Thursday, March 7, 2013

Whyz

Weekly challenge #108 from Laura, the DivaCZT. It's been over two years and she keeps coming up with good things for us! I like these UMT (Use My Tangle) weeks because I often discover an unfamiliar tangle. This week it's Whyz from CZT Jane MacKugler. It takes a bit of concentration.

On my first tile I used the basic Whyz tangle as the string and filled the spaces with variations of Whyz, just to get a feel for it.

Then I branched out a bit.
Tangles: Black Pearlz, Jonqal, Khirkee, Knightsbridge, Whyz

I quite like this tangle (didn't think I would, actually) and there are many possible variations:
  • Once I goofed and started lining up the 'Y's rather than alternating them, but I thought, "No mistakes" and wondered what I could do with that. It's one of my favorite variations! 
  • You can put the 'Y's side-by-side from square to square, as Laura did in her example, rather than alternating. I did too, in the lower left of the second tile. Then you can make interesting chevron, feather things.
  • Various areas can be filled black, or striped, or left white. (Or stippled. Didn't try that. Good idea.)
  • The small triangles can be filled, and look a bit like pinwheels (see first tile, left, and second tile top right).
If you haven't tried this tangle, do.

PS: just FYI: I messed up a small section of Khirkee and turned it into tiny Knightsbridge. Then, for artistic unity, I did tiny Knightsbridge elsewhere on the tile.

11 comments:

  1. You are amazing! I always love your art!!!

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  2. Wonderful variations, I agree this is a versatile tangle your tiles are fab!

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  3. Both are beautiful. Love your shading.

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  4. An eye opener of how whyz can light up your tile!

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  5. These are wonderful. The top right of the second tile is so neat. What a great technique.

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  6. Ooooh Whyz within Whyz, very sneaky. Cool.

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  7. Oh so beautiful, I real showcase of the fabulous Whyz :)

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  8. So many versions of Whyz, they are all wonderful.

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  9. Your tiles are beautiful, and such a great exploration of the possibilities of Whyz. I love the balance of weights in your tiles very much.

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