Yes, I know that’s not the correct spelling of “First”, but this is a tangle for use with the Zentangle method, so there are no mistakes—right? This is my first “invented” tangle and I’ve spelled “first” as “phirst” as a tip of my pretend hat to my hometown, Philadelphia.
This tangle is useful for borders and for backgrounds, IMHO anyway. It is composed of a row of forward and backward “S” lines. This leaves spaces that can be filled in with circles, perfs or some other shape. Therefore, make sure the “S” lines aren’t touching.
Below, are two examples of “Phirst” used in tiles. In the first, it’s used as a background tangle. In the second, it’s the border for a Zendala.
I’ll end with a giant “thank you” to Linda Farmer for including Phirst as a featured tangle in her weekly tangle digest.
What do you think?
(Check out other tangles I’ve published on Boomeresque: Phirst, Segundo, Tercero, Aurabead, Aloha, Spearator, Springish, Spangles, Dinoflor and Shorely)
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It’s new to me, Suzanne. Nice idea, I’m looking forward to giving it a try.
I like it! It’s easy on the eye. I think it breathes well. It’s a nice contrast to some of the denser designs in your repertoire.
Well done!
Maddy
Ooh pretty. That’s really all I have to say ^_^ Pretty.
I just discovered your beautiful work! I literally LOVE this pattern! Thank you!
Thank you so much.
There is so much that you can do just starting out with a similar motif. This is the same starting point for the tangleation of Peanuckle and the tangle Obsess that I did. Congratulations on getting it on tangle patterns.
Congrats on having your tangle chosen over at TanglePatterns! It’s a great tangle!
Congratulations! I am new to Zentangle and really love this tangle! It’s easy and a lot of fun! Your work is beautiful! Thank you for sharing!
Love your tangle, Phirst. Phabulous.
It’s fantastic, Suzanne, I love it! And not just because I’m a Philly girl or a CZT 18 fellow alum 😉 I love how you can use it to fill a space or as a ribbon. It’s light and airy and I tend to be a bit heavy-handed, so I can definitely use this to lighten things up! Congrats on your first published tangle!
Wow! Really great pattern! It looks simple but, you really have to ‘keep on task’ because I found myself doing two going the same way. It helps if you think, one ‘reflects’ the other. I’ll enjoy ‘Phirst’!
I’m a Pittsburgh area Zentangler. Nice to know there are other Pennsylvanians that have a passion for this wonderful art form. Love “Phirst.” Reminds me of an abacus, sort of.
By Judi Stringer on 13 April, 2011 at 9:01 amI teach a craft class and I’m always lonkiog for ideas. My class is only 45 minutes so it limits what we can do and have time to complete the project. I try to have alot of the time consuming steps out of the way and and everything ready to put together. I has lonkiog around for ideas for dying easter eggs and ran across your site. Really good! Can’t wait for next week’s classes. Thanks!
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