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How to draw SPIN ‘N’ SWIRL

March 27th, 2020
Zentangle pattern: Spin 'n' Swirl. 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® Shilpi Gupta’s Zentangle® pattern: Spin n Swirl. PLUS: Rachel Maddow’s interview with Lt. Gen. Todd Semonite of the US Army Corps of Engineers, and Dr. Jeffrey VanWingen’s PSA demonstrating safe grocery shopping and takeout food handling tips.

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How to draw SHIRL

March 25th, 2020
Zentangle pattern: Shirl. 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: Shirl. And introducing “Laughter is the Best Medicine” …

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How to draw WANDERLINE

March 23rd, 2020
Zentangle pattern: Wanderline. 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® Tomàs Padrós’s Zentangle® pattern: Wanderline. PLUS: “A psychologist’s science-based tips for emotional resilience during the coronavirus crisis” …

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Kitchen Table Tangles – Zentangle video of Rick and Maria exploring Paradox tessellations

March 22nd, 2020

Special Edition! The latest public KTT (Kitchen Table Tangles) video from from Zentangle® co-founders Rick Roberts and Maria Thomas. Watch as they explore Paradox tessellations …

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How to draw TULIPA

March 20th, 2020
Zentangle pattern: Tulipa. 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: Tulipa.

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How to draw GOLDHAN

March 18th, 2020
Zentangle pattern: Goldhan. 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 Helen Little’s Zentangle® pattern: Goldhan.

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How to draw MISTY

March 16th, 2020
Zentagle pattern: Misty. 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® Karima Ritter’s Zentangle® pattern: Misty.

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Tangle Refresher 210 – Tangling on plastic Easter Eggs with CZT Angie Vangelis, our random string, plus how to draw Static, Terra, Double Marasu, Petals, Wooooooo

March 13th, 2020
Tangle Refresher!

Buried Treasure – spotlights hidden tangle gems from the past in the Zentangle® world! A great blast from the past article, AND our random string of the week …

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How to draw RINGS

March 11th, 2020
Zentangle pattern: Rings. 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® Cat Kwan’s Zentangle® pattern: Rings.

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How to draw VIBES

March 9th, 2020
Zentangle pattern: Vibes. 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® Shilpi Gupta’s Zentangle® pattern: Vibes.

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Zentangle® Project Pack #08 Summary – Dancing in the Moonlight

March 7th, 2020
Zentangle® Project Pack #08 – Dancing in the Moonlight

Project Pack #08 – Dancing in the Moonlight. 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 SO WAT

March 6th, 2020
Zentangle pattern: So Wat. 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® Susan Pundt’s Zentangle® pattern: So Wat.

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How to draw AWHINGING

March 4th, 2020
Zentangle pattern: Awhinging. 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 Phylis Chen’s Zentangle® pattern: Awhinging.

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How to draw 2 DIAMONDS + A RICE

March 2nd, 2020
Zentangle pattern: 2 Diamonds + a Rice. 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: 2 Diamonds + A Rice.

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How to draw WANDW

February 28th, 2020
Zentangle pattern: Wandw. 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® Hsin-Ya Hsu’s Zentangle® pattern: Wandw.

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How to draw BELLAH

February 26th, 2020
Zentangle pattern: Bellah. 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: Bellah.

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How to draw K’LING

February 24th, 2020
Zentangle pattern: K'ling. 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: K’ling.

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How to draw IRICE

February 21st, 2020
Zentangle pattern: Irice. 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® Lin Chiu’s Zentangle® pattern: Irice.

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How to draw HART-ELLIE

February 19th, 2020
Zentangle pattern: Hart-Ellie. 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® Lee Kay’s Zentangle® pattern: Hart-Ellie.

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How to draw SPRANG

February 18th, 2020
Zentangle pattern: Sprang. 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 Heidi Sue Whitney’s Zentangle® pattern: Sprang.

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YIPPEE!! No more scary security warnings for you!!

February 16th, 2020
TanglePatterns housekeeping

TanglePatterns.com has now been successfully converted to https and you’ll see a lovely little lock symbol in your browser now. … Carry on, use the site to your heart’s content and tangle tangle tangle 🙂

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Tangle Refresher 209 – A folding card for Valentine’s Day, our random string, plus how to draw Scena, Leading Heart, Membranart, Mountain, Harvey

February 14th, 2020
Tangle Refresher!

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

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NOTICE: TanglePatterns is undergoing major server changes this weekend (February 15-16)

February 13th, 2020
TanglePatterns housekeeping

This coming weekend I’m changing the website over to a secure server. This may mean some site down time … your patience is appreciated!

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How to draw QUILTA

February 12th, 2020
Zentangle pattern: Quilta. 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: Quilta.

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How to draw BUGSY

February 10th, 2020
Zentangle pattern: Bugsy. 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® Diana Tan’s Zentangle® pattern: Bugsy.

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How to draw HUGZ AND KISSES

February 7th, 2020
Zentangle pattern: Hugz and Kisses. 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: Hugz and Kisses.

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How to draw ZIGHEART

February 5th, 2020
Zentangle pattern: ZigHeart. 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: ZigHeart.

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How to draw HEARTING

February 3rd, 2020
Zentangle pattern: Hearting.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® Hsin-Ya Hsu’s Zentangle® pattern: Hearting.

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How to draw NANA

January 31st, 2020
Zentangle pattern: Nana. 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® Eriko Ågren’s Zentangle® pattern: Nana.

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How to draw FLAG-DOW

January 29th, 2020
Zentangle pattern: Flag-dow. 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® Candace Mok’s Zentangle® pattern: Flag-dow.

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