How to draw LISETTE

A very happy Monday to you!

The first Monday of August is a statutory holiday across most of Canada. While generally known as Civic Holiday, it also goes by different names in each province such as Heritage Day in Alberta, Natal Day in Nova Scotia, Saskatchewan Day in Saskatchewan, and so on. Whatever it’s called, this is a nice long summer holiday weekend for most Canadians!

Fitting, therefore, that Canadian tangler Rosemary Turpin shares her very easy and pretty Lisette tangle with us today — although Rosemary’s home province of Quebec doesn’t actually observe this holiday today. “Never mind …”

Lisette is Rosemary’s sixth tangle on the site. She introduces Lisette and explains its background,

It is very simple, provided you keep your wits about you!

It makes lovely, loopy, graceful L’s that sprawl elegantly all over a grid of sixteen squares or larger if you wish. I use that style of “L” in my chop or signature on my Zentangle® art.

I have named it Lisette to honour an old family name – my middle name – which goes back to Holland five generations ago. I don’t think there are any more very young Lisettes growing up now, although I do have two cousins in my generation with that name.

The story, as we learned it from my Aunt Mary, goes that the original Lisette was sent off to school in England with a maid and “trunksful of clothes”. However, instead of going to school, Lisette eloped with a Canadian and moved to St. Catharines, Ontario, where his family was in the brewing business. After Lisette died (fairly young) her maid married her husband!

Lisette is very simple and has lots of potential to explore variations. As with most tangles, turning your tile between steps so your hand remains in the same comfortable position and orientation is key to an effortless result. It also makes a lovely ribbon-style tangle in a grid row 2 squares high and as long as you like.

Rosemary illustrates the step-by-step instructions for drawing Lisette below where she includes it in a monotangle demonstrating a few possible variations and I know your imagination can come up with even more.

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