Needles & Pins
Needles & Pins: Season 1

Air Date

February 21, 2017

Episodes

6 episodes

Needles & Pins

Season 1

Episodes

Las Vegas' Tattoo Economy

1. Las Vegas' Tattoo Economy

February 21, 2017

Grace reluctantly heads to the Las Vegas tattoo scene to see if she can find an authentic tattoo experience in a place where you can buy a tattoo and a taco in the same shop.

Underground Tattoos in South Korea

2. Underground Tattoos in South Korea

February 21, 2017

Grace explores South Korea's underground tattoo scene to discover how younger generations are challenging traditional views of body image.

Gang Tattoos in LA

3. Gang Tattoos in LA

February 28, 2017

Grace travels to L.A. to explore the history of Chicano-style tattoos and learn how they evolved from the prison cells and gang culture of L.A. to the wider world.

New Zealand's Ancient Tattoo Identity

4. New Zealand's Ancient Tattoo Identity

March 7, 2017

Grace heads to New Zealand during the resurgence of the art of Maori Ta Moko tattooing. She joins two distant cousins as they embark on an epic journey to claim their Ta Moko.

Erotic & Illegal Tattoos of Japan

5. Erotic & Illegal Tattoos of Japan

March 14, 2017

Grace is in Japan, a country with one of the richest histories of tattooing in the world, where she discovers how it continues to struggle with its relationship to the art form.

Tribes & Tongue Splitting in the UK

6. Tribes & Tongue Splitting in the UK

March 21, 2017

Grace looks into the UK's tattooing boom & its growing body modification industry.