Scissors tattoo ideas

117 photos and flash · 29% Traditional, 15% Fine line · Forearm most common

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Two traditional style colour tattoos on a forearm pair, one with scissors, thread and buttons on a MAKE banner and one with a whisk, rolling pin and flowers on a BAKE banner.
Make and Bake sewing and baking forearm tattoos
Black ink tattoo of a pair of scissors decorated with scrolls, leaves and a small flower, sitting on the forearm.
Scissors with floral flourishes on a forearm
Two traditional-style colour tattoos side by side on a forearm pair, one showing sewing tools with a MAKE banner and one showing baking tools with a BAKE banner.
Sewing and baking forearm tattoos
Black and grey botanical tattoo sleeve on a upper arm and forearm, showing a rosemary sprig, a bee, a moth, a leaf and a pair of shears.
Rosemary, moth, leaf and shears on an arm
Black and grey line drawing of a pair of scissors with a skull-like blade guard, wrapped in a ribbon, with the word Capricorn beneath it.
Capricorn scissors and ribbon design
Black and grey realism full sleeve tattoo on an upper arm and forearm, showing an angel, a pocket watch, an eye and hanging keys, photographed from three angles.
Realism full sleeve with angel and pocket watch
Two matching black tattoos on a person's forearms, a sewing machine on the left arm and a pair of scissors with scrolled handles on the right, in a fine line style.
Sewing machine and scissors on forearms
Coloured drawing of a green-skinned zombie pin-up nurse in a bloodstained white uniform, holding a glass jar containing a brain.
Zombie pin-up nurse holding a brain jar
Black and grey fine line tattoo of a pair of scissors on the side of the neck, just behind the ear.
Scissors tattoo on the neck
Black line flash sheet of traditional-style designs with banners, including a microphone, teapot, coffin, bear with dagger, and a rabbit in a top hat.
Traditional flash sheet with banner designs
Black and grey realism tattoos of hairdressing scissors on the left forearm and a folding straight razor on the right forearm, with a flower outline above and a dotted band below.
Scissors and straight razor on forearms
Black fine line tattoo of a profile head with flowers spilling from the hair and hands holding scissors, on the upper arm.
Profile with flowers and scissors
Black line drawing flash design of two swallows, a spool of thread with scissors and a needle, and a banner reading CRAFT OR DIE, in a traditional style.
Swallows, thread spool and CRAFT OR DIE banner
Colour traditional-style tattoo of a grey Singer sewing machine on a yellow and brown table, on the outer leg of a pale-skinned person.
Singer sewing machine tattoo on a leg
Neo-trad style tattoo of a shaded grey skull with a red polka-dot bow and heart-shaped eyes, crossed with scissors and the script words I Run with Scissors, on the thigh.
Skull and scissors with script on a thigh
Black and grey tattoo of a pair of scissors with curling vines on the upper back, shaded to look three-dimensional.
Scissors and vines on a upper back
Black fine line outline tattoo of sewing tools including scissors, a dress form, thread spools and a pincushion across a person's ribs.
Sewing notions outline on the ribs
Two traditional style colour tattoos on forearms, one showing a bottle with a CONSTRUCT banner and flowers, the other showing scissors with a CREATE banner and flowers.
Construct bottle and create scissors on forearms
Drawn tattoo design of ornate scissors wrapped in a teal ribbon, with pink peonies and leaves, in a neo-traditional style with dotwork shading.
Scissors, ribbon and peonies design
Black scissors tattoo with a dotted cut line and the words cut here on the calf, with a small faded colour design on the top of the foot.
Scissors and cut here line on calf
Black and grey tattoo of scissors, a thread spool, needles and a thimble on the side of the ribs, drawn in fine detailed linework.
Sewing tools tattoo on the ribs
Black and grey dotwork drawing of a pair of ornate scissors whose blades form the body of a butterfly with outstretched wings.
Butterfly scissors design
Black line flash design of two fists with HAND MADE across the knuckles, beside a spool of thread, scissors, a needle and yarn.
Hand made fists with sewing tools
Black ink tattoo of a pair of scissors cut through a horizontal line, with clawed hands on the upper chest and left shoulder, in blackwork and dotwork style.
Scissors and clawed hands across the chest
Black and grey dotwork traditional tattoo of crossed scissors wrapped in two banners with lettering, placed on the outer thigh.
Scissors and banners on a thigh
Neo-traditional tattoo of grey scissors with pink blossoms and a teal ribbon on the inner forearm, with a teal wash behind.
Scissors and cherry blossom on a forearm
Realism portrait tattoo on a calf of a pale figure with wild dark hair, crossed metal blades over the chest and a small yellow boat detail.
Portrait tattoo with bladed hands on calf
Black line drawings on tracing paper of a hairdryer with a rose and lavender, and a comb with a bow and pearls alongside a pair of scissors, shown as tattoo flash designs.
Hairdryer, comb and scissors flash sheet
Small black and grey shaded tattoo of ornate scissors on the side of a finger, in a realistic style.
Scissors tattoo on a finger
Black and grey blackwork chest tattoo of open scissors cut by a horizontal line, with clawed hands and leaf-like shapes on the shoulders and chest.
Scissors and claws across a chest
Colourful tattoo of hair scissors with rainbow-edged outlines and a pink and white striped blade, on the inner forearm.
Colourful hair scissors on a forearm
Black and grey realistic tattoos of a pair of scissors on one forearm and a cat's head on the other forearm, with shading in a dotwork style.
Scissors and cat on two forearms
Black and grey dotwork drawing of ornate scissors whose handles and blades form butterfly wings, shown as a tattoo design with no body placement visible.
Butterfly-winged scissors design
Colour tattoo of stitched patchwork hexagons in red and grey with a pair of scissors, a thread spool and a pin on the upper arm.
Patchwork hexagons with scissors and thread
Purple pencil sketch of crossed scissors, a comb, a ribbon and two roses, drawn as a tattoo design on paper.
Scissors, comb and roses design sketch
Pencil line drawing of crossed ornate scissors and two combs with two roses, a flash design in a traditional style.
Crossed scissors and combs with roses
Black and grey tattoo of the word Passion in cursive script above a shaded pair of scissors on a person's ribs, with a pink top pulled up.
Passion script and scissors on ribs
Traditional style tattoo of open scissors with a dark blue ribbon and small stars on the upper arm, with pink shading.
Scissors and ribbon on an upper arm
Neo-trad style tattoo of a pair of open scissors with grey shading, black outlines and small red detail, on the back.
Scissors with sparkle dots
Two small black fine line tattoos on forearms, a sewing machine on the left arm and a pair of scissors on the right arm.
Sewing machine and scissors on forearms
Tattoo of the word Love in script lettering, with a leopard print heart and crossed scissors in black outline and orange ink.
Love script with leopard heart and scissors
Colourful neo-traditional style tattoo of a sugar skull cat with crossed bones, scissors, a comb and autumn leaves on an upper arm.
Sugar skull cat with autumn leaves on upper arm
Realism style black and grey thigh tattoo showing a pocket watch, a top hat, a key and a framed portrait of a woman, surrounded by ornate lace patterns.
Pocket watch and portrait thigh piece
Fine line black scissors tattoo on the side of a finger, on a hand wearing a silver ring against an animal print background.
Small scissors tattoo on a finger
Gold metallic temporary tattoo of three Greek-style letters with a pair of scissors on the inner wrist, styled as lettering.
Gold foil Greek letters and scissors on a wrist
Black and grey lettering tattoo reading DO NOT CUT ABOVE LINE with a scissors symbol on the upper leg, held by two hands.
Do not cut above line lettering on thigh
Black fine line tattoo of scissors with thin swirling flourishes on the inner wrist.
Scissors and swirls on the inner wrist
Close photo of a small black and grey fine line tattoo of scissors with a dashed line below it, on the top of a foot between the big toe and second toe.
Scissors and dashed line on the top of a foot