Whirlee – Step Outs

One day a little over a year ago my husband called me outdoors to see and experience something wonderful. It was a windy day and the maple tree in our back yard was sending out clouds of seeds which were whirling gracefully all over the place. This magical experience inspired me to commemorate the event by creating a tangle that I call Whirlee. Instructions for this tangle are on TanglePatterns,com but I have updated them and wanted to share them here:

maple-seedIf you are unfamiliar with maple trees, here is what the seeds look like. They are shaped in such a way that when they are blown from the tree they whirl like a helicopter blade and this lets them “fly” away from the tree.

I broke them down to their simplest shape and stylized it a bit. Then found that I could combine the shape in a lot of different ways.

WhirleeVariations

Here are some additional drawings that I did using Whirlee.

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Hope you give this one a try and enjoy it’s versatility.

Lynn

9 thoughts on “Whirlee – Step Outs

  1. Love this tangle. Thank you for sharing it.

  2. It’s been a long time since I found a new take that looks nice and way to do…And is and all makes such lovely art. It’s do versatile. Thank you for whirlee. I used to see the very same pods falling from trees in elementary school.

  3. Thanks for the lovely pattern

  4. Thanks for this wonderful new tangle! Can’t wait to try it out. So nice of you!

  5. Thank you for the beautiful tangle and step outs.

  6. Thank you for the beautiful tangle.

  7. Can’t wait to work with this – so much promise, especially in the round! Clever you!

  8. Wow, thanks for all the combination inspiration! Looks fabulous!

  9. I love this tangle and all your artwork that comes with it.
    Jane

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