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TanglePatterns String 059

TanglePatterns.com STRINGSThis week’s String is shared by tangler Carolyn Koesters of Abingdon VA, for your creative enjoyment.

Bear in mind that Zentangle® strings are guidelines. You can use a string exactly as it is or adapt it to suit as your Zentangle grows. Start with the string as it’s shown then, as you go, combine sections if your tangles want to, or divide a section into smaller ones. Go with the flow and enjoy.

Please help our community’s String resource grow by sending me yours to share. Remember to keep them simple, Zentangle strings are not elaborate or complicated. For your convenience, there’s a link to a template below under “Related links” to use if you’d like.

TanglePatterns String 059

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Lightly pencil the string on your tile and you’re good to go tangling. Enjoy!

Reminders:

  • Important: Strings are always drawn freehand in pencil so they magically disappear into your completed Zentangle.
  • Use any string over and over again with different tangles.
  • There are so many tangles available that your Zentangles will always be different even using the same string.
  • Or use it with only one tangle – a monotangle.
  • Usually each string will have many options.
  • The Border (if one is given) is also a suggestion – use it, change it, or ignore it. It’s your art.
  • And remember, in Zentangle there’s no right-side-up!

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5 comments to TanglePatterns String 059

  • Sue Zanker

    Hello Linda,
    What an excellent idea you had, to put all the ‘griddy’ patterns in one spot, I have been browsing it again this morning and realised (again)just how much time you save us tanglers with your site, and time is super precious to me !!
    Thanks again.

    • Linda Farmer, CZT

      Thanks Sue, grids are a very popular type of tangle and my favorite. Time is a very precious commodity, glad to help, 🙂

  • Jill Garrod

    Hello Linda, I have to tell you Everyday I get all excited to see what I will find in my email each day…it seems that everyday I get at least 6 emails from Tangle Patterns packed with lots of other links to click on I am so messmorized and end up going from one link to another. I love pokeleaf, HeartRope,Kuke I am working with KUKE right now making it work in so many other pieces I have drawn. Thank you so much for making a site like this where we tanglers can come to. Thanks Again Love it!! =)

  • Tracy

    You put all the grid patterns in one place? Where? I must have missed tht.Thanks

    • Linda Farmer, CZT

      Look in the left sidebar under FIND PATTERNS BY TAG, the grid patterns can be found using the tag “grid”. A few are tagged “weave” but I haven’t been as diligent keeping up with that one so I’ll have to go back and check for updates 🙂

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