Last summer my fellow CZT#7 classmate, Lesley Scott-Gilliland of Muncie, Indiana, sent me her tangle pattern Twile for consideration. I immediately recognized it as the as-yet unpublished official tangle Stoic.
Waaaaay back when – 3 years ago in March 2010, even before TanglePatterns was “born” – Rick and Maria were in Stowe, Vermont and saw a doormat with a design they named Stoic. Although they illustrated a Zentangle® with the pattern and posted a photo of the doormat here, they didn’t publish steps for it.
Rick writes, “This is another of many patterns that begins with a grid. It’s neat because it looks woven without trying to weave it which we don’t do in Zentangle – too much left brain work for that.”
Then well over a year later, along comes Lesley’s Twile – she had unknowingly deconstructed Stoic.
I’ve been holding on, waiting to see if Rick and Maria published the steps, but I can wait no longer because Lesley’s Twile tangle is eye-catching and so simple and versatile. Here’s another version, sans shading.
So here you go, here is her first tangle on the site and Lesley’s step-by-step instructions for drawing Twile, and two lovely monotangle Zentangles featuring the tangle. Lesley also gives a shading tip for you.
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Well done; it’s a nice pattern. I haven’t used it for a while. Thanks for the brain-jog! But I think we should continue to call it Stoic.
Wow! That’s so strange! When I was first interested in Zentangle I deconstructed a Danish Christmas paper star ‘Lav Stern’that a friend showed me how to make many years ago. I had a challenging time drawing it. It turned out well but I have never tried it since. This is a much easier way to do it and I look forward to trying it again. Many thanks!
Love this one! Thanks!!!
Are there any patterns on our site from someone in the Dallas/Fort Worth area?
Suzanne McNeill is from the area and there are quite a few of her patterns on the site.
Hi, Interesting pattern, easy to draw. Hard to decide which name to give it, what about TWOIC. Many thanks Peggie Schurch
Love how simple you made this to do! Thanks so much! I can see using this one a lot!
I’m in the Dallas area
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Twile is hard for me. I can only do it if I have a ruler and mark 1/2″ apart, it comes out looking okay. But without a ruler, it looks like s&%t. Will I ever get to the place were I won’t need a ruler?
This is so pretty! And Linda, I think I like your variation, with the heavy lines and white centers, the best of all. Beautiful!!
I only started this addictive art form a few weeks ago so I’m very new to it. When I saw this pattern I had to try it. It looked nothing like the samples – until I shaded it and it was totally transformed!
Thank you Linda for all you do. Your site is one I visit almost daily.