Not all index cards are made alike!
Generally, when we think of index cards, we think of the standard 3-inch by 5-inch cards with lines on them to write on. Maybe, if we cook and record our recipes, we’re familiar with the same thing, only a bit bigger, 4-inch by 6-inches. Most of us have also used the ones that do not have anything on them. They are just plain white.
But did you know, they also come with a grid pattern? Or how about a dot grid?
I learned about the cards with the standard grid (about 1/4-inch) like graph paper several years ago when I started tangling. I was working with my Mother-in-Law, who needed some kind of way to help her remember tangles. We found these cards at an office supply store. She really liked them because she could use the grid both for drawing step-out boxes, and also to draw the tangles in. She would also flip them over, and on the other side, where there was no grid, she would draw examples of the tangles and tangleations.
Recently, when I was in a local office supply, I found the cards with the dot grid on them. I like these even better because the little dots make a larger grid, and they are a medium grey color, so the design isn’t as intrusive as the graph grid. The edges of the cards are colored. Mine are purple and I know that they come in red and turquoise. I was more interested in the dots than the edge, but I can see where some color coding might be useful.
You can get the graph grid cards are here for $5.14 for 100, and the dot grid cards (red edge only) are here for $4.36 for 50, on Amazon.
You can probably find the dot grid cards at your local office supply in different colors, although mine only had them in purple for some reason!
You might want to tuck some of these into your purse to either tangle on, or to create new tangles from something you see on your travels. Or keep a few by your computer for quick drawing of a new design you saw posted somewhere. I even find them useful for notes on various techniques I see or think of.
Over all, I really like these. I’m sure you can find them without too much searching almost anyhere.
Enjoy!
Tandika*