/5 thought he had done it to himself to avoid the war! So not only was he massively ill but disgraced on top of it.
This is a literal interpretation of using art to hurt the enemy, but our creativity is our power.

(This is a story about Charles Dick, and this fact is courtesy of my lovely fiance.)

/4 Officer isn't seen again, tattooist assumes it's due to an infection.
IT TURNS OUT that the officer who got the tattoo had been shipped out to the Eastern front, because that was his punishment for suspected self-injury, as his superiors 🧵

/3 tattooist assumes that his plan worked, until he sees the officer who comes back for another piece of work. Once again, the tattooist sabotages the needle but with even grosser stuff this time (imaginations, please!) and then tattoos the officer. 🧵

/2 Prisoner agrees but rakes the already-used needles through the mud first, with the intent of causing infection. A few days go by, and tattooist doesn't see the officer. 🧵

Knot magic is a great example, and knitters still stitch positive wishes into their work today. Some documents even alleged that women used their knitting needles as make-shift wands to stir up the universe! 🧵

witchcraft for offering to ‘heal those with illness and suffering using natural remedies and black arts’.
Knitting has been used as a form of rebellion (in this case, the rebellious act of women having an income?!) for centuries the world over, and has been linked to witchcraft for almost as long. 🧵