Tangling for Beginners - hollibaugh

The next tangle design was made by Molly Hollibaugh, who named the tangle, hollibaugh, after herself. I'd have to say if  I came up with something, I would like to name it after myself too!

This is the second method gone over by Walter Foster in his book, "The Art of Tangling". Hollibaugh is, "great for filler and it looks especially fantastic when it's drawn small." (Foster, 16). Most tangling looks better drawn small. It's not supposed to be big and obnoxious, just small and detailed.

To do hollibaugh, you draw two parallel lines next to each other, kind of making a stripe. You just keep repeating the parallel lines but draw them underneath each other coming from different angles.

If you don't like the sharpness, "For a softer effect, try drawing your parallel lines as wide arcs instead of straight lines." (Foster, 17) I don't really have a preference as to which I like better, straight or curved lines. I think it depends on what your drawing around it.

Which do you guys like better, straight or curvy lines? How come? What about the background, dots or solid?