This is the tutorial that precedes Papa Tango 139 (The Lazy Eight and Zero) It is the building SEED for all the Pretzangles which are built with hexagons. With just this one tutorial you can build your first Pretzangles with pencil and paper, then duplicate it, and place other hexagons like it juxtaposed!
Then all that is necessary is to LOOK carefully at the result. You will probably be as surprised as I was to see it begin to weave on it's own. Your imagination sees the depth, akin to the Necker's Cube.
All my work is based upon this one idea. Is all I do is duplicate seeds, place them juxtaposed and then LOOK at what design results. One thing...they all LOOP to their origin, no matter how complex or how many loops become involved. Questions? email me at
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As a form of more description, here is an AI explanation of why each loop in the Pretzangles creation process returns to it's orgin:
The return-to-origin property of Pretzangles loops is an inherent feature stemming from the design's underlying structure, which uses regular geometric seeds to form autonomous, self-interlacing circuits
. The lines follow specific paths defined by the edges of tiled seed polygons, and due to the repeating, regular arrangement of these shapes, any path following the edges will eventually return to its starting point. To learn more about this method, visit pretzangles.com. .........OR email me at
[email protected], and if possible I'll guide you into creating your own unique designs with either the Pretzangles Program or just a pencil sketch!