Choose a day with light to moderate winds. Put your kite together inside. Stand with your back to the wind and hold the kite up until it catches. Release the kite and let out some of the line, keeping it fairly taut. Pull the line gently to help the kite ascend. Reel in the line slowly and walk toward the kite to land it.

A few simple knots that we use to fasten our equipment:

The Overhand Knot

The basic Overhand Knot is most frequently used to create a stopper knot in kite line, especially for kite bridles. It is also the basic knot used when sleeving higher-end Stunt Kite Spectra ® linesets. Though it’s not critical, it is good practice to lock the working end of your kite line with a second simple overhand knot.

The Larkshead Knot

Without question the most commonly used knot by kite flyers, the Larkshead Knot is used to attach kite line to the bridle of many single-line kites and dual-line stunt kites. It also comes in handy to attach your kite line to some stunt kite wrist straps.

The Fisherman’s Clinch Knot

For single-line kites, it is often helpful to attach swivels to your kite line to help reduce the tendency for line to get twisted while in flight, which will ease the retrieval of your kite. The Fisherman’s Clinch Knot is the most reliable way to attach a swivel, and maintains most of your kite line’s strength. Some stunt kite flyers also like to use swivels to attach their kite line.