Leaky pen borders

Stop! Don't throw out that leaky pen!

You can use it to make interesting borders...

Below is the first tile I ever did with a leaky pen border.

And here's one with twisted Striping and Knightsbridge.

It's a simple matter of rolling the leaky end around over the edge of the tile. You need to be a little cautious so you don't get ink all over your fingers! Here is my first video (!!!) to show you how I go about it. (I couldn't see the camera, and the sound was on, so you can hear my husband giving me instructions!)

Below are a couple of photos showing the border in process, and what it looked like when finished. This is on eco-dyed paper.

Here is the result of the tile in the video.

Tangles: Crescent Moon, Doodah, Knase,
Knightsbridge, Snail 

"Window on the Woods"
(c)2015 Margaret Bremner
Tangles: Pearlz, Seljuk, Wud

I really like using Seljuk as a border with the leaky pen.
It nicely accommodates some of the blotches and irregularity. 

"The Door's Always Open"
(c)2017 Margaret Bremner
Tangles: Crezn't, Floo, Paradox, Pearlz,
Sanibelle, Seljuk, Tagh

PURDY - a new tangle!

Tangles: Cubine, Leaflet, Purdy, Tipple

I was in Vancouver BC recently for the arrival of my (dear, sweet, charming, miraculous, adorable and delightful) granddaughter, our first. Here she is, the new love of my life.  :D  :D  :D

Trying to encourage her to join us out here, we walked, and on one walk we visited Purdys Chocolatier. (You'll have to ask them why there's no apostrophe.) Among all the fabulous chocolate products I noticed this pattern:

It makes me think of scattered leaves and struck me as a very simple tangle.

Tangles: Crescent Moon, Printemps, Purdy
with a leaky pen border and 'shades of gray'

It consists of five lines in a mandorla shape. I start with the outermost line, but you could try beginning at the center with the smallest one. I occasionally add a tiny circle if the overall pattern seems a little empty right there.

Tangles: Beadlines, Droplets, Huracán, Knightspeak, Unyun, Zonked

I hope you have fun with it!

If this pattern has been presented before, or if the name has already been used, please let me know.