noreply@blogger.com (corgimas) — Sat, 12 Nov 2011 16:38:00 +0000

The new kite to get is the iFlite made by layangman in Singapore. Our shipment just arrived, check the website to see when his page gets uploaded.

A super sweet indoor fighter style kite at a great price, these will go quickly!

Good winds

Brasington Workshop recap

noreply@blogger.com (corgimas) — Fri, 14 Oct 2011 19:05:00 +0000

Robert does not know i took this one :)

Well now....it has been 5 days since Robert headed back out of here.

He is safely back in Tasmania, with his bags a little lighter!

I cannot begin to guess at how many miles were traveled to get here but we made 17 Concentrix kites, and 11 Wind Tulip Kinetic spinners, sold some more kites, flew some sweet indoor kites (on order btw!) and had a LOT of laughs. Other fun things to note are that we had three people who had never made a kite before take part, and also that Robert got to see the Stanley Cup up close and personal!
The Hastings House staff loved having us there, and the question from both kite makers and the HH staff was "when is the next one?" answer: it is in the works.....

Here are some pictures to share

Sunday Wind Tulip Day

Saturday Concentrix day

Beth and I want to say thank you to everyone who took part in the workshops.

We enjoyed having you, and hope you all had fun too!

See you at the next one!

Yard Saling

noreply@blogger.com (corgimas) — Fri, 07 Oct 2011 12:46:00 +0000

The Yard Sale has been updated again.

There are some new pieces in there, some AMAZING pieces, and some new prices too.

A big box kite made by Bill Lockhart, pieces from Normand Girard, Ruth Whiting, sport kites and more!!!

Check it out, there is not much there right now, so grab it while you can!

Over to the Yard Sale

We are up here getting ready for the Workshop weekend with Robert Brasington.

The amount of colors that will be in the Hastings House workspace will be WONDERFUL!

I am certain that there will be lots of pictures to follow!

Good winds

WsK

NH bound...

noreply@blogger.com (corgimas) — Fri, 16 Sep 2011 21:18:00 +0000

Heading up to Coppal House Farm in Lee, NH this Saturday to fly at their corn maze.

Come on up and check us out!!!

http://www.nhcornmaze.com/cornmaze.html

Sale!!!

noreply@blogger.com (corgimas) — Wed, 31 Aug 2011 10:44:00 +0000

Prices have been dropped on a few kites from the Longbottom collection for a bit of time.

The Angel series are amazing beautiful kites that are beautiful enough to hang in an office and they also fly like a dream as well. Keep one in your bag for a memorial flight, or add a neat kite to your night fly. We only have a couple of each of these so, if this kite tempts you grab it while you can!
Pterodactyls are a bit lower as well, we picked up a handful from Karl and Sara in Dieppe and these guys are looking to climb into your bags. Awesome flyers, they are also great to use as part of your Halloween decorations too!

Kites are coming and going all the time here; so keep checking back, or subscribe to the rss feed (link on the right) to get the most current news sent to your email box.

Good winds

WsK

new kites, new old kites too

noreply@blogger.com (corgimas) — Mon, 29 Aug 2011 10:59:00 +0000

New kites added up onto the website.....have you checked them out yet?

The Pipa fighter from Karl Longbottom, pterodactyls, doves as well.

Handful of new pieces from Robert Brasington, including a new kinetic piece.

The Yard Sale has some new pieces in there as well, including a gorgeous original Bill Lockhart box kite (more on this later).

Hopefully if you were in the path of Hurricane Irene you made it through okay, we had a bit of a blow and a bit of rain, not too bad.

Good winds

WsK

You like to fight? like birds? like dinosaurs? like to sew?

noreply@blogger.com (corgimas) — Sat, 20 Aug 2011 22:10:00 +0000

Well, we have all three in from Karl Longbottom, as well as a couple of Swan kite kits.

Go and check them out over at his page:

Karl Longbottom

New things are coming up!

good winds

Dieppe!

noreply@blogger.com (corgimas) — Fri, 05 Aug 2011 21:20:00 +0000

Windswept Kites is headed up to Dieppe, New Brunswick for their festival!

New kites will be picked up from a couple of kite makers :D

So.....make sure to check back here or the website in a couple of weeks!!!!

There are some new Yard Sale kites going up soon as well, some very special creations......

Bon vent everyone

WsK

Update on the Brasington workshops in October!

noreply@blogger.com (corgimas) — Wed, 13 Jul 2011 11:43:00 +0000

@7/13 7:45am

Wow, the response was great!

Registration closed 6 hours after the first person signed up (Thank you Kevin!)

We are able to open the registration up for 5 more spots for each workshop.

Please email me, and I can then I can send a paypal invoice to you for the deposit.

I am sure that these will go very fast, and I will say that the other classmates are going to be a blast!

Head over to the website to grab the email:

http://www.windsweptkites.com/brasington.html

Good winds

Rob

Brasington Workshop update

noreply@blogger.com (corgimas) — Tue, 12 Jul 2011 17:32:00 +0000

As of July 12th at 1:30pm the workshops are full.

Please send an email if you wish to be put on a waiting list.

Thank you everyone!

rob

Workshop update -7/12 @ 1:00pm

noreply@blogger.com (corgimas) — Tue, 12 Jul 2011 17:19:00 +0000

As of 7/12/11 @1:00pm

The Saturday Workshop is FULL.

If you wish to be put on a waiting list please email me:

rob@windsweptkites.com

Good winds!

thanks you everyone

rob

October Brasington Workshops!!!!!

noreply@blogger.com (corgimas) — Tue, 12 Jul 2011 01:32:00 +0000

October 8th & 9th, 2011, we will be hosting Robert Brasington here on the lovely North Shore of Massachusetts!!!

Robert is a master kite maker from Tasmania who has a very distinctive style of colors and patterns that make beautiful kites!!! He is taking a couple of days off of his traveling schedule for this workshop for us.

You will have the chance to make one of his Concentrix kites, or a spinning Wind Tulip

(see the picture above) at each of the workshops.

Some people decided to stick around and take both classes, if their schedule allows.

These two days are limited to 16 people all together (that means 8&8 of course)

so if you want to get into one of these get in quickly!

I will be keeping a waiting list in case someone backs out, and the open spot will fall to the next person in line.

Please see the official page on Windsweptkites.com for more details.

http://www.windsweptkites.com/brasington.html

Good winds!

Newport!

noreply@blogger.com (corgimas) — Fri, 08 Jul 2011 01:35:00 +0000

Are you going to Newport? Newport RI???

Well....maybe you should.

This upcoming weekend is the Newport Kite Festival.

This is one of the best kite festivals around the country.......in one of the prettiest spots!

We will be down there....again (some where around festival #14 for me).

If you are going and there is anything you would like to purchase let me know and it can be tossed into the vehicle for a pickup - nothing like hand delivery!

Good winds

See you on the field!!!

Chiropteras

noreply@blogger.com (corgimas) — Wed, 22 Jun 2011 22:44:00 +0000

Check this out:

http://windsweptkites.com/sturdydesigns.html

We have Will Sturdy's new single line kite on hand.

These are big gliding kites that are meant to be used indoors or outdoors in xUL wind conditions.

They are quite responsive for their size and can glide quite a distance with ease.

These are all microcarbon, flat carbon, and icarex handmade by a master kite builder!!!

slide show of the colors we have

The Chiropteras are 137$ shipped in the US.

By the by: each kite comes with a .25$ back too!!!

Welcome to summer everyone (in the northern hemisphere)

Quick updates!

noreply@blogger.com (corgimas) — Tue, 31 May 2011 15:44:00 +0000

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