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be/5Zd8WMAmBWw). No need for swivels or

other hardware.

Cut a piece of flying line from your winder,

about 350mm long. Lightly melt both ends

with a lighter flame to keep them from fraying.

Fold the line in half and tie a figure-eight knot

(animatedknots.com/figure-8-knot) close to each

end (Figure

Pp

).

From the front side of the kite, feed the folded

loop through one of the two holes in the center

fitting. Then feed it back through the second hole.

A toothpick, bamboo skewer, or tweezers can be

helpful here (Figure

Qq

).

Tie a loose lark’s head hitch on your toothpick

(Figure

Rr

), then pass the knotted end through

the loops of the lark’s head ...