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A very warm welcome to TanglePatterns, you are certainly among friends. Tanglers are a wonderful, generous and sharing community. I hope you enjoy the site and are inspired by the tangles and many useful resources you find here. Please feel free to add your thoughts in the comments on any page and join in the community.
If you are new to Zentangle®, I suggest you visit the ZENTANGLES > WHAT IS A ZENTANGLE page (top menu bar) first to get an idea of the focus of TanglePatterns. On the ABOUT > HOW TO USE THIS SITE page you’ll find helpful suggestions for using the site.
Here’s another resource that’s handy for newcomers — Exploring TanglePatterns. Be sure to check out the rest of the pages on the menu at the very top of every page — there’s a wealth of information there you’ll want to see. Also, don’t miss the TUTORIALS tab on the pink alphabetic tangles menu bar.
I’ve also added an FAQ page on the “About” menu that may answer any other questions you might have.
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A Zentangle jump-start for beginners! This illustrated eBook describes Zentangle®, its origins, the supplies recommended, and the steps of the Zentangle Method™.
Contains over a dozen examples of Zentangle-original tangles that are good for Beginners and an interactive list of additional free learning resources. If you don’t have a CZT near you this explains everything you need to know to get started with Zentangle.
June 2020. Sigh. What an annus horribilis this has been and somehow our woes just keep getting compounded in the most heartbreaking ways.
I sincerely hope we can lighten our collective mental anguish to some degree with another week of relaxing tangles — together with fervent prayers for “peace, love and happiness“.
Online instructions for drawing CZT® Cherryl Moote’s Zentangle® pattern: Take Heart. And Happy Victoria Day to our Canadian tangling friends and rellies …
Buried Treasure – spotlights hidden tangle gems from the past in the Zentangle® world! Also featuring CZT Billie Lauder’s Tangle Folk and our random string of the week …
On May 4th, 2010, I launched TanglePatterns.com with “Hello Zentangle Zealots!” Little did I know where this adventure would take me, and I couldn’t have done it without you …
Bonus Content! Even if you don’t have Zentangle’s Project Pack #09, the FREE downloadable “Markus Operandus” created by Maria Thomas is a fantastic tool to have for your Zentangle practice. Here’s how to use it to easily create a variety of unique strings.
Project Pack #09 – Spring has Sprung. This article summarizes each of the videos for this Zentangle Project Pack and includes links to the individual videos.
Now available in digital format – THE book to own for all Zentangle enthusiasts – the best and perhaps the only book on the subject you need – in a Kindle Edition for $9.99 at https://amzn.to/2VaDZCi
Buried Treasure – spotlights hidden tangle gems from the past in the Zentangle® world! This week we also tangle our name and explore our random string of the week …
The latest public KTT (Kitchen Table Tangles) video from from Zentangle® HQ focuses on tangling for children – “Zentangle Apprentices” – featuring CZT Molly Hollibaugh tangling with her young daughters Indy and Mazzy.
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A very warm welcome to TanglePatterns, you are certainly among friends. Tanglers are a wonderful, generous and sharing community. I hope you enjoy the site and are inspired by the tangles and many useful resources you find here. Please feel free to add your thoughts in the comments on any page and join in the community.The fabulous hardcover, and now softcover, book by Zentangle’s co-founders, Zentangle PRIMER Vol 1.
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