Welcome to Linework, where the needle is finer than a hair

Upstairs, 21 Dock Lane
above the record shop

+44 7700 900 390
by appointment

A gloved hand holding a tattoo machine close to skin, drawing a fine outline.

An arm covered in fine black line work being tattooed with a blue-gripped machine.

A fresh take on small tattoos

We are Mira and Jonah. We do fine lines, small script, botanical work and single-needle shading, and nothing that needs a whole back. Every tattoo starts as a drawing on paper that you take home for a week before you decide.

What to expect

Our work

Two gloved hands stretching skin while a fine tattoo is drawn in.

Fine line

Anything up to the size of a playing card. From £90, quoted after the drawing.

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A tattoo artist in black gloves working on a client's arm, wrapped machine in hand.

Script

A word, a date, a line of someone's handwriting. From £70, spelling checked twice.

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Close view of a black-gloved hand tattooing a detailed design on a forearm.

Botanical

Stems, leaves, a single flower drawn from life. From £120, half a day at most.

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Black and white photograph of gloved hands at work on a tattoo.

Touch-ups

Free within three months for our own work. Other people's work, ask first.

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Deposit £40, taken off the price on the day. Minimum age 18, no exceptions.

A tattoo artist in blue gloves bent over a client's colourful arm, concentrating.

A smiling tattoo artist in a beanie working under a ring light on a client's hand. — Mira — script, botanical, anything with a stem

A masked tattoo artist in white gloves tattooing a small design on a forearm. — Jonah — single needle, fine shading, tiny portraits

Before your appointment

The day before

No alcohol for 24 hours, a proper night's sleep, and no sunburn on the spot we are tattooing. If you are ill, move the date; the deposit moves with you.

On the day

Eat a real meal an hour before. Wear something that leaves the spot free without undressing. Bring one friend at most — the room is small.

Afterwards

Film stays on for three days. Then wash, pat dry, thin layer of balm, twice a day for two weeks. No swimming, no sunbed, no picking.

A forearm with lettered tattoos lit in warm orange light.

An arm covered in traditional tattoos against a brick wall.

A busy tattoo studio with framed flash on the walls and three people at work.

Close view of a line-work sleeve being filled in with a tattoo machine.

Book a consultation

Hours

Wed–Sat 11:00–19:00
Consultations Tue 15:00–18:00

Studio

Upstairs, 21 Dock Lane
+44 7700 900 390

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Linework is a fictional example. The studio, Mira and Jonah, the prices and the aftercare notes do not exist and are not medical advice. Photographs are stock images and were not taken at this studio.