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Tangle Refresher 268 – Tangles and Tips for Beginners, our random string, and how to draw Tortuca, Hokusai, Trubine, Henna, Eau

TanglePatterns.com Buried Treasure & Tangle Refreshers

Welcome to 2025! Here’s our first Buried Treasure of the year – spotlighting hidden tangle and tutorial gems from the past in the Zentangle® world! And our random string to explore …

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Tangle Refresher 267 – Adding glorious color to your ZIAs, our random string, and how to draw Rain, Lisette, Gelijoy, Syng, Fairywings

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Buried Treasure – spotlighting hidden tangle and tutorial gems from the past in the Zentangle® world! And our random string of the week … And Merry Christmas, Happy Hanukkah, and Happy New Year wishes!

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Zentangle® Project Pack #25 Summary – The Twelve Days of Zentangle, 2024 Edition – Drawing Behind

Zentangle® Project Pack 25 - Twelve Days of Zentangle, 2024 Edition

Project Pack #25 – The Twelve Days of Zentangle, 2024 Edition. This article provides detailed notes on each of the videos for this Zentangle Project Pack and makes it easy for you to find all the related videos and any parts of them you may wish to refer to again. Each full video can also be found on the corresponding tangle’s page on TanglePatterns.

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How to draw FRAKTAL

Zentangle pattern: Fraktal. Image © Linda Farmer and TanglePatterns.com. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. You may use this image for your personal non-commercial reference only. The unauthorized pinning, reproduction or distribution of this copyrighted work is illegal.

Online instructions for drawing Cyndi Knapp’s Zentangle® pattern: Fraktal.

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Tangle Refresher 266 – Making beautiful ZIA gift wrap, our random string, and how to draw Waybop, Heartangles, Tanson, Steron, Blaw

ZIA gift wrap tutorial

Buried Treasure – spotlighting hidden tangle and tutorial gems from the past in the Zentangle® world! And our random string of the week …

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How to draw YAYA

Zentangle pattern: YaYa. Image © Linda Farmer and TanglePatterns.com. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. You may use this image for your personal non-commercial reference only. The unauthorized pinning, reproduction or distribution of this copyrighted work is illegal.

Online instructions for drawing Jean Taft’s Zentangle® pattern: YaYa.

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Tangle Refresher 265 – How to create beautiful zenbuttons, our random string, and how to draw Doodah, Zanglers, Kaas, Escher, Aydee

TanglePatterns Tutorial: How to create CZT Marguerite Samama's Zenbuttons

Buried Treasure – spotlighting hidden tangle and tutorial gems from the past in the Zentangle® world! With Happy Thanksgiving wishes to all our Canadian friends and relatives 🙂

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How to draw XII

Zentangle pattern: XII. Image © Linda Farmer and TanglePatterns.com. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. You may use this image for your personal non-commercial reference only. The unauthorized pinning, reproduction or distribution of this copyrighted work is illegal.

Online instructions for drawing CZT® Damy Teng’s Zentangle® pattern: XII.

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How to draw VANES

Zentangle pattern: Vanes. Image © Linda Farmer and TanglePatterns.com. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. You may use this image for your personal non-commercial reference only. The unauthorized pinning, reproduction or distribution of this copyrighted work is illegal.

Online instructions for drawing Cyndi Knapp’s Zentangle® pattern: Vanes.

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Tangle Refresher 264 – How to tangle a spiral string, our random string and how to draw Punzel, Windmill, Naf, Ofloat, Shango

Michele Beauchamp's Zentangle Spiral Guide

Buried Treasure – spotlighting hidden tangle and tutorial gems from the past in the Zentangle® world! And our random string of the week …

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How to draw ULCI

Zentangle pattern: Ulci. Image © Linda Farmer and TanglePatterns.com. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. You may use this image for your personal non-commercial reference only. The unauthorized pinning, reproduction or distribution of this copyrighted work is illegal.

Online instructions for drawing CZT® Ria Matheussen’s Zentangle® pattern: Ulci.

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How to draw MARGIE

Zentangle pattern: Margie. Image © Linda Farmer and TanglePatterns.com. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. You may use this image for your personal non-commercial reference only. The unauthorized pinning, reproduction or distribution of this copyrighted work is illegal.

Online instructions for drawing CZT® Barbara Duel Johnson’s Zentangle® pattern: Margie.

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Zentangle® Project Pack #24 Summary – Crescent Moon and Aura

Zentangle® Project Pack 24 - Crescent Moon and Aura

Project Pack #24 – Honoring Crescent Moon, one of Zentangle’s most famous tangles, and aura. This article provides detailed notes with timestamps for each of the videos in this Zentangle Project Pack and makes it easy for you to find all the related videos and any parts of them you may wish to refer to again. Each full video can also be found on the corresponding tangle’s page on TanglePatterns.

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How to draw X’S

Zentangle pattern: X's. Image © Linda Farmer and TanglePatterns.com. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. You may use this image for your personal non-commercial reference only. The unauthorized pinning, reproduction or distribution of this copyrighted work is illegal.

Online instructions for drawing Cyndi Knapp’s Zentangle® pattern: X’s.

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Tangle Refresher 263 – The art of the Zentangle aura, our random string, and how to draw Oof, Decoo, Allstars, Wildwood, Bababa

Auras in nature

Buried Treasure – spotlighting hidden tangle and tutorial gems from the past in the Zentangle® world! And our random string of the week …

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How to draw NUBA

Zentangle pattern: Nuba. Image © Linda Farmer and TanglePatterns.com. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. You may use this image for your personal non-commercial reference only. The unauthorized pinning, reproduction or distribution of this copyrighted work is illegal.

Online instructions for drawing CZT® Laura Dyson’s Zentangle® pattern: Nuba.

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How to draw FENGLE 6

Zentangle pattern: Fengle 6. Image © Linda Farmer and TanglePatterns.com. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. You may use this image for your personal non-commercial reference only. The unauthorized pinning, reproduction or distribution of this copyrighted work is illegal.

Online instructions for drawing CZT® Damy (Mei Hua) Teng’s Zentangle® pattern: Fengle 6.

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Tangle Refresher 262 – Zentangle’s embedded letters technique, our random string, and how to draw Zinger, Rosone, Appease, Tweak, Sanaura

Zentangle Embedded Letter Tutorial

Buried Treasure – spotlighting hidden tangle and tutorial gems from the past in the Zentangle® world! And our random string of the week …

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How to draw ZENYATA

Zentangle pattern: Zenyata. Image © Linda Farmer and TanglePatterns.com. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. You may use this image for your personal non-commercial reference only. The unauthorized pinning, reproduction or distribution of this copyrighted work is illegal.

Online instructions for drawing Cyndi Knapp’s Zentangle® pattern: Zenyata.

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How to draw ANMOO

Zentangle pattern: Anmoo. Image © Linda Farmer and TanglePatterns.com. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. You may use this image for your personal non-commercial reference only. The unauthorized pinning, reproduction or distribution of this copyrighted work is illegal.

Online instructions for drawing CZT® Hiromi Fukuoka’s Zentangle® pattern: Anmoo.

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How to draw SEASHIMMER

Zentangle pattern: SeaShimmer. Image © Linda Farmer and TanglePatterns.com. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. You may use this image for your personal non-commercial reference only. The unauthorized pinning, reproduction or distribution of this copyrighted work is illegal.

Online instructions for drawing CZT® Michelle Dugdale’s Zentangle® pattern: SeaShimmer. And Happy 4th of July!

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Tangle Refresher 261 – Easy exercises to sharpen your line drawing skills, our random string, and how to draw Braze, Jubilee, Haf n Haf, Checkmate, Happy

Buried Treasure! We revisit this fun and easy tutorial – especially great for newbies – on sharpening your line drawing skills. Also spotlighting hidden tangle gems from the past in the Zentangle® world! And our random string of the week …

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Tangle Refresher 260 – How to revive a clogged Micron pen, our random string, and how to draw Betweed, Logan, UBud, Pud, Taiga

Sakura Micron 01 Pen

Buried Treasure – spotlighting hidden tangle and tutorial gems from the past in the Zentangle® world! And our random string of the week …

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How to draw YAROPE

Zentangle pattern: Yarope. Image © Linda Farmer and TanglePatterns.com. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. You may use this image for your personal non-commercial reference only. The unauthorized pinning, reproduction or distribution of this copyrighted work is illegal.

Online instructions for drawing Alexandra Wrights’s Zentangle® pattern: Yarope. Wishing you Happy Earth Day and Happy Passover for all who are observing.

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Tangle Refresher 259 – Creating simple, colorful backgrounds for your ZIAs, our random string, and how to draw Beeline, Zig Zag Track, Pod Flower, Sampa, Pena

TanglePatterns.com Buried Treasure & Tangle Refreshers

Cyndi Knapp’s tutorial using the Tombow Splash Technique to create colorful backgrounds for your ZIAs. Plus hidden tangle and tutorial gems from the past in the Zentangle® world! And our random string of the week …

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Zentangle’s Project Pack #23 Summary – Birth of The Zentangle Method

Zentangle® Project Pack 23 - Birth of the Zentangle Method

Project Pack #23 – Birth of The Zentangle Method. This article provides detailed notes on each of the videos for this Zentangle Project Pack and makes it easy for you to find all the related videos and any parts of them you may wish to refer to again. Each full video can also be found on the corresponding tangle’s page on TanglePatterns.

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Tangle Refresher 258 – CZT María Tovar’s inkless tangling technique, our random string, and how to draw Beelight, S-Vine, Sikito, Saatin, Tut

Buried Treasure – spotlighting hidden tangle and tutorial gems from the past in the Zentangle® world! And our random string of the week …

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How to draw ASK

Zentangle pattern: Ask. Image © Linda Farmer and TanglePatterns.com. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. You may use this image for your personal non-commercial reference only. The unauthorized pinning, reproduction or distribution of this copyrighted work is illegal.

Online instructions for drawing CZT® Mary Masi’s Zentangle® pattern: Ask.

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Tangle Refresher 257 – Maria demonstrates 22 (!) Tipple techniques, our random string, and how to draw BB, Return, Klomp, Wink, Bekk

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Expand your “Tipple” universe with 22 cool Techniques from Maria, “And then some” from Margaret Bremner. This Buried Treasure spotlights hidden tangle and tutorial gems from the past in the Zentangle® world! Plus our random string of the week …

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How to draw HEARTZEN

Zentangle pattern: Heartzen. Image © Linda Farmer and TanglePatterns.com. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. You may use this image for your personal non-commercial reference only. The unauthorized pinning, reproduction or distribution of this copyrighted work is illegal.

Online instructions for drawing Cyndi Knapp’s Zentangle® pattern: Heartzen.

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