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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 HAKO

Zentangle pattern: Hako. 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® Lara Williams’s Zentangle® pattern: Hako.

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How to draw IONIC

Zentangle pattern: Ionic. 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® Margaret Bremner’s Zentangle® pattern: Ionic.

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New Black Zendala Sets now available!

Black Zendala Set

The new Black Zendala tiles are made from the same wonderful paper as the regular Black Zentangle tiles and have the same strings as the original White set. Both Zendala sets also have blank refills available. Now available in the TanglePatterns Store.

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TanglePatterns String 060

TanglePatterns String 060

This String is shared by CZT Margaret Bremner for your creative enjoyment.

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How to draw a free-form bird and fill it with tangles

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CZT® Suzanne McNeill shows how to draw a free-form bird and fill with six tangles from “Zentangle 8”: Fins, Maize, Ocean Spray, Pinball, Chatter, Coral Seeds.

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How to draw OCEAN SPRAY

Zentangle pattern: Ocean Spray. 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: Ocean Spray.

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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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