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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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How to draw CORAL SEEDS

Zentangle pattern: Coral Seeds. 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 CZT® Suzanne McNeill’s Zentangle® pattern: Coral Seeds.

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How to draw CHATTER

Zentangle pattern: Chatter. 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 CZT® Suzanne McNeill’s Zentangle® pattern: Chatter.

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How to draw FINS

Zentangle pattern: Fins. 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 CZT® Suzanne McNeill’s Zentangle® pattern: Fins.

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How to draw PINBALL

Zentangle pattern: Pinball. 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 CZT® Suzanne McNeill’s Zentangle® pattern: Pinball.

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How to draw MAIZE

Zentangle pattern: Maize. 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 CZT® Suzanne McNeill’s Zentangle® pattern: Maize.

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How to draw POR FIN

Zentangle pattern: Por Fin. 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® Cathy Staeven’s Zentangle® pattern: Por Fin.

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How to draw FLOOR TOO

Zentangle pattern: Floor Too. 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 Jennifer Carter’s Zentangle® pattern: Floor Too.

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TanglePatterns String 059

TanglePatterns String 059

This String is shared by tangler Carolyn Koesters for your creative enjoyment.

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Tangle Refresher 54

Tangle Refresher!

Buried Treasure! Here’s what was new in the Zentangle® world a year ago – five tangle pattern gems for your tangling pleasure.

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“The Beauty of Zentangle” now available for pre-order

The Beauty of Zentangle

The latest Design Originals title, “The Beauty of Zentangle”, is now available for pre-order on Amazon.

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How to draw KUKE

Zentangle pattern: Kuke. 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® Katy Abbott’s Zentangle® pattern: Kuke.

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How to draw FIORE

Zentangle pattern: Fiore. 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® Jana Rogers’s Zentangle® pattern: Fiore.

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TanglePatterns String 058

TanglePatterns String 058

This String is shared by tangler Sue Agnew for your creative enjoyment.

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How to draw GOOD JOSS

Zentangle pattern: Good Joss. 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 Patty Mercer’s Zentangle® pattern: Good Joss.

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How to draw ARUNDEL

Zentangle pattern: Arundel. 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® Arja de Lange-Huisman’s Zentangle® pattern: Arundel.

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How to draw CHARTZ

Zentangle pattern: Chartz. 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 the Zentangle®-original tangle: Chartz.

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TanglePatterns String 057

TanglePatterns String 057

This String is shared by tangler Bambi Lint for your creative enjoyment.

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Tangle Refresher 53

Tangle Refresher!

Buried Treasure! Here’s what was new in the Zentangle® world a year ago – five tangle pattern gems for your tangling pleasure. And Canadian artist Robert Genn, on “How to paint intuitively.”

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How to draw MAELSTROM

Zentangle pattern: Maelstrom. 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 Linda Dawson’s Zentangle® pattern: Maelstrom. And a recipe for creating grid tangles using “seeds”, from the founders of Zentangle.

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How to draw EEZ

Zentangle pattern: Eez. 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® Judy Burkett’s Zentangle® pattern: Eez.

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TanglePatterns String 056

TanglePatterns String 056

This String is shared by tangler Jill Dobis for your creative enjoyment.

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How to draw ORBS-LA-DEE

Zentangle pattern: Orbs-la-Dee. 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 Anneke van Dam’s Zentangle® pattern: Orbs-la-Dee.

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How to draw BIRDS ON A WIRE

Zentangle pattern: Birds on a Wire. 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® Mary Kissel’s Zentangle® pattern: Birds On A Wire.

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How to draw CHECKERED ZAG

Zentangle pattern: Checkered Zag. 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® Suzanne McNeill’s Zentangle® pattern: Checkered Zag.

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TanglePatterns String 055

TanglePatterns String 055

This String is shared by tangler Sue Agnew for your creative enjoyment.

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Tangle Refresher 52

Tangle Refresher!

Buried Treasure! Here’s what was new in the Zentangle® world a year ago – five tangle pattern gems for your tangling pleasure.

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How to draw JAPAN DIAMOND

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® Laura Liu’s Zentangle® pattern: Japan Diamond.

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How to draw KANDY RIBNZ

Zentangle pattern: Kandy Ribnz. 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 Cheryl Wilson’s Zentangle® pattern: Kandy Ribnz.

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TanglePatterns String 054

TanglePatterns String 054

This String is shared by tangler Hope Martin for your creative enjoyment.

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How to draw 8’s

Zentangle pattern: 8's. 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® Jane Eileen Malone’s Zentangle® pattern: 8’s.

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