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
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.
Don't copy my line! Be different!		 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.
Don't copy my line! Be different!		 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 !