Blind strings & tangles as strings

BLIND STRING: I often like to do what I call a 'blind string' - a string drawn with my eyes closed. It gives me some interesting and unexpected sections to work with. A challenge! Usually, once I open my eyes I'll add a few more pencil lines to complete sections.

TANGLE AS STRING: We tend to think of a tangle or fragment in only that context, but that design can also be used larger, as a string. You can see my post about using fragments as strings here.

All of the tiles in this post begin with a blind string based on a tangle.

I started with a string of Apacore, then added other tangles. And more apple seeds.

Tangles: Double Double, Fife, and Pearlz with an Apacore string.

Cirqital is easy to identify, even with the addition of all the other tangles.

Tangles: Pearlz, Seljuk, and Zonked in a Cirqital string

This time it's Icantoo (which may be hard to identify in this finished tile!), to which I added smaller Icantoos.

Tangles: Icantoo, Pearlz, Tipple

Here are two where I remembered to take a picture of the string before I tangled it. (Yay me!) First, MySwing as the string, and second using Mooka.

Tangles: Bunzo, CrescentMoon, Gewgle, and Pearlz on a MySwing string

Choose a tangle, close your eyes, and be bold!