Here's How to Make Flying lanterns (Sky Lantern), which is interesting to Events You

This article is generally will discuss how to create lanterns fly. But before discussing the topic, we should start from the understanding and some things we need to know about the lanterns.

understanding Lampion

ishareimage.com

The lantern is an artificial light illumination comes from candles and wrapped in special paper. When speaking of the lanterns can not be separated from the Chinese culture, especially Chinese and Cap Go Meh. Yes, in the history mentioned that the installation of lanterns has been done in China since Xi Han Dynasty, around the 3rd century BC. So many are calling Chinese lantern.
Generally spherical lanterns and pencahayaanya source of wax. But in the modern era, the shape of lanterns are very diverse. Pencahaayaannya source also many who use electric lights.

Various Lampion

happybirthdaywishesimages.com

The lanterns of the type and shape vary. Here division and explanation.

1. Based Lantern Shape

The lantern has an assortment of shapes. At least 11 kinds of lanterns based on its shape. Some types of lanterns based forms, including: oval lanterns, lantern balls, cylindrical lanterns, pumpkin lanterns, lantern pagoda, lantern square, diamond lanterns, lantern Aladin, leysus lanterns, giant lanterns and lantern-shaped vase. Shapes and sizes of lanterns adapted to events and needs.

2. Under the Basic Materials

The lantern can also be distinguished by the basic material used. Based on the basic material, the lanterns can be formed into a lantern made from straw, tissue paper, balloons, lanterns of yarn, glass candle, cardboard toilet and so forth.
Among several types of the most popular is the lanterns yarn. Lampion yarn is made from yarn lanterns and balloons. Yarn wrapped around the balloon such that it becomes rigid. Once finished, the thread is usually used as a lantern chandelier.

3. Various Lantern Based Peletakannya

Based peletakannya, the lanterns can be divided at least into three kinds. First, the lanterns were hung. These lanterns we used to see during the celebration of Chinese New Year. Type lanterns hanging lamps are also often used as a garnish or extra lights. The second type is the lantern placed. These lanterns are usually placed on the desk, closet to the boat. Type lanterns is also very popular. The latter is the lanterns fly. Flying lanterns lanterns are made to be flown when events tertetentu.
We will discuss exactly is the lanterns fly. As previously mentioned, the lanterns fly (sky lantern) it is lanterns designed to be flown in the air. Usually Caucasians, Caucasians tuh make for celebrating the day or a particular event. Abroad Sky lantern festival also know is there.
Well, today we will discuss how to make the flying lanterns. Maybe next time we will discuss other types of lanterns. The lantern that we will learn how to make is a simple fly lanterns.
How the steps to make the lanterns fly? Let us follow gradually be listened to.

Equipment and Materials To Be Prepared To Make Flying Lantern

staff360.com.au

Here are some of the tools and materials that you have to prepare beforehand:
1. Cutter or knife,
2. Tang, use small pliers just so easy to use.
3. Scissors,
4. Paper. Use lightweight paper. The paper used is a paper to make kites.
3. Cotton approximately 10 grams
4. Candles. Cotton and wax is used as fuel. To make it easier, you can also use paraffin. Paraffin is a type of fuel that is often used instant children if another hiking nature lovers.
5. Copper wire,
6. Glue or double tip, and the last
7. Bamboo, a stick or cane.

Steps to Make Lantern Fly

Once the equipment and material already available, you just follow the steps below:
1. The shape of the paper that has been provided so that the shape of a heart, but the bottom is cut so as not tapered. Yes it's definitely a hole underneath lanterns anyway. Diameter of paper that had been shaped around 45cm high and about 70cm. You can adjust the shape and size according to your wishes, guns to be exact with this tutorial.
2. Cut the bamboo with a diameter of about 1 cm and a length of about 1 meter. Raut to cleaner and thinner. Then shape into a circular shape. If hard, burn a certain part of the bamboo with candles to be more easily bent. A length of bamboo is coping with what size you want to make lanterns.
3. Place the wire in the bamboo circle. Tie at four points so that the wire to form a "+" in the bamboo circle. Use pliers to ease.
4. Place the paraffin in the central part of the wire which is mounted on a bamboo circle. The assumption we do not use cotton and wax but using paraffin.
5. Install double tip at some point in the paper that had been shaped as an adhesive in bamboo. To be more robust, Pasanga double tip that much. You can also use glue instead of a double tip.
6. Tape the piece of paper that has been shaped so as to form earlier with bamboo lanterns in general.
7. Taa daa, lanterns is already finished and ready to be flown. Do not forget burnt out but parafinnya yes, hehe.

Some Things You Should Note

1. Make sure the place would you use to fly lanterns there were no trees or power poles. Can-can lanterns you actually stuck, hehe.
2. The size and model of the lantern according to taste you.
3. You can also use other types of paper, but make sure it is the type of lightweight paper to be easy to fly.
For the tutorial, it is easier to follow if the tutorial in a visual form. Here is a video tutorial of making a simple fly lanterns. The creator of the video also shows the number of his contacts, friends can contact them if you need a lantern orders in large quantities. Here's the video:
That was the explanation and video-making lanterns fly. Easy is not it?
Yuk make-do that many, hoho.