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RANDOM SELECTOR

Use this Random Tangle Selector with your TanglePatterns.com TANGLE GUIDE to help you select tangles. See Pages 7 and 9 of the Guide for instructions. You can also use this to select random Strings: simply pop in any number in the range of 1 to 250.

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TanglePatterns String 185

TanglePatterns String 185. Image © Linda Farmer and TanglePatterns.com. All rights reserved.

This String is shared by tangler Annette Plaga-Lodde for your creative enjoyment. You can help our community’s String resource grow by sending me yours to share. I’m always looking for new strings!

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How to draw FLEAVY

Zentangle pattern: Fleavy. © Linda Farmer and TanglePatterns.com. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. You may use this image for your personal non-commercial reference only. Republishing or redistributing IN ANY FORM including pinning is prohibited under law without express permission.

Online instructions for drawing CZT® Hanny Waldburger’s Zentangle® pattern: Fleavy.

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Wishing you bountiful blessings this Thanksgiving Day and every day

Tomorrow in the U.S. we will be enjoying Thanksgiving Day traditions with family and friends and giving special thanks for all the reasons we have to be grateful every single day of the year.

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How to draw ORGANIC

Zentangle pattern: Organic. 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 Sayantika Ray’s Zentangle® pattern: Organic. Also tips for finding and using some useful features of the site.

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TanglePatterns String 184

TanglePatterns String 183. Image © Linda Farmer and TanglePatterns.com. All rights reserved.

This String is shared by CZT Lianne Woods for your creative enjoyment. You can help our community’s String resource grow by sending me yours to share. I’m always looking for new strings!

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Tangle Refresher 116 – Featuring how to make beautiful Zentangle-inspired gift boxes from Zendala tiles

Zendala gift boxes

Buried Treasure! AND how to make beautiful Zentangle-inspired gift boxes from Zendala tiles, a Sakura video by CZT Dorian Eng.

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How to draw PINEPLE

Zentangle pattern: Pineple. 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. © Linda Farmer and TanglePatterns.com. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. You may use this image for your personal non-commercial reference only. Republishing or redistributing IN ANY FORM including pinning is prohibited under law without express permission.

Online instructions for drawing CZT Damy Teng’s Zentangle® pattern: Pineple.

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How to draw C-STEM

Zentangle pattern: C-stem. 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 Agneta Landegren’s Zentangle® pattern: C-stem.

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TanglePatterns String 183

TanglePatterns String 183. Image © Linda Farmer and TanglePatterns.com. All rights reserved.

This String is shared by tangler Judiellen Palumbo for your creative enjoyment. You can help our community’s String resource grow by sending me yours to share. I’m always looking for new strings!

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How to draw TRI-BEE

Zentangle pattern: Tri-bee. 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. Linda Farmer and TanglePatterns.com. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. You may use this image for your personal non-commercial reference only. Republishing or redistributing IN ANY FORM including pinning is prohibited under law without express permission.

Links to online instructions for drawing CZT® Beate Winkler’s Zentangle® pattern: Tri-Bee.

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How to draw PEBBLE FLOWERS

Zentangle pattern: Pebble Flowers. 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 Helen Williams’s Zentangle® pattern: Pebble Flowers.

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How to draw HELIX

Zentangle pattern: Helix. 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® Suzanne McNeill’s Zentangle® pattern: Helix.

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TanglePatterns String 182

TanglePatterns String 182. Image © Linda Farmer and TanglePatterns.com. All rights reserved.

This String is shared by CZT Margaret Bremner for your creative enjoyment. You can help our community’s String resource grow by sending me yours to share. I’m always looking for new strings!

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Tangle Refresher 115 – Visiting the core of Zentangle, links to How to tangle on glass Christmas ornaments …

Tangle Refresher!

Buried Treasure – 5 tangle gems from a year ago in the Zentangle® world! Visiting or revisiting the core of Zentangle, links to How to tangle on glass Christmas ornaments and “more good stuff” …

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How to draw FLAPPER

Zentangle pattern: Flapper. 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 Cheryl Lees-Haley’s Zentangle® pattern: Flapper.

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How to draw L ZEN 7’S

Zentangle pattern: L zen 7. Image © Linda Farmer and TanglePatterns.com. All rights reserved.

Links to online instructions for drawing CZT® Annette Carlo’s Zentangle® pattern: L zen 7’s.

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TanglePatterns needs your financial support

Heartful thanks!

An open letter to all Zentangle® artists from an enthusiastic tangler, Lee Ann Elliott.

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TanglePatterns String 181

TanglePatterns String 181. Image © Linda Farmer and TanglePatterns.com. All rights reserved.

This String is shared by tangler Nancy Eaton for your creative enjoyment. You can help our community’s String resource grow by sending me yours to share. I’m always looking for new strings!

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How to draw GOURDGEOUS

Zentangle pattern: Gourdgeous. Image © Linda Farmer and TanglePatterns.com. All rights reserved.

Links to online instructions for drawing the newest Zentangle®-original tangle: Gourdgeous.

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How to draw CHECHAIN

Zentangle pattern: Chechain. Image © Linda Farmer and TanglePatterns.com. All rights reserved.

Links to online instructions for drawing Lila Popcheff’s Zentangle® pattern: Chechain.

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CZT Michele Beauchamp’s “Today I Will Tangle” book is now available!

If you’ve been wowed by the covers of my Tanglepatterns.com TANGLE GUIDEs, and loved her “It’s Spiralicious” and “Exploring the elegance of Zentangle® in a larger format” tutorials, then prepare to be blown away by Australian CZT Michele Beauchamp’s new book, “Today I Will Tangle”.

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How to draw 4FUN

Zentangle pattern: 4Fun. Image © Linda Farmer and TanglePatterns.com. All rights reserved.

Online instructions for drawing CZT® Mina Hsiao’s Zentangle® pattern: 4Fun.

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How to make origami Christmas trees to tangle for the holidays

Origami Christmas Tree

Here is a fun and inexpensive project to jump start your crafts for the upcoming Christmas season and it’s something that, with a little supervision, children can also manage.

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TanglePatterns String 180

This String is shared by tangler Beth Snoderly for your creative enjoyment. You can help our community’s String resource grow by sending me yours to share. I’m always looking for new strings!

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Tangle Refresher 114 – And a little bit about De Quervain’s Syndrome …

Tangle Refresher!

Buried Treasure – 5 tangle gems from a year ago in the Zentangle® world! And a little bit about De Quervain’s Syndrome …

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How to draw CHARMZY

Zentangle pattern: Charmzy. Image © Linda Farmer and TanglePatterns.com. All rights reserved.

Links to online instructions for drawing CZT® Kelly Barone’s Zentangle® pattern: Charmzy.

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How to draw TRI-BINE

Zentangle pattern: Tri-bine. Image © Linda Farmer and TanglePatterns.com. All rights reserved.

Online instructions for drawing CZT® Laura Liu’s Zentangle® pattern: Tri-Bine.

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STORIES: Zentangle® helps express feelings without words

Sunflower tranquility and hope

In this occasional series on TanglePatterns, readers describe in their own words how Zentangle® has changed their lives. CZT Kat van Rooyen shares a beautiful and touching story about how Zentangle helps express feelings without words.

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TanglePatterns String 179

This String is shared by CZT Cynthia Gannon for your creative enjoyment. You can help our community’s String resource grow by sending me yours to share. I’m always looking for new strings!

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How to draw BOXED UP

Zentangle pattern: Boxed Up. Image © Linda Farmer and TanglePatterns.com. All rights reserved.

Links to online instructions for drawing Angie Whalen’s Zentangle® pattern: Boxed Up.

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