The Spirograph extension is an intermediate to advanced feature of Inkscape. But this tutorial shows a way to use it, without needing to understand it in a technical way.
Tag: nodes

Introduction to Snapping — Part 2, Paths, Nodes, and Grids
This tutorial moves on from snapping bounding boxes in Part 1, to snapping paths, nodes, and grids.

Draw a Coffee Mug, Part 3 — Introduction to Gradients and Filters
Continuing from the end of Part 2, here is the video which demonstrates how much adjustment is needed to get gradients just right. This tutorial is Part 3, and also introduces simple filters.

Draw a Coffee Mug, Part 1 — Introduction to Paths
In this tutorial (Part 1) beginners will draw a simple coffee mug, while learning about paths and node editing.