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Stick and Pokes: what and why – a short documentary

August 29, 2013|

This is an pretty well-made short film on a few home tattooers - basically - what they got and why. One girl loves her "San Francisco tattoo." I enjoyed it. Please note that these tattoos were likely done in an unsafe manner, and that SnPTK recommends that you use sterile

Top Six Things NOT TO DO when tattooing

August 19, 2013|

This is a helpful list to consider before stick and poke tattooing... What NOT to do when tattooing yourself. 1. Just start poking without sanitizing the area. Maybe you could host some friendly flesh eating bacteria?             2. Use any ink laying around the house

History and Facts about Tattooing

June 17, 2013|

History and Facts about (old school) Tattooing This is an ancient egyptian tattoo on a mummy. Seems like for them, tattoos were primarily for women and may have been used as protection against death during childbirth! In other cultures, tattooing meant different things, however it seems that most ancient cultures enjoyed

Facts about Homemade DIY Stick n’Poke Tattoos

June 15, 2013|

Article Written for Stickandpoketattookit.com   5/6/13 The facts about Self-Tattooing Many ancient cultures used tattoo for decorative, protective and symbolic reasons. It could ward of evil for women during childbirth, signify a warrior and denote prestige in one’s tribe. Most recently, humans have been tattooing out of boredom, desire to

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