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How to draw SCAPE

February 20th, 2019
Zentangle pattern: Scape. 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® Angie Gittles’s Zentangle® pattern: Scape.

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How to draw EDIE

February 18th, 2019
Zentangle pattern: Edie. 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® Laurel Davis’s Zentangle® pattern: Edie.

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How to draw STWIST

February 15th, 2019
Zentangle pattern: Stwist. 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® Sylvia Liao’s Zentangle® pattern: Stwist. With another approach by CZT® Lisette Hofer.

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How to draw HEARTSMEET

February 13th, 2019
Zentangle pattern: Heartsmeet. 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 Lynn Hensley’s Zentangle® pattern: Heartsmeet.

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How to draw SHEARTS

February 11th, 2019
Zentangle pattern: Shearts. 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 Mary Van Deman’s Zentangle® pattern: Shearts.

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Tangle Refresher 195 – Tangled Love, our random string, plus how to draw Rixty, Floose, Trefoil, Zari, SoDeceiving

February 8th, 2019
CZT Carole Ohl's Tangled Love Tutorial

Buried Treasure – spotlights hidden tangle gems from a year ago in the Zentangle® world! Featuring CZT Carole Ohl’s “Tangled Love” tutorial, and our random string of the week …

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How to draw B’MINE

February 6th, 2019
Zentangle pattern: B'mine. 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® Vikki Howard’s Zentangle® pattern: B’mine.

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How to draw THREEZEE

February 4th, 2019
Zentangle pattern: Threezee. 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® Lynn Mead’s Zentangle® pattern: ThreeZee.

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How to draw CREAMY

February 1st, 2019
Zentangle pattern: Creamy. 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® Katia Parrett’s Zentangle® pattern: Creamy.

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How to draw EYEDAZZLER

January 30th, 2019
Zentangle pattern: EyeDazzler. 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: EyeDazzler.

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How to draw RATOON

January 28th, 2019
Zentangle pattern: Ratoon. 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 the Zentangle®-original tangle: Ratoon.

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Tangle Refresher 194 – A unique Valentine’s Day card, our random string, plus how to draw Snail, Flec, Iriemon, Satsu, Faux Weave

January 25th, 2019
Tangle Refresher!

Buried Treasure – spotlights hidden tangle gems from a year ago in the Zentangle® world! Also featuring an “explosion” Valentine’s Day card and our random string of the week …

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How to draw BARTOM

January 23rd, 2019
Zentangle pattern: Bartom. 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 Allyn Johnson’s Zentangle® pattern: Bartom.

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How to draw ISLA

January 21st, 2019
Zentangle pattern: Isla. 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® Rita Nikolajeva’s Zentangle® pattern: Isla.

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How to draw Q-MI

January 18th, 2019
Zentngle pattern: Q-Mi. 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: Q-Mi.

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How to draw MINTEA

January 16th, 2019
Zentangle pattern: Mintea. 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® Vandana Krishna’s Zentangle® pattern: Mintea.

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How to draw KAZUMA

January 14th, 2019
Zentangle pattern: Kazuma. 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: Kazuma.

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How to draw SEE

January 11th, 2019
Zentangle pattern: See. 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: See.

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How to draw SISTAR

January 9th, 2019
Zentangle pattern: Sistar. 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® Hanny Waldburger’s Zentangle® pattern: Sistar.

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TanglePatterns.com TANGLE GUIDE, 2019 Edition is here!

January 8th, 2019

You’ve been waiting very patiently, and here it is! The “TanglePatterns.com TANGLE GUIDE, 2019 Edition” including some great new features and all the tangles is now available for instant download from the STORE > EBOOKS page.

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How to draw ZEPPO

January 7th, 2019
Zentangle pattern: Zeppo. 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: Zeppo.

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Tangle Refresher 193 – Tangles for beginners, a random string and how to draw Quib, Barquillos, Fr’eggs, Zingo, Scarrow

January 4th, 2019
Tangler Tips

Welcome to 2019! This week’s Buried Treasure spotlights hidden tangle gems from a year ago in the Zentangle® world, takes a look at tangles for beginners, and shares our random string of the week …

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How to draw LOVE HANDLES

December 21st, 2018
Zentangle pattern: Love Handles. 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 Tomàs Padrós’s Zentangle® pattern: Love Handles. Last one for 2018!

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How to draw MOMO

December 19th, 2018
Zentangle pattern: Momo. 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® Veena Arun’s Zentangle® pattern: Momo.

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How to draw EYE-V

December 17th, 2018
Zentangle pattern: Eye-V. 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 Judy Murphy’s Zentangle® pattern: Eye-V.

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Zentangle® Project Pack #04 Summary – The Twelve Days of Zentangle, 2018 Edition – Making a Zentangle Spinner

December 15th, 2018
Linda's Zentangle Spinner

Project Pack #04 – Making a Zentangle Spinner. 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 VEGA

December 14th, 2018
Zentangle pattern: Vega. 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 video instructions for drawing the Zentangle®-original tangle: Vega.

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How to draw VIVI

December 14th, 2018
Zentangle pattern: Vivi. 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: Vivi.

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How to draw SAMPSON

December 13th, 2018
Zentangle pattern: Sampson. 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 video instructions for drawing the Zentangle®-original tangle: Sampson.

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How to draw CENTIPEDE

December 13th, 2018
Zentangle pattern: Centipede. 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 video instructions for drawing the Zentangle®-original tangle: Centipede.

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