Needle tattoo ideas

75 photos and flash · 31% Fine line, 25% Traditional · Forearm most common

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Black and grey fine line tattoo of a thread spool with a needle and loose thread on an upper arm.
Spool of thread and needle on an upper arm
Colour traditional tattoo of two swallows, a yellow measuring tape and a black needle and thread on the upper thigh.
Swallows and measuring tape on a thigh
Compass rose tattoo on the inner forearm, drawn in black linework with a soft blue watercolour wash behind it.
Compass rose with blue watercolour wash
Black and grey fine line tattoo of a needle with a looping thread running down the inside of a forearm.
Needle and thread on a forearm
A hand peels back the backing of a temporary tattoo of a wooden thread spool with a needle on the inner forearm, against a pink background.
Thread spool temporary tattoo on forearm
Black and grey fine line tattoo of a thread spool with a thread running down to a needle across the finger on the back of a hand.
Spool of thread and needle on a hand
Black and grey pencil drawing of a compass with three ribbon banners reading Before you ask which, Way to go, remember and where you've been, shown as a tattoo design.
Compass with quote banners design
Fine line tattoo of a teal thread looping around a steel needle on the upper back, near the shoulder blade.
Needle and thread on the upper back
A gloved hand holds a black and red tattoo machine while working on a dark tattoo on a client's arm.
Tattooing in progress with a rotary machine
A black tribal blackwork band being tattooed on skin with a tattoo machine, with a gloved hand guiding the needle and small spots of blood visible.
Black tribal band being tattooed
Realism tattoo of an orange tattoo machine above a black lace garter band on the outer thigh.
Tattoo machine with lace garter on thigh
Realistic biomechanical sleeve tattoo on an upper arm and elbow, with a pressure gauge dial and red coil detail.
Biomechanical sleeve with pressure gauge
Colour tattoo of pink scissors, an embroidery hoop, a green thread spool and a needle, in traditional style with black outlines, on skin.
Scissors, hoop and thread spool
Fine line black and grey tattoo of a needle with a looping thread running across a forearm.
Needle and thread line tattoo on a forearm
Neo-traditional colour tattoo of a grey tattoo machine with orange flames and a black battery across the back of a hand.
Tattoo machine on the back of a hand
White line drawing of an open hand gripping a dagger on a black background, a fine line tattoo design with no body placement shown.
Hand gripping a dagger line drawing
Black line drawing flash design of a thread spool with crossed needles, a crown, scissors and a banner reading Make Things, in a traditional ornamental style.
Spool, needles and Make Things banner
Colour neo-trad tattoo on an upper arm and shoulder of a hand with a raised middle finger, surrounded by scissors, thread, a paintbrush and ink bottle, with PRIDE IN CRAFT on banners.
Hand and craft tools on an upper arm
Purple cross-stitch style lettering with a needle and thread tattooed across the upper back, in a lettering style.
Cross-stitch lettering with needle and thread
Black and grey drawing of a conifer branch running along a spear shaft, ending in a shaded metal spearhead, shown on a white background.
Conifer branch on a spear
Fine line tattoo of a needle with thread looping up the inner forearm, shown in a single blue-toned line.
Needle and thread on a forearm
Close-up of a needle working on fresh dark blue-grey linework on skin, with a small bead of blood along one line.
Fresh tattoo being worked with a needle
Blue line drawing of a sewing design with a coiled measuring tape, roses, scissors, a needle and a spool of thread, shown as a flash sheet with no body placement.
Sewing tools and roses line design
Red fine line tattoo of a cross-stitched heart and a needle trailing red thread on the inside of a wrist.
Red cross-stitch heart and needle on a wrist
Black line drawing of a tattoo design with a tape measure, thread spool, sewing needles and roses in a botanical style, shown without a body placement.
Sewing tools and roses tattoo design
A gloved hand holds a tattoo machine needle tip against skin, working on flowing black and red swirling linework on a fresh tattoo.
Red and black swirl linework being tattooed
Colour traditional tattoo on a forearm showing scissors, thread spools, a measuring tape and a ribbon banner reading Create.
Sewing tools and Create banner on a forearm