Create a Mandala string and fill it with Paradox

[@gwensimmons_gigi1629]

Thanks to my talented Verena and you Barbara for sharing and providing such detail steps. Amazing tiles created!! 🥰👍🏾🤩💜

[@notperfectzen]

Thank you so much! I really enjoyed finding and playing with Vareena's idea and I'm happy to share how to do it. Thanks for your comments! :)

[@deniselarrybekkedahl6555]

Thank you for taking the time to walk us through each step - very easy to follow, but the result looks super complex! You are an excellent teacher.

[@notperfectzen]

You are so welcome! I really appreciate your kind comments and I'm very happy that you enjoyed the video! :-)

[@tootieo.]

I love paradox, too. This is an amazing use of it, and your variations are gorgeous. Next on my list of tangles! Thanks, Barbara.

[@notperfectzen]

You are so welcome! And thank you for your comment. I hope you have fun with it! :)

[@josephinetan7365]

What can l say? It's just so beautiful and relaxing. Thank you Barbara. This tangle will keep me focused.

[@notperfectzen]

Thank you again for your wonderful comments, Josephine. I'm very happy that you enjoyed the video and the idea from Vareena. :)

[@barbarahale6136]

Thank you so much! I have tried to conquer Paradox for months and I finally did it. Your explanation is the best I've heard.

[@notperfectzen]

You're very welcome and thank you so much for your comment! It's great to know when my videos have been helpful and comments like this keep me going! :)

[@debrawallace8190]

Wow! What a gorgeous, intricate looking project. Your instructions were really perfect. I actually think I can do this and I’m looking forward to giving it a try. I really love and appreciate your teaching style. Very relaxing. Thank you!

[@notperfectzen]

Thank you for you comments. I'm sure that you can do it - just take your time. There are no mistakes, and it's just paper. I hope you have fun with it! :)

[@nancygomoll7782]

Thanks Barbara. I really enjoyed watching this and will be trying it soon (I hope!).

[@notperfectzen]

Hi Nancy! I'm glad you enjoyed it - I thought it was fun and I hope you try it! :)

[@debcarroll8055]

Thanks for clarifying this for us. I love it now. It’s a great string for lots of things.

[@notperfectzen]

You're welcome, Deb. I appreciate your comment and I'm glad it was helpful! :)

[@bevdavy6343]

Beautiful! !! I've missed some of your last works but am catching up. Busy summer! I love this one and the fragment one. Am hoping to try all. Oh for more time........

[@notperfectzen]

Welcome back, Bev. I hope you're doing well. My grandkids are back in school so I have a little more time during the day now. Time for me to be lazy, LOL!

[@nancygranert7787]

Beautiful job!! I love your variations!

[@notperfectzen]

Thank you so much! Thanks for watching my channel! :)

[@wilhat]

Art by me I think I have got this one I did a one square and it looks ok .Yours looks fabulous.

[@notperfectzen]

Thank you, Andrew. I really enjoy Paradox in any shape! :)

[@donnaperrino1004]

WOW!!! love this and your instructions....I might give it a go

[@notperfectzen]

Thank you, Donna. Please do try it! It took me a while to figure out how to do Paradox, but now I love it! :)

[@shirleypotasnik305]

Great directions to accomplish this difficult pattern! 😊

[@notperfectzen]

Thank you, Shirley. I’m glad this was helpful. Paradox is one of my favorite patterns.

[@themaddtatter6679]

I believe seeing a video a while back that had shown those two variations one way was called Paradox (your twist) the other way was called Hamdox (your fan). Either way Thankyou for the breakdown and experimentation!❤❤❤👍

[@notperfectzen]

Hamadox is a combination of the pattern Hamail and Paradox. I have a video for it here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/mZCuaoRjgaxpd7c Thank you for your comments. I'm glad you enjoyed the video. :)

[@susanvasquez3625]

Lovely. Note, it doesn't matter which corner you start in. All of the segments in the center circle could start in the center of that circle. What IS important is the direction in which the lines go. To get the appearance of twisters, ALL the lines must go in the same direction in their segment. You started in a clockwise direction, so as long as ALL of your segments are done clockwise, you can start in any corner and get the correct look. To get the fan look, you need to do opposite directions next to each other (which is why it doesn't work perfectly for triangles... or any shapes with odd numbers of 'neighbors') Beautiful work though, I'd love to try this in color... I'm just not sure if I should try doing the lines in color, or doing the lines black and filling in the spaces with color? It might look awesome with each twist a different primary color, in a gradient either from one side to the other, or from the edges to the middle. I guess I will just have to try them all! Oh darn! LOL

[@notperfectzen]

Thank you, Susan. 🥰 You are correct and it is so much fun to play with this pattern. It could look really nice to fill each space with color. I've also tried using a different colored pen for each space. I would love to see your results!

[@bonitagoodwin5086]

Beautiful 🖤🤍🖤🤍🖤

[@notperfectzen]

Thank you!! ❤️🥰

[@janicek456]

I've never really understood the differences between the "fan" and the "twisted" Paradox. This was so incredibly helpful!

[@notperfectzen]

I'm very happy that this was helpful. I love the Paradox pattern!