tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-80286443451555472332024-02-07T10:57:52.026-08:00A fetish leathercrafters journalChristopherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13666906089228254197noreply@blogger.comBlogger379125truetag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8028644345155547233.post-4859991618075430932017-06-07T23:56:00.001-07:002017-06-07T23:56:16.434-07:00Pommel Horse Project<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I've been wanting to make a pommel horse for a really long time. I just think they're pretty cool from a sculptural-furniture object standpoint, and of course they offer a myriad of perversion possibilities too… Plus this mostly came together from scrap material - I had a piece of foam sitting around, and a leather remnant that was about the right size. I just needed to purchase the 4x4 lumber for the legs, and it was off to the races. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">As you can see from the photos, the structure isn't based on fine mortise-and-tenon joinery. I used the poor-man's method of wood glue and a shit-load of screws. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I was fine with that, as everything but the legs gets covered with upholstery anyway. And trust me, this baby is strong and rigid. I toyed with the idea of tapering the legs, but if you see the antique versions (1stDibs usually has a great, if expensive, selection) they typically have straight (un-tapered) legs. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">For the next step, I just laid the foam over the horse and wrapped it in plastic. I cut a couple of pieces from the foam to cap the ends. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Next up: duct tape. Longtime followers of this blog know that it's my preferred method for generating custom pattern shapes for complex objects. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">A couple of layers on, until everything's nice and smooth. Do you notice the lip on the left side of the image below? I thought I'd try something clever there, and make a space for someone to fit their head between the horse and someone straddling the horse. Didn't really work out, so I'd recommend keeping the sides a cleaner, traditional symmetrical shape. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Draw potential seam lines out with a marker. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I was toying with the idea of it wrapping around a bit…</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Cut the duct-tape pattern off with scissors. We end up with the main piece…</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">…and two end-pieces. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I'm sure at some point I traced the duct-tape pattern onto butcher paper to make the pattern. I usually make the pattern symmetrical and perfect the lines. Then it's transferred to the leather. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I ended up using darts even though I wanted to keep it as smooth as possible. This is dictated by the shape you want to make and the thickness/stretchy-ness of the leather. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This leather isn't very stretchy…</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Once the end pieces are sewn on and flattened, I pull it over the foam and secure along the edge with upholstery tacks. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It came out pretty nice, and makes me want to do more furniture-type upholstered and padded stuff. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Put some stain on the legs, just to give it some color. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">In this shot you can see the ridges in the foam from where it was kept in storage. Over time I expect those to come out… </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">And finally at least 3 coats of polyurethane to protect the finish. Sanding with fine grit in between. I've been liking the satin finish lately… Do you think I should add some forged iron rings? </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I wanted to share a link to a book about the artist Nancy Grossman. I remember coming across her images when I was very young, and found them absolutely fascinating. This was well before I had any knowledge about the world of S&M, and the fact that they were so gripping, and so unusual - and completely lacking in context usually. They remained mysterious to me until fairly recently. There's now a book about her work: "</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Nancy-Grossman-Tough-Life-Diary/dp/3791352326">Nancy Grossman: Tough Life Diary</a>" </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">which I'd recommend, </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">produced in conjunction with a major exhibition of her work at the Tang Museum in Saratoga Springs, New York in 2012.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"These wooden heads by Nancy Grossman “with their sensory parts strapped, zipped and nailed shiut. Her famous series is a reaction to “anxiety and turmoil that weigh upon the individual in contemporary society”. When it comes to artistic influences, the exhibit description is really ignoring the big, kinky elephant in the room."</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Written by Marina Galperina May 20, 2011</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Physical abuse in the artist’s early years and to some disturbing, inappropriate sexual attention from a male relative in her adolescence. Ms. Raven quoted Ms. Grossman: “After 25 years, I see that all of the head sculptures are self-portraits that refer to the bondage of my childhood.” That could partly explain her seemingly obsessive repetition of the image of the enigmatic, scary yet alluring, possibly predatory man. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">But the heads might also be flirtations with a powerful but otherwise buried part of herself. The potential of the female artist had yet to be widely acknowledged in the late ‘60s. Ms. Grossman’s early heads were ferocious harbingers of the coming feminist insurgency. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Whoever or whatever that masked being was, he, she or it possessed Ms. Grossman like an occult spirit and led her to create figures that are as darkly weird as they are sensually beautiful. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Ms. Grossman’s heads seem to partake in a chilling depersonalization of sex at the same time as they celebrate demonic, thrill-seeking anonymity. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">But there are other dimensions too. They can be taken as allegorical figures of extreme states of male consciousness.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Some have all of their orifices covered, which adds to the feeling of hidden, pent-up intentions and blind ambitions. Some have animal horns protuding from their foreheads. Others bellow and howl with toothy maws. Altogether they radiate a primal warrior’s spirit. Yet at the same time they appear captured by the gear they wear. They cannot escape tbeir own archetypal natures. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">If you know Ms. Grossman’s heads only from reproductions in art books, you may be surprised at how lovingly they are made. She began by carving, filling, sanding, painting and polishing a chunk of found wood - a piece of telephone pole, say - into something resembling a classical or neo-classical head. With their strong features and thick necks hinting at muscular bodies, they read as male, although Amazonian femininity is not out of the question. As for the top layer of animal skin, only Ms. Grossman knows exactly how she fitted this covering and its hardware so perfectly to the complex topography ot the underlying sculpture. </span></div>
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<br class="Apple-interchange-newline" /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">Anyone passingly familiar with American art of the past half-century will recognize the eerie, erotically menacing leather-clad heads that Nancy Grossman produced between the late 1960s and 1990. Often including zippers, buckles, straps and chains, these sculptures most immediately evoke S&M bondage gear. Displayed in a high-end shop for the sexually adventurous, they would fit right in. </span><br />
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</style>Christopherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13666906089228254197noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8028644345155547233.post-91656773768870546762017-05-19T06:00:00.001-07:002017-05-19T06:04:05.578-07:00The Art of BeE Workshop Japan<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">One thing I'd hoped when starting the blog was that a bunch of leather crafters and innovators around the world would be able to connect, share ideas and inspire each other. I think it comes from my days in art school, where I found it extremely enriching to just be around other creative types. It can't help but take your ideas and craftsmanship to a higher place. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I want to introduce you to <a href="http://hatikoubo.blog116.fc2.com/">BeE Workshop, Japan</a>. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">This gentleman is creating some of the most exciting and unique designs I've ever seen. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">He contacted me a while ago to let me know that my blog inspired him. I was so blown away by his work, I didn't know how to express it fully. I think in many ways he's more advanced than me as a maker. And his ideas are off-the-charts wonderful. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">He developed his own unique pattern for a padded, 2-layer hood. And he created a pussy-type mouth opening - I've never seen anyone do this in leather. And as if that wasn't enough, he created a harness with detatchable mouth/pussy cover…</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> I like the way he has the little pussy lips closed…</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I think we have a shared love of hoods and complete coverage restraints. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">It's always thrilling for me to see a new take on an old idea. Check out the unique, beautifully-fitted pattern for the straitjacket here. Love the attached rings, and the sleeve lacing. The collar fits beautifully. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Also, love the beautiful shape on this leg restraint. A really nice fit. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> He has also made some beautiful armbinders in a range of different styles. I love this classic looking design:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> He's also experimented with an open-hand style:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> A French-maid look with frilly edges in PVC:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> An over-the-shoulder style with a zip-closure:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> An over-the-shoulder style that laces up:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> An open-shoulder style with zip closure, and contrasting red straps and collar. </span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Cannot love this image enough…</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Really beautiful custom-harness strap and chain sets too… so much great work. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> I only know of his blog <a href="http://hatikoubo.blog116.fc2.com/">here</a>, </span><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">but will let you know if he ever puts together a stand-alone website. Don't you agree that his work is just fantastic? </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Thank you BeE workshop, for sharing your inspiring work with us! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">In response to a request, here's my process for making the locking posture collar with rolled edge. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I like this design because it fits a wide range of people really well, it isn't too hard to make, and can be produced in pretty much any color and type of leather you like. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> I start off with 6-7oz. vegetable-tanned leather. Measures about 3.1mm thick. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I trace my pattern on the smooth side of the leather. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> Rough-cut the pieces with my shoemaker's knife.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> At this point I start working the leather over the edge of the workbench to take out the curl. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I do the final cut out using an X-acto knife. Try to keep the knife vertical. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> I'll use the diamond sharpener and hone to get the knife razor sharp for these cuts. If you do it right, it'll go through smoothly in one pass. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> Blank cutout complete: </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Next up, I'll round off the sharp edges with an edge beveler tool. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">If your tool is nice and sharp, you'll get smooth, continuous offcuts.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> Edge-bevel complete!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> My next step in edge-finishing is to use 100 grit sandpaper to round those edges. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> Next, I'll use gum tragacanth and a piece of canvas to burnish the edge. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> I do have a wood burnishing tool, but to me the canvas is the best way to get the combination of heat and pressure to consolidate the fibers along that cut edge, and get them to lay down. You want the friction to build up, and it turns out nice and smooth. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> Now I'm ready for the outer leather. I cut this piece a bit oversize, and will trim it after it's glued to the veg-tan blank. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> Both pieces get brushed with contact cement. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> Once the glue sets up, these inner and outer layer are stuck together. The excess is trimmed carefully around the edges. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I use my cylinder-bed (which is set up to sew heavy-weight leather) to topstitch the outer and inner layers together. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">At this point, I'm ready to edge-coat. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> Now we prepare for the rolled edge. I cut 1.75" strips for the bottom and top rolled edge. About 14" for the top, and 12.625" for the bottom. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> These all get a bit of glue on their "good" side…</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> …as do the collars. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The edge-strip gets clipped to the collar, good-side to good-side, and stitched a bit more than 1/8" from the edge. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Apply glue for the rolled edge to both the backside of the collar…</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">…and the backside of the edge-strip. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Once the glue sets up, the rolled edge is folded over towards the back (inside) of the collar.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Then back to the cylinder-bed to top stitch along the front side seam - holding the rolled edge in place. (This is the part that your portable sewing machine will probably not be able to handle.)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The excess rolled-edge in the back can now be trimmed off. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Sometimes I'll use tape to help me see the position of the holes that need to be punched. These marks are transferred over from the pattern. But you have to be really careful that the tape won't pull up the finish on your leather. Be sure and test first!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I use an oblong punch for the slots:</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I use the same method for marking holes for the staple plate, which are riveted into place:</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> And we're done…</span><br />
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Christopherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13666906089228254197noreply@blogger.com24tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8028644345155547233.post-73275812796531088352015-12-22T00:53:00.002-08:002015-12-22T00:53:37.715-08:00Padded Sensory Deprivation Hood - PART III<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The initial idea for this hood was to have breathing tubes, but after experimenting with a mock-up of the foam and leather sandwich layers, the best option turned out to be using a plain old #00 grommet. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I couldn't find a sleek, low-profile way to have the tube secure on both sides. Maybe in future designs I'll figure out a way to make this work, but for now I'm stumped. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> One more element to add: a rear lacing tongue to keep the hair out of the laces. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> I used double-sided tape to hold the tongue in position, and stitched it using the post-bed machine with roller foot. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> I wouldn't recommend doing the tongue sewing after the grommets were set, but in this case the hood is a prototype. The only way to create a pattern is to actually make the thing, making notes and changes along the way. Once the pattern is proofed, it will be easier to set the grommets after sewing the tongue. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">So finally we have the finished hood. And just in time for Christmas! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">So, now that we have our pattern we can get started... First the inner hood, which I'm making in a Japanese plonge leather. It's thin (0.5mm) and soft, with a velvety suede texture on the back side. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> The weird part is I'm making this layer inside-out. I want the smooth shiny surface on the outside, but I don't want any seams on the inside. So the shiny side is where I'm marking and sewing this hood (the opposite of what I'd usually do). </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> I place this sewn plonge inner hood on the form…</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> …and glue down all the seams. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> Next I trace and cut (using my modified pattern) the foam parts. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> This is half-inch thick foam...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> The outer hood is made of a lamb-tan cowhide (Lamba from Sav-Mor) which is about 1.2mm thick. Very soft, and with a shiny outer surface. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> I use spray adhesive to glue the foam layer parts to the inner hood. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> Here you can see the gap for the rear lacing: </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> Once I've sewn the outer layer, I put it on the form inside out, just to check and see how everything is fitting. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> Looks really nice. I want it to be nice and snug, but not too tight anywhere. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> I end up gluing a layer of leather into the neck to stiffen it up a bit, and give it a little more structure. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> I do another test fit, this time right-side out. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> Everything looks okay... so it's time to glue the outer layer in place. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> I don't want the chin to slip out of alignment, so I peel the outer layer (like a banana) and apply spray adhesive. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I fold it back and sew along the neck seam using the post-bed, locking the foam in place. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> I next fold and clip the rear opening, which is then topstitched along the edge. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> The neck area of the inner and outer hoods are glued then pressed together. The bottom edge of the collar is then folded up and sewn. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Now the two hoods are completely locked together. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> I put it back on the form and lace the hood up to help pull everything together. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> I want the leather to take shape and rest overnight. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> Just a couple more finishing touches, and this one is complete! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This week's project: a padded, 2-layer sensory deprivation hood. This is a male version of the hood I attached to the butterfly jacket (project seen <a href="https://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=8028644345155547233#editor/target=post;postID=7307372990620555585;onPublishedMenu=posts;onClosedMenu=posts;postNum=9;src=postname">here</a>), and I'll take you through all the steps along the way of making this one. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We begin with my wood head form, already dressed in a tight fitting leather hood. I'll be using the same pattern for the inner hood, only slightly modified for the different rear opening. The first thing I want to do is create a pattern for the foam layer, and for that we need a wrap. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The hooded form gets wrapped with pallet wrap. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> I use this trick to make it easy to release the wrap: Get some painter's tape and a length of string. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> Put the string on the tape, and use that to make a sort of rip-cord to help remove the wrap when we're done. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> I align this tape/string along the rear centerline. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> And make sure to leave enough string at either end to grab onto. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> Now we can go to town on the duct-tape wrap. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> Piece by piece, we slowly build up the duct-tape coverage. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> Until we have everything nicely encapsulated. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> Draw on the seam lines with a Sharpie. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> I try to find clean lines along the break of the plane - I try to keep in mind how the leather is going to wrap around this curved form. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> Once I'm happy with the wrap and seam placement…</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> I pull the string ends to release the wrap. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> Plastic wrap keeps anything from sticking. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> And now we've got a shape for our foam inner layer. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> These get trimmed out along the seam line. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> And I use the shapes to create a paper pattern. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> The paper pattern is used to mark the shapes on 1/2" foam. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> And these are cut out. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> The foam shapes are placed back on the hooded head form, and held with another layer of pallet wrap. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> I made some modifications to the foam pattern at this point based on the fit of the foam panels. Added a bit along the top edge of the side panels, and at the chin too. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> This foam layer now gets another wrap job: this time for the pattern that will become the outside of the hood. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> Same build-up of layers as the first wrap: </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> Little by little, until the shape is completely covered. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> Once wrapped, seam lines are again drawn on the outer shell. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> I wanted the lines of the outer layer to match the seams of the inner foam layer. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> Once happy, the outer layer is cut away along the rear opening seam. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> We have a nice looking outer hood with the foam panels tucked inside. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> I actually tried it on at this point, and could tell the shape was pretty much spot on based on the quick test fit. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> So we end up with our foam pattern, our outer layer pattern:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> And our inner layer pattern: </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This is the first time I've attempted a wrap in a crouched position. You can see there is definitely a nice shape around the derriere part. I'm hoping to can keep that beautiful contour into the final piece. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I'm still working out where the seams are going to go when it comes to that shapely rear end. Lots of different options... This is really exploring new territory for me. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> Because she's going to be bent over, I don't want wrinkles or anything bunching up in the stomach area. This is going to be a one-position restraint. It won't be possible for my model to lay flat inside this piece. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> I'm happy with the way it's looking so far... More to come. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I have to admit, I've spent a lot of time thinking about it. I had such a visceral reaction to the site, and it always attracted and repulsed me in equal measure. This curiosity led me to my <a href="http://fetishleathercrafter.blogspot.com/2014/12/20-questions-for-pd-of-insex.html">20 questions</a> post of a while back. </span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">One of the many innovative ties from the early days of InSex. </td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Someone wrote to me and said “You know, PD’s on FetLife, why don’t you just write to him?” I did, but never got a reply. After seeing the "Graphic Sexual Horror" documentary, I have a feeling I know why. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">PD’s an artist. In the truest sense. He pursued his art. The line between his work, the </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">the sex videos and content</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> that he created and his personal life, all blurred together.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">At some point there was no line for him. Models were expected to play with PD off camera, and if they weren’t willing, they would not be used for future shoots. According to at least one model interviewed, It was an all-or-nothing proposition. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The success of InSex gave PD the cash to realize some of his darkest fantasies. To collaborate with others who worked in a range of materials - leather, wood, steel, fiberglass.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">There was intense financial incentive for models to complete the shoots if they didn’t complete the sessions, they wouldn’t get paid as much as if they did. And if they quit (safeworded out) the possibility of future work (and income) would go away as well.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I came away from my research with the thought of PD and Insects as being a sort of cautionary tale. What would I do with the ability to realize whatever fantasy I had? What if I had unlimited budget, an ample supply of nubile young models who would do my bidding if I waved enough cash in their faces? What if I had an unlimited budget for making whatever restraint I could imagine in whatever material I wanted, and could use them on real flesh-and-blood models? How far would you go? What kind of dark beautiful world would you create if you had no limits?</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">KGB, metalworker who realized many of PD's ideas with great craftsmanship. </td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I admired the intensity and “honesty” of the images on InSex. This wasn’t faked, pretend tie-up games. It was real, graphic and hardcore. But for every beautifully executed bondage scenario, there seemed to be an almost nausea-inducing descent into pain, fear and surreal horror. That was the truth of insex for me.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The graphic Sexual Horror movie covers a lot of PD's background. </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">An early experience of playing tie up games, which led to his sexual awakening, for one.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Next, exposure to a live bondage performance in Asia during military service left an indelible impression on him. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Pursued career as an artist and a teacher. But realized he wouldn’t achieve tenure because of the subject matter of his art. Rejected by the system, he determined at that point to “corrupt your children.”</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">He's very visually oriented. Very sensitive to the aesthetics of his creations. Also pays attention to fit and functionality. Working with the seamstress, they based the hood design on a prototype PD had taken apart and re-sewn many times over the past 2 years. They would keep working on it until they got it just right. It shows. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It’s about control. His use of coded numbers for his models was an attempt to keep them from using insex as a platform to build their own following online. He didn’t want them to benefit from the exposure they got from on his site.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Was the allure of money (I won’t call it “easy money”) and promise of future work enough to encourage decisions that might not have been made otherwise?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Was the power and appeal of the site its dance on the edge of consent, sensation and safety? When all the rules of culture and polite society are thrown off, all limitations eliminated, all resources available, what do you end up creating? How far do you go?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Check out the PD interviews on </span><a href="http://www.seriousimages.com/" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Serious Images.com</a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> and </span><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Graphic-Sexual-Horror-Special-Ackworth/dp/B003PNKM5W/ref=sr_1_1?s=movies-tv&ie=UTF8&qid=1437628622&sr=1-1&keywords=graphic+sexual+horror" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Graphic Sexual Horror movie</a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> (available on Amazon). And of course, you can still subscribe to the original content <a href="http://www.insexarchives.com/">here at InSex Archives</a>. Fascinating stuff...</span></div>
Christopherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13666906089228254197noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8028644345155547233.post-55281056727092059172015-07-22T22:05:00.004-07:002015-07-22T22:05:54.134-07:00Leather Thickness Conversion Charts<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Have you ever needed to convert leather and found it difficult to get from one measurement type to another? You know, from oz. to fractional inches for example? It happens to me all the time (especially when ordering leather online), so I finally put together a couple of conversion charts for the leather thicknesses I use the most. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Leather suppliers usually describe their leather in oz. thickness, but the way I measure leather in the workshop is with a pair of digital calipers (which gives me the thickness in mm). These charts allow me to figure out right away that a 2.5 ounce leather will be about 1mm thick. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">There are 2 versions of the chart: one with bands marking the oz. lines, one with bands highlighting the mm. These only cover leather from 1 to 4 mm thick - that's everything from a very lightweight lamb (0.7mm) or pig leather to a very thick bullhide (3.5-4oz.). Of course, many vegetable-tanned leathers can be thicker than 4mm, but I decided to leave that for another chart. Think of these as more for light, medium and heavy-weight garment or chrome-tanned hides that can be sewn with a typical industrial leather sewing machine. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> PDFs of the mm chart can be downloaded <a href="https://goo.gl/QSJaZt">here</a>, the oz chart <a href="https://goo.gl/BTGExb">here</a>. I hope you find them useful!</span><br />
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<br />Christopherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13666906089228254197noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8028644345155547233.post-8898456262877811032015-07-21T22:32:00.001-07:002015-07-21T22:34:04.519-07:00Balled-up Restraint Design Sketches<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I've started working in earnest on the balled-up restraint, project number 3 from my <a href="http://fetishleathercrafter.blogspot.com/2014/08/top-ten-things-i-want-to-make-right-now.html">"Top 10" list</a> of last year. This promises to be a good challenge, getting the fit just right for what is a pretty complex shape, in a crouched, balled-up position. I've already created a wrap from my model, and am figuring out exactly how this restraint is going to work. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> I keep debating how I want to tackle the arms. Initially, I was going to go with long strait-jacket-style sleeves which would buckle behind her back. But the idea of laying on top of the buckle if my model was lying on her back didn't seem like a good solution. I definitely want to use this sack in that position, with her toe D-ring chained to the ceiling. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I was toying with the idea of having the sleeve be continuous, with a zipper to lock the arms in position. They would form a permanent loop. I'm just not sure if that's going to give my model enough room to get in and out. But, it would be very clean looking. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">As it is now, this is going to take 2 zippers for entry. One in the rear from the top of the hood, down the back and through the crotch to the rear of the knees. The second zipper would be in the front, from the knees to the toes, securing the lower legs and feet tightly in the foot pocket. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I'm posting an old drawing from 1998, just to show how long this idea has been kicking around in my head. Obviously there are many differences in the details and specifics, but the general idea is the same: a balled-up straitjacket/sleepsack type of design. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">By the way, I wanted to send thanks to everyone who has contacted me with support and encouragement for the ongoing "Top 10" projects. It's great to know there are people out there who actually enjoy following along and seeing the ideas brought to life. It does make a difference, and means a lot to me. </span></div>
<br />Christopherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13666906089228254197noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8028644345155547233.post-53556503401158765782015-07-15T22:30:00.003-07:002015-07-15T22:30:59.729-07:00Prehistoric f-suit stone carving<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">A few years ago someone sent me these fantastic images of a figure carved in stone from a prehistoric site located somewhere either in the UK or Europe. These are actually replica souvenir trinkets available for sale. Unfortunately I managed to lose the specific information, and am left only with the images, which I have to admit, do bear a striking resemblance to the f-suit design. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> I love the idea that certain forms have timeless, universal appeal, and these stylized figures have a fecund voluptuousness that comes across quite clearly. Perhaps this was some sort of fertility idol? </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> The red-dipped and shiny glazed versions have an added visual flair. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> If anyone out there recognizes the images or may know any information about the figure, could you please contact me? </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> I would love to order some of these...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The amazing cat at her master's (-EM-'s) feet in one of my kneeling restraints. This was just a quick cellphone pic, shared by cat on her <a href="https://fetlife.com/users/1702294/pictures/38935265">fetlife</a> gallery. I love these two... what a couple! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Apparently she was kept in there for about an hour. Even managed to fall asleep. It always makes me happy to know the gear I make is being put to good use. </span></div>
Christopherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13666906089228254197noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8028644345155547233.post-26315258494839212402015-07-14T22:28:00.001-07:002015-07-14T22:28:40.638-07:00Fist Mitts Test Fit Gallery<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">So these turned out pretty nice. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I'm happy with the fit, after tweaking the pattern from the first go-round. The test mitten in lamb wasn't tight enough, and could actually be slid off. Unacceptable! It was probably the stretch inherent in this leather that allowed that to happen. You actually may have to make something slightly undersized to get it to fit just right in your desired leather. It's the opposite of "ease" in garment making. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The fitted, bulbous shape at the end is surreal-looking. Very stumpy. In a good way...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I am actually going to have to make a pair of cuffs just for these, as the tight ones I usually use are a bit too big. Ahh, the problems I make for myself...</span></div>
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<br />Christopherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13666906089228254197noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8028644345155547233.post-33335732109132273672015-07-08T22:03:00.001-07:002015-07-08T22:03:13.834-07:00Bondage Fist Mitts - Let's make a pair!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">For a long time, I've wanted to make a pair of super-tight fitting bondage fist mitts. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I've always thought boxing gloves had their own special appeal. Something about the way they render the subs' fingers useless, making them even more helpless. Especially when combined with additional bondage. These are going to be a sleeker version than a boxing glove, a more couture take in soft black lamb leather, with a zipper for quick on-and-off. Did I mention they'd be really tight? </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I start with a careful, fitted wrap. Duct tape over plastic wrap. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> Sketch some keylines with a sharpie to define the pattern shapes. I'm looking for natural plane breaks, and trying to make pleasing, not-too-hard-to-sew shapes. Smooth out those curves.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> I put a piece of string under a strip of masking tape to create a kind of quick-release tab. Once the wrap is done, just pull the string to let your model out. This gets taped back up before cutting the pattern apart.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> Initially I have four parts:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> Two sides, and a top and a bottom piece. I like the way the sides are...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> ...but the piece for the top has a very pronounced cupped shape. (Shown below in an out-of-order image.) That was not going to lay flat as it was.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> So I split that top piece into 2 parts, giving me two hockey-stick shaped pieces. 5 pieces total for the pattern. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> These all get transferred to card and cleaned up.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> And finally cut out, ready to transfer to the leather.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> It's a soft black Italian lamb measuring about 0.7mm thick.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> I transfer the pattern with a pen - nice, precise marks.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> These get cut out with about a 1/4" seam allowance. I keep it minimal on this thin leather.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> I clip what will be the zipped top panel first. This gets sewn only at the two ends (leaving room for the zipper in the middle).</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> The whole seam gets glued down, prepared for the zipper to be sewn in.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> Lately I've been using double-sided tape to hold the zipper in place before sewing. It allows very precise placement, and keeps things from moving around at all while going through the machine.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> Get everything lined up... stick it in place with the tape...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> ...and carefully topstitch.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> Instead of backtracking on this delicate leather, I usually trim the threads long and tie them from the backside.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> Trim the zipper to length.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> Prep the tongue with double-sided tape.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> Position the tongue, and topstitch in place.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> This gives you a second line of topstitching on the tongue side.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> You can trim the tongue down if needed.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> Clip the bottom strip to the top where they meet, and sew that together. Glue and flatten that seam.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> Now, we're ready to sew on the sides. These get clipped in place and sewn.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> I find it best to sew the "shape" and let the strip follow along. So I'm looking at the line for the side panel when sewing these together, and letting the "top and bottom" panel follow along from below. (Hope that makes sense.)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> One side down... time for the other.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> Same deal as before: Clip...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> ...and sew, following the line on the side panel.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">At this point, I use a 1 by 2 secured to the workbench to hold the workpiece in place. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">There's a bit of foam at the tip to help the hand pocket retain its shape. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It gives me something to push against as I glue and flatten the seams. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I just brush contact cement on the seam allowance, and flatten the seams all around. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Turned right-side out, I'm pretty happy with the shape. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The bottom edge gets glued and topstitched as well. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">And our mittens are done. Ready for the test-fit session. </span><br />
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Christopherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13666906089228254197noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8028644345155547233.post-73073729906205555852015-06-30T22:27:00.001-07:002015-06-30T22:55:40.079-07:00The Finished Butterfly SJ with Padded Hood<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Tightest arm pockets I've ever made. Two-layered hood with foam padding. Laced and zipped rear closure. It's one dark, lovely ride. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">A stunning pictorial by <a href="https://instagram.com/mertalas/">Mert and Marcus</a> for Italian Vogue's 2015 China issue featuring Fei Fei Sun. You can see the whole set <a href="http://asianmodelsblog.blogspot.com/2015/06/editorial-sun-fei-fei-in-vogue-italia.html">here</a> on <a href="http://asianmodelsblog.blogspot.com/2015/06/editorial-sun-fei-fei-in-vogue-italia.html">Asian Models Blog</a>. I think I'm ready for total Asian domination. Yes, please! </span></div>
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<br />Christopherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13666906089228254197noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8028644345155547233.post-12299259176298537702015-06-30T18:20:00.000-07:002015-06-30T18:20:39.470-07:00Padded Hood Construction PART II<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">In this post I'll attach the padded hood to the butterfly straitjacket, finish setting the rear zipper and lacing panel in place. We left off with the outer hood wrapped over the inner hood and foam inter-layer. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Unfortunately, as good as this looks, I skipped a step. We really should sew the collar to the outer hood before stretching it over the form. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">So, off with the outer hood, and let's take care of that collar, shall we? </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Align the collar on the centerline, and clip in place for sewing. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I find this much easier to do on the post-bed sewing machine, both for the initial stitching, and the topstitching. It allows the hood to keep it's shape while going through.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> It would have to be flattened out a bit to go through the flatbed. And at this stage, I don't want to pull that foam or inner hood out of alignment. (Making closed shapes like this is exactly why I spent the money to buy a dedicated post-bed machine.)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Once the collar is attached the inner and outer hoods are clipped together at the rear. I topstitch all around this opening, tying the two hoods together, and locking the foam parts in place. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">You can see in this photo a 1" gap at the rear, created to allow the lacing strip to fit nicely in the rear of the hood. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Everything looking nice at this stage. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Now I want to cut all the long strips to complete the project. There are four: one lacing strip, the edge-band for the waist, the zipper tongue, and lacing panel tongue. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I managed to squeeze this entire project out of a 20 square foot remnant. But I did end up having to piece together some of these long strips from shorter pieces. I would recommend more like 30 to 35 square feet for a project like this, to have no seams, and have better choice when it comes to placing parts on the hide. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Now it's time to clip the hood to the body of the straitjacket. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Once sewn, those seams get glued and flattened. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">And we have a nice looking attached hood!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I love this jacket. It's so fun to see the project come together...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Now for the rear zipper/lacing panel. This technique is evolving for me, and lately I've been using double-sided tape to hold parts together during sewing. It can really help with parts like this, where you have multiple pieces held together with one row of stitching. Here we have (from top to bottom) the lacing strip, the zipper, and the part that will become the tongue on the lacing side. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I first put down a line of double-sided tape on the lacing tongue. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The zipper is attached to that, and a second line of tape is laid down on the zipper to hold the lacing strip in place. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I sew a small tab of leather to the end of the zipper. It acts as a stop, and gives me something to sew through when setting the zipper into the hood. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The lacing strip (which has been skived down to taper near the end) is held in place with the double-sided tape. This whole sandwich of lacing strip, zipper and lacing tongue are all run through at one time, sewing them all together. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The strip we create will get sewn in to the rear of the jacket, but I'm following my usual technique for locking the strip into the rolled edge. To do this, I have to start the rolled edge, and insert the strip half-way through. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I can post a more detailed description of that if anyone's interested...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Our lacing/zipper strip gets some double-sided tape to hold it in place during sewing. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I tend to do a strip along the top as well, to keep it properly aligned during sewing. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">After sewing the strip in place, this is the final result: A zipped, laced rear opening. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The lacing is great for adjusting the tightness and intensity. The zipper makes getting in and out a lot quicker and easier. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">And, you'll be happy to note that I did provide a breathing hole. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">That about wraps up this project folks. Thanks for following along! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">In this post I'm going to take you through my process for making a foam-padded hood. This is actually two leather hoods: one inside the other with a foam layer in between. The foam provides both an overall tightness, and adds to the sensory-deprivation of the poor victim/lucky slave trapped inside. Also, it looks really cool! Let's get started. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I begin with my foam pattern parts, cut out from the same pattern I use for the outer hood. It's about 1" thick, cut out with scissors. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> There's a front panel for the face, two side panels and two rear panels. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> There's an offset pattern for this project, as this hood is going to attach to a butterfly straitjacket which will have both a zipper and lacing closure. There is about a 1 inch allowance for the lacing strip. More on that later...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> I layout my parts on the outer leather, which is a 1.2mm thick soft cow hide. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> Here you see all the parts for the outer layer. Kind'a forms a funny-looking face. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> For the inner hood, I'm using the classic four-panel pattern that can be found <a href="http://goo.gl/HjlIC">here</a>, made in a soft lamb leather (about 0.7mm thick). I'll only use the front and rear panels (no tongue parts) as the tongue will be created for the entire jacket, not just the hood. More on that later too...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> The weirdest thing about this inner hood is I'm going to build it <i>inside out</i>. I would normally have the seam on the inside of the hood. But since I don't want the seam to press on my slave's pretty little face, I'm going to make the seam on the <i>outside</i> of the hood. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> This isn't usually possible, as it would look kind of funny to have the seam on the outside. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> But since the "outside" of this hood is going to be hidden by a layer of foam (and the outer hood), it's the best way to go. I had to really be careful, because I'm so used to the suede side of the workpiece being the one facing out during sewing. All the marks for the pattern were traced on the "good" shiny side of the leather as well. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> So here I'm done with sewing the inner hood together. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> With the funny seam allowance sticking out all over...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> But it's nice and smooth on the inside. She's going to love it! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> I decide to trim the seam allowance to a bit more than 1/8". </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> I put it on the hood form. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> And from here I can brush on some glue along the seams. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> I gently pry the seams apart (a stitch ripper helps)...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> ...and flatten the seam all along its length. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> And here she is all smoothed out. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> It should feel nice and smooth on the inside. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> Now for the foam parts. These get hit with a generous coat of spray-adhesive. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> I decided to spray the inner leather hood as well: I don't want anything moving around once the foam is in place. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> Plus, it has to stand up to the (pretty tight) outer leather hood being pulled over it. There's a lot of friction between the foam and the leather, so don't skimp on the adhesive. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> I start with the face piece. This has a center alignment mark from the pattern, which helps make sure it's in the right place. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> Next, I add in the side panels, being sure to tuck the edges in so the surface is nice and smooth. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> There's also a dart in the back of the side panels to help it create the cup or bowl-shape of the base of the skull. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> Coax the foam around, and you can make the seam and dart pretty much go away. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> It takes some trimming, but the rear foam panels are positioned last. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> We have a good-looking foam-covered hood at this point. Every thing tucked in, and seamless, ready for the outer heavy leather cover. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> This is the trickiest part of the whole operation: get the tight outer hood over the foam without pulling anything out of place. It's a really tight fit, so I'm glad I used all that spray glue. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> Once it's all tugged and pulled into position, I'm pretty happy with the way it is looking. That smooth curved contour is really nice and sculptural, and the contrast between the big head and tiny neck is really sexy. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> Can't wait to see it on. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">That's it for now... Next time: closing the back, and adding it to the jacket. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We all know the net is just a never-ending cornucopia of sensual images, and there are so many people better at doing image reposting than I am. But I had to share a set with you guys, because if you haven't seen 'em... you're missing something. Think of it like a current mood board, or a repository of inspirational wonderfulness. </span></div>
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<br />Christopherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13666906089228254197noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8028644345155547233.post-84251821680497088862015-05-30T01:36:00.001-07:002015-05-30T01:36:42.685-07:00Vintage ad featuring Straitjacketed beauty...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It's hard to imagine, but at one time this was actually published as an ad for a business form company. Well, you have to admit: The ad does capture you attention for a rather boring product...</span></div>
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<br />Christopherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13666906089228254197noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8028644345155547233.post-34398756930287365972015-05-30T01:26:00.001-07:002015-05-30T01:42:06.557-07:00Robert Bishop Archive on Tumblr<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I just came across an amazing archive of Robert Bishop's artwork completely by accident. It all started when I read an article about how the painter Mark Rothko had died of suicide. Van Gogh also famously killed himself, which got me thinking: "How many other famous visual artists have committed suicide?" I go to the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Artists_who_committed_suicide">Wikkipedia page</a>, and there in the first column is Robert Bishop! I had no idea... The Wikki entry on Robert was a surprise, and at the bottom was a <a href="http://artofbishop.tumblr.com/">link</a> to a tumblr account dedicated exclusively to his work. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It's easy to go down the rabbit hole if you visit the tumblr, and I suggest you go only when you have a decent amount of time to explore. There is a ton of work there, and it's really well presented. Most of the original artwork no longer exists, so it's only through the work of dedicated fans who have tracked down and scanned the art from magazines and old catalogs that the images are being preserved. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">There are many, many images of things (scenarios, poses, restraints) that just resonate through my mind quite strongly. It's great to see familiar ideas, like the square armbinder (box-tie) type restraint. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Or something quite close to the bondage booties I did a while back, complete with front lacing and D-rings at the toes. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The designs for restraints are carefully thought out and rendered, and in many cases are things that could be actually built in the real world. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Of course, for many you'd need limber, flexible models. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">And let's just say that Mr. Bishop seemed to enjoy the ample bosom. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> Just stunning artistry, and an incredible feel for female anatomy. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> A fetishist's delight in shiny textures and deeply-set ball gags. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> Of course, super tall boots...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> Leather harnesses...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> Beautiful headgear...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Even a few straitjackets. This drawing is really lovely I think: </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Even the inspiration for InSex's fiberglass hard case? Possibly...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> Just so much stunning work. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> Even a self-portrait. Amazing to think that he did all this work by the age of 46...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Definitely check it out <a href="http://artofbishop.tumblr.com/">here</a> when you have a chance. </span></div>
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<br />Christopherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13666906089228254197noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8028644345155547233.post-51799047950721574942015-04-08T23:51:00.000-07:002015-04-08T23:51:04.239-07:00Animated Mummy Sack Tutorial<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I found an awesome tutorial about making a life-size animated, struggling bodybagged victim for your front yard Halloween display. It just looked like a lot of fun, and the tape strapping and trash bag look could definitely add atmosphere to your next fetish party. It's not too hard to make, either. I could just see a whole front yard filled with these guys... C'mon, the neighbors already know you're a little weird. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Of course, it's not a sexy as the real struggling Mina over at <a href="http://www.restrictedsenses.com/">Restricted Senses</a>.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">But we all don't have a Mina, do we? (Also, would you really our beautiful leather sleepsack used on the front lawn? I think not...) </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I can tell from the traffic of visitors to my blog that there are lots of "bitchsuit" fans out there. Technically, I've never tried making one, although sometimes I'll see the f-suits I make lumped in together with them. Without getting too far into it, the primary difference from a design standpoint, is the f-suit is more for restraint and play in a supine position, while true bitchsuit designs are geared towards having your pet slavegirl walking (or crawling around, more specifically) on all fours. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">There are many better sources out there for galleries of bitchsuit images, and I thought I'd share a couple with you that I recently came across: <a href="http://bitchsuits.tumblr.com/">this one</a> and <a href="http://gimpsuits.tumblr.com/">that other one</a>. (Probably from something my friend <a href="http://sammy808.tumblr.com/">sammy</a> posted.) Lots of great stuff to see, and many images I haven't seen before. (And I thought I'd seen everything...) Go have a look! </span></div>
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