Hi and welcome back to the Chrissie Murphy Designs Blog. On Monday night we headed back to Facebook for Tangle Index Time Session 8. As promised, here’s the wrap up post that contains all the links of the patterns we focused on. Let’s get into it.

What is Tangle Index Time?
On social media I’ve shared pics and posts about working on my Tangle Index quite regularly. When I do, I always receive lots of comments and messages about it. The main theme of the messages is “I would love to own a tangle index but I struggle to find the time”.
This (in a nutshell) is what the Tangle Index Time Live Events are all about. If you’ve been wanting to work on a Tangle Index and have been struggling to find the time to do so, then these events are for you!
Happening each week (but alternating between social media platforms), these one hour live events are a place where we can meet and work on our Tangle Indexes together. I’ll be continuing to add to mine, and thought we could all work together to build our own.

Do I need special supplies?
All you will need is your regular tangling supplies and whatever you would like to use for your Tangle Index. I use an A4 three-ring binder with 2in x 2in square coin collector sheets because these fit Zentangle Bijou tiles perfectly.
But you can use whatever you like. A notebook, index cards and a box, a display folder…. They will all work.
I have found with Tangle Indexes, the most important thing you need is time to dedicate to working on it. That’s what these hours are about.

Is there a Tangle Index Time Live Event Schedule?
Yes, there surely is.
Above is the Live Event Schedule for August. These are FREE live events.
Note that the time zone is Australian Eastern Standard Time (AEST).
Is there a Facebook Group for Tangle Index Time?
Yes, there most certainly is. The Home for Expressive’s Facebook Group will keep you up to date with;
- The Tangle Index Time live event schedule
- Tangle Index Time Wrap Up posts
- Progress pics from other Expressive’s who are participating in Tangle
You can join by clicking the link here to my Home for Expressive’s Facebook Group.

The Timezone doesn’t work for me. Is there a recording I can watch later?
Not at this stage, for now the wrap up post remains your best friend.
What we focused on for Tangle Index Time Session 8?
On Monday night we were back on Facebook. The Facebook Live events are more intimate than Instagram I think. It’s one of the things I love about them.

But the Rooms function continues to cause me some problems. I struggle to get the zooming in I need with Rooms and I haven’t been able to work out how to spotlight my screen while I work. Nevertheless, we seem to get around these problems.
It will be nice to move to Zoom in September and hopefully put some of these bug bears to bed.
We worked on another 7 tiles for our indexes. Here’s the breakdown of what we covered.
- 1 x Focal pattern – Keek-O-Bloom by Sanyukta Saxena, CZT
- 1x Leaf Pattern – Frunky by Katharina Königsbauer-Kolb, CZT
- 1 x Grid Pattern – Fr’Eggs by Bunny Wright, CZT
- 1x Ribbon Pattern – Tipz by Faith Cohen
- 1 x Filler – Tweak by Jacqui Bull
- 1 x Enhancer Technique – Straight Lines Only
- 1 x String – String 009 by Sue Zanker
Here’s some of the progress pics from those who came along on Monday night. Well done to all involved! More awesome tangling!!




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Until next time, listen to your heart and sharpen your coloured pencils. A masterpiece awaits!
Bless you my friend
Chrissie xx