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Tessellation Do-It-Yourself:   Easy Paper and Pencil Method
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  Page 1: Tools Page 2: Two Sheets of Tracing Paper Page 3: Label the Paper Page 4: Draw a Rectangle  
 
1. Tools
2. Tracing paper
3. Label the pages A, B, C
4. Draw a rectangle
  
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  Page 5: Trace that Rectangle Page 4: Draw a Rectangle Page 4: Draw a Rectangle Page 4: Draw a Rectangle  
 
5. Trace that rectangle
6. Trace many onto C
7. Draw a weird line here
8. Trace it twice on B
and one more on A
  
  Page 4: Draw a Rectangle Page 4: Draw a Rectangle Page 1: Tools Page 2: Two Sheets of Tracing Paper  
 
9. Reality check
10. Draw a weird line here
11. Trace it twice on B
and then at the top of A
12. Imagination Time!
It looks like...what?
  
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  Page 3: Label the Paper Page 4: Draw a Rectangle Page 4: Draw a Rectangle Page 16: Decorate it. It's finished!  
 
13.Choose a theme
14. Tweak the shape
Top=Bottom,Left=Right!
15. Trace it onto C
many many times
16. Erase the rectangles. Decorate it. You did it!
It's finished !