Toms Kite Building Site

building your own trickkite

The Sail

step 15: Marking the leading edges and the nosebag

step 16: Sewing of the leading edges and the nosebag

step 17: Inserting the leechline

step 18: Glueing and sewing of the fortification of the nose

step 19: Cutting out the space for the yoyo stoppers

step 20: The holes for tensioning the leading edges and placing the stand-offs

Step 15: Marking the leading edges and the nose bag


1. Put the sail down with the front side upwards and the nose close to you.


2. Draw a vertical line in the centre of the seam from the spine to the top where the two leading edges meet (green arrow). Slide the ruler down until the top of both leading edges is visible for 15 mm. At that spot, draw a horizontal line.


3. Connect both ends of that horizontal line with the sewing of the Mylar/Ripstop that fortifies the spine (yellow lines).