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Zentangle® Project Pack #10 Summary – The Legend of Zentangle

July 28th, 2020
Zentangle® Project Pack #10 – The Legend of Zentangle

Project Pack #10 – The Legend of Zentangle. This article provides detailed notes on each of the videos for this Zentangle Project Pack and links to the individual videos. Each video is also posted on the corresponding tangle’s page on TanglePatterns.

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How to draw C-KNOTS

July 27th, 2020
Zentangle pattern: C-Knots. 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 Valli Ganti’s Zentangle® pattern: C-Knots.

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How to draw BONSAI

July 24th, 2020
Zentangle pattern: BonSai. 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® Kazue Ito’s Zentangle® pattern: BonSai.

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How to draw ANY

July 22nd, 2020
Zentangle pattern: Any. 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 Elena Babayants’s Zentangle® pattern: Any.

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How to draw VAHLPAYPER

July 20th, 2020
Zentangle pattern: Vahlpayper. 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® Esther Piszczek’s Zentangle® pattern: Vahlpayper.

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How to draw NEMOW

July 17th, 2020
Zentangle pattern: Nemow. 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® Chrissie Frampton’s Zentangle® pattern: Nemow.

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How to draw MALB

July 15th, 2020
Zentangle pattern: Malb. 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® Sayomi Koike’s Zentangle® pattern: Malb.

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How to draw SARNIA-CHERIE

July 13th, 2020
Zentangle pattern: Sarnia-Cherie. 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 Sarah Harrison’s Zentangle® pattern: Sarnia-Cherie.

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Tangle Refresher 214 – Exploring the 5-Minute Rule, our random string, plus how to draw Rixty, Jesterstick, Festoon Holiday, Slowpoke, Jester

July 10th, 2020

Buried Treasure – spotlights hidden tangle gems from the past in the Zentangle® world! Exploring “The 5-Minute Rule”, and our random string of the week …

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How to draw VITI

July 8th, 2020
Zentangle pattern: Viti. 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: Viti.

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How to draw JAG

July 6th, 2020
Zentangle pattern: Jag. 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 Joan Stark’s Zentangle® pattern: Jag.

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How to draw VIRYA

July 3rd, 2020
Zentangle pattern: Virya. 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 Priya Sabhlok’s Zentangle® pattern: Virya.

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How to draw MAYPLE

July 1st, 2020
Zentangle pattern: Mayple. 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® Pam Signorelli’s Zentangle® pattern: Mayple. And Happy Canada Day wishes!

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How to draw BOULDER BUILDER

June 29th, 2020
Zentangle pattern: Boulder Builder. 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® Bunny Wright’s Zentangle® pattern: Boulder Builder.

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How to draw BUEN CAMINO

June 26th, 2020
Zentangle pattern Buen Camino. 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.

Links to online instructions for drawing CZT® Tina Hunziker’s Zentangle® pattern: Buen Camino.

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How to draw 3M

June 24th, 2020
Zentangle pattern: 3M. 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® Beatrice Aronas’s Zentangle® pattern: 3M.

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Kitchen Table Tangles – Zentangle video demonstrating an Aquafleur and Scena Tangleation

June 23rd, 2020
KTT 031 - Aquafleur and Scena

The latest public KTT (Kitchen Table Tangles) video from from Zentangle® co-founders Rick Roberts and Maria Thomas.

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How to draw FORWINGS

June 22nd, 2020
Zentangle pattern: Forwings. 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 Ludmila Katz’s Zentangle® pattern: Forwings.

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How to draw KEMISTRI

June 19th, 2020
How to draw the Zentangle pattern Kemistri, tangle and deconstruction by Sue Bailey. Image copyright the artist and used with permission, ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.

Online instructions for drawing Sue Bailey’s Zentangle® pattern: Kemistri.

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How to draw FIMPLES

June 17th, 2020
Zentangle pattern: Fimples. 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® Crissie Frampton’s Zentangle® pattern: Fimples.

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How to draw RIBBON’NU

June 15th, 2020
Zentangle pattern: Ribbon'nu. 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® Kazue Ito’s Zentangle® pattern: Ribbon’nu.

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Tangle Refresher 213 – CZT María Tovar’s inkless tangling technique, our random string, plus how to draw Wadical, Mofins, Jaxstar, Starsky and Stella

June 12th, 2020

Buried Treasure – spotlights hidden tangle gems from the past in the Zentangle® world! Have fun exploring an inkless tangling technique and our random string of the week …

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How to draw BICHORN

June 10th, 2020
Zentangle pattern: Bichorn. 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 Isabel Gil’s Zentangle® pattern: Bichorn.

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How to draw ZANTE

June 8th, 2020
Zentangle pattern: Zante. 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® Milde Weiss’s Zentangle® pattern: Zante.

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How to draw EGGANDDART

June 5th, 2020
Zentangle pattern: Egganddart. 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.

Links to online instructions for drawing CZT® Simone Menzel’s Zentangle® pattern: Egganddart.

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How to draw JEXIC

June 3rd, 2020
Zentangle pattern: Jexic. 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: Jexic.

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How to draw IKAT

June 1st, 2020
Zentangle pattern: Ikat. 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 Indrani Novello’s Zentangle® pattern: Ikat.

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How to draw AAHROMA

May 29th, 2020
Zentangle pattern: Aahroma. 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 Jenna Black’s Zentangle® pattern: Aahroma.

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Kitchen Table Tangles – Zentangle video exploring the Embedded Letters technique

May 28th, 2020
Kitchen Table Tangles Video - Embedded Letters

The latest public KTT (Kitchen Table Tangles) video from from Zentangle® co-founders Rick Roberts and Maria Thomas.

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How to draw 4-CLEF

May 27th, 2020
Zentangle pattern: 4-Clef. 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® Pam Lee’s Zentangle® pattern: 4-Clef.

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