Please look through this before asking anything! You won’t get a response if it’s something that I’ve already covered. But feel free to ask clarifying questions! Also check the tags for more specific answers!Ī stick and poke (also known as s&p, diy, homemade or jailhouse tattoo) is an at home way to create tattoos. it’s a modern version of what people have been doing for years. (boil the needle, wear gloves, use alcohol on the skin) You will need a needle, thread, skin, ink, and all the precautions to make it safe and sterile. You wrap the needle, almost completely to the tip, with thread and that will act as an ink reservoir You can also attach the needle to a pen/pencil/what have you with ink so make holding it 10000x easier. The tutorials below have pictures of what the completed “rig” looks like. You can use a normal sewing needle but a tattoo needle works the best. DO NOT USE A HOLLOW PIERCING NEEDLE OR SAFETY PIN. Tattoo ink is the best, but non toxic india ink (such as Higgins, Speedball or Winsor and Newton) works well also. But if you ask me a question about ink, I will automatically suggest tattoo ink. Stay away from pen ink and inks that may be toxic. Higgins Waterproof Black India Ink Less viscous than most of our other picks, Higgins’s ink flows very easily while carrying a dark, opaque black. If you’re going to do color, please just be on the safe side and use tattoo ink. And please stay away from red ink and don’t bother with white ink tattoos ( A lot of people are allergic to red dyes and chemicals in red ink are known carcinogens. And w e highly recommend against doing a white ink snp.
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