I love swirls and was inspired by Squid somewhat as I tangled these variations on Fricle—part fern, part tenticle! Fricle likes to be free and break out of the box or string, but this tangle can also be used AS the string. Explore the many options Fricle has to offer. Seasoned tanglers, please let me know if this is a tanglation of something I’ve overlooked. Otherwise, ENJOY!
As featured on TanglePatterns.com
http://tanglepatterns.com/2011/08/how-to-draw-fricle.html
original design by Julie Evans, CZT
I think it would be so cool to have a few tangle started in a picture and send it out to the universe of tanglers to finish on their own!!!! See what happens!!! dale:)
Beautiful Julie and so many possibilities!:)
Beautiful! I spent my early childhood in Winston-Salem….what a great place!
It looks so three dimensional.
WOW I like this pattern!!!
Tina CZT from Italy.
I really like the way you have liberated swirls. Very nice, I will be watching for more of your patterns.
This is my new favorite! Thanks so much for sharing Fricle!
I just LOVE this tangle!!
This is perfect with so many possible variations. Thanks Julie!
You rock Julie! I love this meditation/art form, and am so thrilled to have a CZT in the family!!!
Take care,
Margaret
Hi Julie,
I just love your “Fricle” tangle and how versatile it is. Good for you.
I was in your CZT class in May, so it is nice to see your work.
Happy tangling and I’ll be watching for more of your work.
Donna Pepper
This is a beautiful tangle!! Thank-you for sharing it!
I read how you said that creating a tangle puts you in a meditative state. Can you please explain that to me.
Thanks,
Marj
Thanks Julie for a beautiful design and showing the variations on one page.
Nice and easy but looks good too. Almost like “William Morris” and would even look good incorporated with an Initial Letter and coloured and shaded. Well done. Will try it out tonight. Thanks for the Fricle. Peggie
Wow! What a beauty. Love it.
Thanks for sharing such creativity. The possibilites are endless as you have shown. Lovely designs. Greetings from South Africa.
Hi Jullie,
Thank you for this realy romantic tangle. Here in Belgium are no other means then the internet to learn about tangles. Thank you for the inspiration.
Hi Annik, you have one of the most gifted Certified Zentangle Teachers right in Belgium – Jella Verelst, this is her website http://www.paperartstudio.be – I hope you can sign up for a class! Cheers, Linda
Thank you all so much for the support and excitement over Fricle! This is my first featured tangle on tanglepatterns.com and I look forward to seeing the creative ways you use it!
To Marj’s question: Solving the puzzle of a new tangle (or deconstructing it) calls for focus and being in the present moment. In order to break a pattern down, I must draw it over and over… repeating the pattern, as in creating a Zentangle. The process is relaxing and meditative for me.
Very cute (and versatile) tangle. The name… ‘fricle’… makes me love it more!
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Julie, you are talented and it shows! I love the swirls and the many variations you have shown with your Fricle. Keep them coming…
Wow—