This Zentangle®-original tangle pattern is a pretty, woven-looking design that can be varied by shading and/or striping, or changing the shape of the arcs, and by varying the treatment you give to the “ribs”.
Shattuck can be drawn as a ribbon or border-style tangle or as in my example below it can also fill a section of your Zentangle® tile.
In Project Pack 23, Maria shares “we called it Shattuck to do a shout to to Molly, that’s her middle name. It was her great-grandmother’s name”.
UPDATE December 10, 2018 – Project Pack #04. As part of the Twelve Days of Zentangle, 2018 Edition series, in this Day 8 video starting at 08:40 CZT Julie Willand of Zentangle HQ demonstrates how to tangle Shattuck.
Sandy Bartholomew gives some ideas for variations and illustrates how to draw Shattuck here.
I’ve been updating some of my early tangle drawings and the one on the right is the version I originally posted in June 2010. Better quality paper makes quite a difference in the end product.
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UPDATE March 6, 2020 – Project Pack #8. As part of the Dancing in the Moonlight project pack, Rick tangles Mi2, Shattuck, Knightsbridge and Doodah on a white prestrung Zendala tile using a black Micron 01 and the new Sakura Moonlight Gelly Roll Pens:
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UPDATE July 18, 2020 – Project Pack #10. As part of The Legend of Zentangle project pack series, on Day 1 Maria tangles Shattuck starting at 30:34 in this video.
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UPDATE July 20, 2020 – Project Pack #10. As part of The Legend of Zentangle project pack series, Rick tangles Straight and Curvy versions of Shattuck beginning at 22:22 in this video.
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UPDATE July 21, 2020 – Project Pack #10. As part of The Legend of Zentangle project pack series, Molly tangles Shattuck starting at 18:56 in this video.
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UPDATE July 25, 2020 – Project Pack #10. As part of The Legend of Zentangle project pack series, Maria tangles a variation of Shattuck starting at 16:31.
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UPDATE December 31, 2020 – CZT Margaret Bremner adds Shattuck to her “and then some” series here.
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UPDATE March 28, 2021 – Project Pack #13. As part of the Layers & Transitions project pack, Julie tangles Aquafleur on a square white Zentangle tile then fills it with Shattuck and Flux.
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UPDATE December 14, 2021 – Project Pack #16. As part of the 12 Days of Zentangle – Keeping Score project pack, Molly tangles Shattuck at 30:14 in this video:
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UPDATE December 17, 2021 – Project Pack #16. As part of the 12 Days of Zentangle – Keeping Score project pack, Maria tangles Shattuck at 19:03 in this video.
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UPDATE 08/14/2022 – Project Pack #18. As part of the Introducing Zentangle’s new Translucen-Z Tiles project pack, Rick tangles Shattuck at 06:53 in this video:
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UPDATE May 18, 2023 – As part of Zentangle’s 21-day challenge honoring May’s Mental Health Awareness month, Day 8’s Bijouism is Enjoy the Shade and Julie tangles Shattuck in this 10:38 minute limited-audio video.
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UPDATE August 8, 2023 – Project Pack #21. As part of the Organic Tangles: Tangles of a Botanical Nature project pack, Molly tangles a Squidahlia using Squid, Purk (12:16) and Shattuck (17:26) in this video:
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UPDATE December 1, 2023 – Project Pack #22. As part of the Twelve Days of Zentangle, 2023 Edition project pack, Rick tangles Flux and Shattuck (at 15:00) in this video:
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UPDATE August 15, 2024 – Project Pack #24. As part of the Crescent Moon and Aura project pack, Julie tangles Shattuck and Moon Pie in this video:
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Check out the tag zentangle for more Zentangle®-original tangles on TanglePatterns.com.
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"... And then some"
Canadian CZT Margaret Bremner has a wonderful series of tutorials she calls "... and then some" where she takes several Zentangle-original tangles "on a wild ride of variations". Truly, you do not want to miss these creative and inspirational tutorials. Look for the links to Margaret's tutorials on these pages:- Cadent
- Cubine
- Crescent Moon
- Echoism
- Gneiss
- Knightsbridge
- Meer
- ’Nzeppel
- Paradox
- Printemps
- Shattuck
- Stoic (aka Twile)
- Strircles
- Tipple
- W2
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June 24, 2010 | 
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The other day on the “Hello Zentangle Zealots!” page, Kim Gabriel made a request for more help in drawing Shattuck:
“What I am wondering is if it is possible for you to either show or find some other example showing how to draw Shattuck. Yes, I have looked at Beez in the Belfrey and bought her book and bought both of MacNeil’s books. I have pages (and I mean PAGES) of attempts. For whatever reason, this one pattern absolutely eludes me. And of course, it is one pattern I long with all my heart to have under my belt. So far the only on line example I can find is Sandy’s and I think I need a few more steps. Yup, totally lame but after weeks of working on this, I am flying the white flag of surrender. I would just call it quits altogether if it wasn’t such an amazing pattern. Who knows why my brain will not compute? Any help would be ever so gratefully received. You would be driven to pity if you saw my attempts.”
In response to Kim’s request I invited CZT Vicki Murray to help us out and she’s graciously agreed. Thanks Vicki!
Check out the SHATTUCK page for Vicki’s guidance on how to draw this pattern.
That was fast! Thanks so much, Vicki!
Vicki responded by posting detailed instructions with tips to keep in mind and some great ideas for variations on Shattuck on her blog, here.
Huge hugs being beamed out to both Linda and Vicki. I think the key here may be to draw it horizontally instead of vertically. Small stuff, yeah, but that might be just what my poor brain needed! Thanks for the quick response guys, I am grabbing a piece of paper and my trusty G Tec C4 and heading outside…
I spent the evening yesterday drawing Shattuck. At some point it clicked although I have to say if I let my mind wander at all I make the next set of lines “wrong”. It seems I have some form of tangle dyslexia with this pattern and I have to keep a very close watch on what I am doing. I cannot get into “zen” mode with it or it goes kerflui. I did get it, though, and can now do it and I am very grateful for the help.
I’m with you Kim – absolutely can’t get the hang of this tangle. A couple of times I thought I had it sorted; but no. Just like you too, I can’t work out WHY I can’t get it….and now Vicki’s page (which seems to havae helped you isn’t available either!
I love this tangle personally! And that has nothing to do with how it’s named after my families name! 😛 I would like to know the history of this pattern and how it came to be called “Shattuck”, if anyone has any info please reply!
`Jill Shattuck
“The most beautiful action in the world is to LOVE.”
– Bertha Von Suttner
Hi Jillian, I suggest you contact Rick and Maria for the answer to that… Cheers!
In Zentangle’s “21 Days of Bijouisms” series honoring Mental Health Awareness Month, today’s bijouism is Enjoy the Shade and today’s tangle is Shattuck.