Category Archives: Kites

The “Fort Worden Conference” was not at Fort Worden this year – instead it was held at the Warm Springs Center near Camano Island. The State Parks Department had been making it increasingly expensive and onerous to conduct a 3 day … Continue reading →

This is my 2014 project from the annual Fort Worden Kite Makers Conference: a Robert Brasington “Listeners” kite. It was a very intense and very productive weekend. I spent about 16 hours sewing and assembling this kite – which isn’t … Continue reading →

It’s that time of year: not yet quite spring but no longer winter; there’s a promise in the air of warmer weather and green things growing; and kite makers were congregating at Fort Worden for the 2013 edition of the … Continue reading →

This year, Fort Worden Kitemakers Conference marked its 30th anniversary. After an all-time attendance low last year, it was great to see a lot of new faces. Some of the first-timers were even completely new to the hobby and making … Continue reading →

Early Spring is the time for the annual Fort Worden kitemakers conference. This was my 11th year attending – so far I’ve managed to be there every year since I first arrived in Seattle in 2001. Regardless of whether I’ve … Continue reading →