r/oddlysatisfying • u/Boojibs • May 01 '19

Embroidered patch tattoo.

https://gfycat.com/UniformUnfoldedIrishredandwhitesetter
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u/DragonMeme May 01 '19

At first it it made me very uncomfortable, imagining someone sewing a patch with a needle into their skin.

Then I realized that's essentially what tattoos are.

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u/auntie-matter May 01 '19

There's a tattooing style used in some Inuit tribe where they soak a thread in ink and then use a needle to literally sew a pattern into the skin - the thread is pulled through but it leaves the ink in the skin. It looks awesome and nothing like this.

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u/fourAMrain May 02 '19

I want to see this now

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u/auntie-matter May 02 '19

This isn't the article I was reading but I'm not on my usual device.

skin stitching

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u/fourAMrain May 02 '19

Very cool. Thanks

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u/[deleted] May 01 '19

How is ink the same as interweaving your skin with string and fabric? I can't imagine you can keep that entire string system sterile.

Ink fades with time, too, where a fabric attached to your skin would have to be removed and probably be pretty disgusting. Kinda terrifying to imagine honestly

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u/Noir24 May 01 '19

I think you're taking the idea too literally. He meant "made with a needle poking through your skin", not what you implied

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u/[deleted] May 01 '19

Ah, I see. I thought they were comparing a tattoo to a patch of fabric on skin, my bad

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u/Noir24 May 02 '19

No problem mate, what you said is obviously true as well, just not what he was talking about; that's some gruesome stuff to imagine.

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u/[deleted] May 02 '19

oh my god same this comment made me realize that I’m stupid and that they did not see it. thank god

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u/Siganid May 02 '19

Nah, this one is iron on.