"What do you do when you're stuck?" We get this question a lot at ZTHQ. Maybe you, too, have found yourself a little stuck. There are times when you are trying to put pen to paper, but are feeling a little uninspired. Do you use a string or no string? Which tangle? Too many decisions… nothing seems to work. I don't think there is only one correct way to get you out of a tangle rut, so I asked a few different people here at ZTHQ what they do in these situations... *************************************************************************** Julie: When I am stuck in a...

One of the things I love most about CZT Seminars are the conversations that I get to have with tanglers from all over the world. There is something special about people from all different backgrounds with all different experiences coming together for a shared passion.   One of the comments I hear most often at seminar, or when talking to tanglers in general, is how once they started tangling they started to notice patterns everywhere. Last night at dinner, this topic came up once again and one woman reflected on her walk back to her hotel when she was noticing...

Molly writes... I was recently thinking about my favorite tangles. Not my “mac and cheese” tangles or the tangles I find myself drawing the most, but my all around favorite tangles. Favorite tangles for me are the ones that I always love when I see them in tiles. These tangles could be attractive to you because they are challenging to draw or maybe they lure us in because of their simplicity. Perhaps there are tangles we love because they evoke an emotion. Whatever the reason is there are definitely tangles that each of us connect to more than others and...