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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 CHARD

August 11th, 2010
Zentangle pattern: Chard. 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 Farmer’s Zentangle® pattern: Chard.

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How to draw KNITTING

August 7th, 2010
Zentangle pattern: Knitting. 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 Suzanne McNeill’s Zentangle® pattern: Knitting.

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How to draw BULB LANTERN

August 5th, 2010
Zentangle pattern: Bulb Lantern. 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 Livia Chua’s Zentangle® pattern: Bulb Lantern.

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How to draw VOXTER

August 3rd, 2010
Zentangle pattern: Voxter. Image © the artist 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 Carole Ohl’s Zentangle® pattern: Voxter.

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How to draw EMINGLE and AMBLER

July 31st, 2010
Zentangle pattern: Ambler. 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.

How to draw the Zentangle®-original tangles: Emingle and Ambler.

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Back to School Gifts for Teachers

July 29th, 2010
Suzanne McNeill's book, Zentangle Basics

One can’t help but notice the “Back to School” ad supplements in the papers lately. And wondering, “Where did the summer go?” [Soon it will be college football season – Yay!] This got me thinking about teachers preparing lesson plans for their new students and out there buying kids supplies out of their own funds because school budgets are too tight to provide them.

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How to draw WARPED EGGS

July 28th, 2010
Zentangle pattern: Warped Eggs. 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 Livia Chua’s Zentangle® pattern: Warped Eggs.

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How to draw STRIPING

July 26th, 2010
Zentangle pattern: Striping. 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: Striping.

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How to draw HURAKAN

July 24th, 2010
Zentangle pattern: Hurakan. 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 Carole Ohl’s Zentangle® pattern: Hurakan.

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How to draw KOFEFORN

July 23rd, 2010
Zentangle pattern: Kofeforn. 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 Harms’ Zentangle® pattern: Kofeforn.

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How to draw DAGGERLY

July 22nd, 2010
Zentangle pattern: Daggerly. Image © the artist 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® Carole Ohl’s Zentangle® pattern: Daggerly.

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How to draw ZIN

July 19th, 2010
Zentangle pattern: Zin. 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 Farmer’s Zentangle® pattern: Zin.

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How to draw CENTRIFUGE

July 18th, 2010
Zentangle pattern: Centrifuge. 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 Sandra Strait’s Zentangle® pattern: Centrifuge.

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How to draw DL NEBULA

July 17th, 2010
Zentangle pattern: DL Nebula. 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 Donna Hornsby’s Zentangle® pattern: DL Nebula.

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How to draw WARANGAIE

July 16th, 2010
Zentangle pattern: Warangie. 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 Sandra Strait’s Zentangle® pattern: Warangaie.

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How to draw LINKED

July 15th, 2010
Zentangle pattern: Linked. 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 Vicki Murray’s Zentangle® pattern: Linked.

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How to draw DL LABYRINTH

July 14th, 2010
Zentangle pattern: DL Labyrinth. 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 Donna Hornsby’s Zentangle® pattern: Labyrinth.

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You heard it here first!

July 13th, 2010
Let's discuss it!

Is there a sequel to “Totally Tangled” in the works?

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How to draw VORTEX

July 12th, 2010
Zentangle pattern: Vortex. 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 Sandra Strait’s Zentangle® pattern: Vortex.

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How to draw DL SUNRAY

July 11th, 2010
Zentangle pattern: DL Sunray. 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 Donna Hornsby’s Zentangle® pattern: DL Sunray.

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Tangle Pattern Tags

July 10th, 2010

In our discussion on the Organize Your Patterns page, the subject of how to categorize patterns became a strong thread and contributor Suzanne asked if I planned to add more tags to the site. That prompted this post to launch a separate discussion about tags. It will be very useful for me to get your thoughts, so I don’t have to guess.

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How to draw CHEMYSTERY

July 10th, 2010
Zentangle pattern: Chemystery. 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® MaryAnn Scheblein-Dawson’s Zentangle® pattern: Chemystery.

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How to organize your tangle patterns

July 9th, 2010

Sharing my system for organizing my tangle patterns and their step-by-step drawings in case it’s helpful to any of you.

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How to draw FESCU and FEATHERED FESCU

July 8th, 2010
Zentangle pattern: Fescu. 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: Fescu

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How to draw FANS

July 7th, 2010
Zentangle pattern: Fans. 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 Suzanne McNeill’s Zentangle® pattern: Fans.

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How to draw PUNCH

July 6th, 2010
Zentangle pattern: Punch. 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 Sandy Bartholomew’s Zentangle® pattern: Punch.

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How to draw RAIN

July 4th, 2010
Zentangle pattern: Rain. 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: Rain. With example Zentangle by Guest Jella Verelst.

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How to draw AHH

July 4th, 2010
Zenangle pattern: Ahh. 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: Ahh.

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How to draw UNYUN

July 2nd, 2010
Zentangle pattern: Unyun. Zentangle pattern: Unyun. Image © the artist 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 Carole Ohl’s Zentangle® pattern: Unyun.

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How to draw TWISTED ROPE

June 27th, 2010
Zentangle pattern: Twisted Rope. 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 Trish Walters’ Zentangle® pattern: Twisted Rope.

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