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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 TELIS

December 9th, 2013
Zentangle pattern: Telis. 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 Chrissie Frampton’s Zentangle® pattern: Telis.

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How to draw SPROXY

November 25th, 2013
Zentangle pattern: Sproxy. 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 David Rae’s Zentangle® pattern: Sproxy.

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How to draw PANTHE

October 30th, 2013
Zentangle pattern: Panthe. 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 Nancy Newlin’s Zentangle® pattern: Panthe.

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How to draw BUMPKENZ

October 28th, 2013
Zentangle pattern: Bumpkenz. 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 Beth Snoderly’s Zentangle® pattern: Bumpkenz.

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How to draw C-BUN

October 7th, 2013
Zentangle pattern: C-bun. 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® Esther Piszczek’s Zentangle® pattern: C-Bun.

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How to draw MERRYWEATHER

October 2nd, 2013
Zentangle pattern: Merryweather. 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® Sandy Hunter’s Zentangle® pattern: Merryweather.

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How to draw EXIS

September 27th, 2013
Zentangle pattern: Exis. 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 Hohensteiner’s Zentangle® pattern: Exis.

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How to draw NINE PATCH

September 11th, 2013
Zentangle pattern: Nine Patch. 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: Nine Patch.

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How to draw WELL

September 4th, 2013
Zentangle pattern: Well. 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: Well.

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How to draw CRUSADE

August 30th, 2013
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® Wayne Harlow’s Zentangle® pattern: Crusade.

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How to draw ZANZEE

August 28th, 2013
Zentangle pattern: Zanzee. 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 Cathy Cusson’s Zentangle® pattern: Zanzee.

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How to draw SPYZ

August 26th, 2013
Zentangle patern: Spyz. 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 Laura Sanders’s Zentangle® pattern: Spyz.

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How to draw RIPPLES

August 21st, 2013
Zentangle pattern: Ripples. 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: Ripples.

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How to draw ILANA

August 14th, 2013
Zentangle pattern: Ilana. 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 Mariët Lustenhouwer’s Zentangle® pattern: Ilana.

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How to draw NAVAHO

August 5th, 2013
Zentangle pattern: Navaho. 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® Caren Mlot’s Zentangle® pattern: Navaho.

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How to draw 4 CORNERS

August 2nd, 2013
Zentangle pattern: 4 Corners. 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 Barbara Finwall’s Zentangle® pattern: 4 Corners.

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How to draw NVELOPE

July 31st, 2013
Zentangle pattern: Nvelope. 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® Alyss Amster’s Zentangle® pattern: Nvelope.

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How to draw GRAANCIRKEL

July 19th, 2013
Zentangle pattern: Graancirkel. 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 Magda Wellens’s Zentangle® pattern: Graancirkel.

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How to draw HAKO

July 10th, 2013
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 FIORE

June 24th, 2013
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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How to draw GOOD JOSS

June 21st, 2013
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 MAELSTROM

June 12th, 2013
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 JAPAN DIAMOND

May 29th, 2013
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 KITCHENER

May 22nd, 2013
Zentangle pattern: Kitchener. 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 Sargeant’s Zentangle® pattern: Kitchener.

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How to draw BATCH

May 15th, 2013
Zentangle pattern: Batch. 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: Batch.

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How to draw QUARE

May 13th, 2013
Zentangle pattern: Quare. 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 Beth Snoderly’s Zentangle® pattern: Quare.

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How to draw SINDOO

May 8th, 2013
Zentangle pattern: Sindoo. 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 Sharon Robinson’s Zentangle® pattern: Sindoo.

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How to draw JEMZ

May 1st, 2013
Zentangle pattern: Jemz. 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: Jemz.

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How to draw DUGWUD

April 29th, 2013
Zentangle pattern: DugWud. 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® Anita Roby-Lavery’s Zentangle® pattern: DugWud.

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How to draw three types of grids for your Zentangles

April 26th, 2013
Tangler Tips

A new entry for our “Tutorials” tab on the alphabetic menu bar for ease of future reference. Read on for the simple steps for drawing three different types of grids from which many tangle patterns grow. Includes a free PDF to download with all the instructions for you to print out.

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