This week we’re starting out with a tangle pattern that while simple to draw, can be just a little tricky.
N-Meshed is by fellow Floridian Linda Rainsford, and it’s her first on the site.
She writes, “I saw two intersecting diamonds on a tattoo on a TV show and started playing around with it and came up with this pattern. I enjoy using it because it is just four strokes repeated.”
“I first saw Zentangle® on an episode of ‘Scrapbook Memories’ about three years ago, and as they say, ‘the rest is history.’ I was instantly hooked!
I am retired and living in Ormond Beach, Florida. I spend a lot of my time caring for my 89 year old mom. Zentangle has been such a blessing to me because it can fit into any little corner of time and be done anywhere—not to mention the stress relief it provides.“
The challenge for me in drawing N-Meshed is keeping the diamond shapes consistent in size. Linda also offers tips on how to keep them aligned because the whole works can go wonky if you don’t. I added the little dot in my example just for fun (and to restrain myself from adding shading).
Once again a reminder to be mindful and be deliberate with each stroke. If you rush, you’ll end up with N-Mushed 
Here are Linda’s step-by-step instructions for drawing N-Meshed and two very nice Zentangles featuring her tangle.
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It seems this would be a lot easier to draw if you think of it as a variation of W2 done on the diagonal. I ried it & it was very easy to do.
I never thought to do it like that, but it does make it easier to keep uniform. Thanks Kathy!