Etsy

Items from my Etsy shop.

New Items on Etsy

Just put up 3 new items on Etsy http://www.etsy.com/shop/wilowind, none are tangle related, however, that may come later. Have a look.

Update on Embroidered Zentangle

I successfully digitized the zentangle, however, it was going to take over 3 hours to stitch it out. On top of that, the thread kept bunching up under the machines throat plate & making a thread nest. I stopped the machine & pulled out the project. So much for experiments. Back up & try something else. I think the long stitch time was because the stitching would be so dense, but I think I'll shelve the project all together. I tried.

New Tangle

This is the tangle of the day. I scanned it into the computer, digitized it & have plans to embroider it on the big Bernina. Its amazing what one can do with tangles.
BTW, my new computer had now cost me a new printer as well as newer software. the old one would not function completely with the new system. After 2 hours setting it up, the new printer works fine.
I'm also waiting on the latest snow storm, scheduled to hit later this morning. I have to get to the store for a few things before it gets here. Once it starts, I won't get out unless its an emergency. After all it "is" January & snow storms are prevalent this time of year. Stay tuned . . .

New Zentangle quilt

I've begun a quilt from a zentangle I drew. The original post is on my other blog at http://stichesandstrokes.blogspot.com/2011/01/new-project-begun.html. Have a look. I'll post progress reports on this.

New Tangle Art

This is the newest tangle art. I call it tangle art because its bigger than an average zentangle, which is only 3 1/2 inches square. This one is 8" about. Again, it was done with a Sharpie ultra fine point pen on an 8" square sketchbook page. Since zentangles are not supposed to have any erased spots, I decided I'd skip the pencil underlay & go directly with a pen, that way it couldn't be erased.
The yahoo group is doing well & catching on. I've been doing zentangles, working on the group & quilting. If it ever quits snowing & the roads clear up enough to get out, I'll get to the copy shop to have some of these enlarged enough to make quilts from them. Stay tuned for more.

Today' Tangles

Here are the day's tangles, actually they've been done over a few weeks.These are the materials I most use to "tangle, a small sketchbook, a micron pen & a mechanical pencil. Most begin with pencil & are finished in pen. This one is in color.

This is a simple closeup of a b&w tangle.

Another tangle, began in pencil, finished in sharpie fine point marker.

These are done in both black & white & have color added.
BTW, there has been a very good response to the new yahoo group. I'm pleased.