Boot Binder Sleepsack Pattern

Download it here. And make one for yourself (or someone you love)! 

PD's Insex Hood Pattern Circa 1999

Someone asked me if I had a copy of the hood pattern PD posted a long time ago on InSex since I mentioned it in my "20 Questions" post.  I managed to find a copy in the archives, and if you want you can download the original PDF here.  

The original drawstring hood pattern posted by PD circa 1999.

The hood is kind of a fitted bag which tapers at the top and provides some space for the nose while remaining un-contoured at the neck. The design calls for a drawstring just beneath the jaw, which can pull the hood tight and wrap around the neck. Another devious and ingenious design from the mind of PD. Rather simple construction, and a design that would fit a wide range of models. 

A 20 Questions update: I found out that PD does have a FetLife account and tried to contact him there, and also purchased the movie "Graphic Sexual Horror" which is available at Amazon, and is pretty much a documentary about InSex and PD. It answered a lot of questions I had about the man and the site, and I hope to post an update shortly... Thanks to all of you who contacted me with information. 

Laced Bondage Belt Pattern

Finally, here's the much-requested (and long-awaited) pattern for the bondage belt I made back in 2012. Click here to download the PDF. The step-by-step tutorial that goes with this pattern can be found here. 

Rear view with lacing.

Front view with D-rings at center and side seams.

 This is the master pattern used for such projects as the belt Ludella Hahn rocked on straitjacketed.com...

Happy crafting!

FREE Female Armbinder Pattern!

Finally... The long-awaited armbinder pattern is up for all of you who may want to try your hand at making one yourself. Sorry It took a while, but I had to test the final pattern to make sure everything would come out just right before making it public. This is the culmination of many years of trial and error in armbinder making, and should help you make a beautiful, form-fitting armbinder, or at least give you a head start on making your own design. 

CLICK HERE for the downloadable high-res PDF. 

More images and details on using this pattern to follow shortly...

Bondage Bootie Pattern

For all you leather crafters out there who may want to give making your own pair a shot, a PDF of the bondage bootie pattern can now be found here. The pattern is for a US Women's size 6, so you may need to size the pattern up or down accordingly...

PDF of Male Bondage Hood pattern now available...

By popular request I've digitized the pattern for a male hood with the new 2-part tongue and split-chin design. This is a great pattern to use for hoods in heavier leather. For a PDF of the male hood pattern, click here.

FREE Butterfly Straitjacket Patterns

Well, here it is folks, the pattern for my world-famous butterfly straitjacket! Woo-hoo! And I'm giving it away for free. Why would I do such a thing? Because I love you, that's why.

This pattern has remained almost unchanged from the first time I made it back in 2003. The body panels have been tweaked and modified very little, although the arm pockets have gotten smaller over time.

I keep shaping down the arm pockets in the hopes of getting the tightest possible fit without becoming unbearable for the model. You can see in the image below how the arm pocket shape has evolved through 3 versions, getting progressively tighter each time:

Even at the small size, because it doesn't bind-up anywhere it is comfortable for long-term wear. This pattern is designed to fit a bit loose at the collar so a hood can be worn underneath.

PLEASE NOTE: the pattern does not show 3 pieces which I usually cut from the hide without using a pattern, namely the two (1.75-inch wide) strips needed for the rolled edge at the collar and lower edge of the jacket, and the one (2-inch wide) strip needed for the zipper tongue in the rear of the jacket. I usually cut these using a ruler after taking measurements from the actual workpiece so I get the length just right.

As I mentioned before, I plan to put together detailed instruction sheets and materials lists for all of these projects (someday), but for now I just wanted to get these out sooner rather than later...

Check out this post for a detailed step-by-step process for making this project.

Click here for the Butterfly Straitjacket "LARGE arm-pocket" pattern:

Click here for the Butterfly Straitjacket "MEDIUM arm-pocket" pattern:
Click here for the Butterfly Straitjacket "SMALL arm-pocket" pattern:
Click here for ALL 3 versions of the Butterfly Straitjacket pattern in one PDF file.

Good luck, have fun, and let me know if you have any questions, comments or suggestions. Oh, and feel free to share any pictures of your finished project, I'd love to see how things turn out.

FREE Leather Bondage Hood Patterns

I'm posting 3 patterns below for female bondage hoods - one "standard" version which could be made with or without eye openings, and 2 open-face versions - one with a minimal opening that tightly frames the face, and the other open a little wider to show a bit more of the face.

These are the same patterns I used to make the hoods used in the series of images taken by Karen Hsiao which you can see here and here.

Each of these patterns is designed to be made in lightweight lamb or similar type of leather - something soft and stretchy is best. They're designed to be made with a laced rear opening, with a 2-piece tongue to keep your hair out of the laces. Although it isn't shown on the pattern, I usually space the grommets about an inch apart - #00 size grommets work well.

Be sure to make your own measurements and adjust the pattern to fit if necessary. These are sized rather petite, designed to fit someone with a forehead measurement of 21.25 inches, neck of 12.25 inches, and chin-to-crown of 25.75 inches. For all you metric system people out there, that's 54cm forehead, 31cm neck, and 64.5cm chin-to crown.

If you look at these patterns you'll notice there is no seam allowance necessary on the 2 tongue parts - those can be cut directly to size. And remember to cut & flop the front and rear panel pieces. I'll be posting a detailed step-by-step on these shortly...

Click here for the "standard" female hood pattern.


Click here for the open-face hood.
... and click here for the open face hood with a slightly wider opening.
I look forward to seeing what you come up with, and please feel free to share any feedback or questions with me here: christopherfetish(at)gmail.com.

Long Bondage Mitten Pattern

Hello all! I have been hard at work making digital versions of a bunch of leather project patterns lately, and will have a series of them to share with you in the near future. There will be patterns for the butterfly straitjacket as well as my latest hood designs and an armbinder.

It is taking a bit of time to digitize everything, but hopefully it will be worth the wait...

The first pattern in this new set is the long bondage mitten project I first made a few months ago. I actually made another pair this past weekend in a gorgeous red lamb leather (with a couple of matching hoods). These are made to be extremely tight, and have zippers at the wrist to allow a very close fit.

I am actually hoping to put together a little instruction sheet with a materials list for each project as well, but for now this is all I can do! Bear with me, there are only so many hours in the day...

To get your own PDF file of this pattern, click here.








Remember, you'll need to edit the pattern to match your model's measurements, and to take into account your leather thickness and fit preferences as well. But, at least this should be a good starting-off point for you to work from - a shop-tested, working pattern.

Bondage hood and posture collar patterns

In response to numerous requests, I have posted some new PDFs of a few of my project patterns on a Google Docs site. These are available for you to download and use to make your own projects. I am starting with a male and female bondage hood, as well as a tall posture collar. You will need Acrobat reader to view and print the PDF (available for free) and you'll probably need to tile these out and tape them together to fit the entire pattern (unless you have really large printer).

Be sure to check the printing options to make sure you are outputting these at 100%, otherwise the sizing might be off. I think the default setting on Acrobat is a "reduce-to-fit", which can result in the wrong size printout. You can double-check the size by measuring the scale I included on each pattern - in both inches and millimeters.

The 3.5 inch posture collar pattern is here. I will take you through the production of this piece in a future post.


The male version of the bondage hood is here. This pattern is being posted for the first time. The shape of the pattern is similar to the female hood, only bigger. You should make adjustments as needed to make the pattern fit your size. Also, I always recommend using a cheap material to test the size of your pattern before you commit to making the final in leather.

And just to keep things all in one place, the female bondage hood pattern is reposted here.
Best of luck, and an armbinder pattern is in the works... Now, don't say I have never given you anything!

Making hood patterns

I have been busy working on some new domina hood designs lately, with a variety of inspirations. The first idea I had was to design something that referenced a police hat visor. It is a look I love, and that Mark Jacobs even showed on his runway models for Louis Vuitton recently. I know some might not think that it would be appropriate for a dom, because it could be seen as a sort of blindfold. But I just love the idea anyway, and controlling your sub's ability to see where you are looking is kind of cool. And who knows, maybe it will just become a submissive hood instead?


The next idea I had was: why do eye holes need to be so big? When the opening is close to the eye, you can actually see pretty well with a small opening. I starting doing sketches, and realized this was a pretty good description of eskimo eyewear, which is used by people to cut down the blinding light and glare from snow-covered environments. It's another take on controlling a slave's abilities to see where his domina is looking. Plus, the thin slits look pretty cool, and allows the shape and placement of the opening to become another design element.
The last idea I sketched out was a more traditional half-hood, sort of like something you'd use on a Falcon, with a pony-tail opening at the top.

Since I wanted to make several prototypes, I took the opportunity to use a variety of leathers in order to proof the pattern in each one. The thickness, softness, and stretchieness of leather all affect how a pattern will fit.
I was using zippers on these as well, as it is easier to set 3 zips vs. 36 grommets.
I assemble hoods in 2 sections: front and back. Then, once they are complete, the 2 halves are joined together at the midseam.
The patent leather hood looked particularly cool inside-out. You can see from the photo I was playing with the placement of the reinforcement around the eye opening. One is on the inside, one is sewn to the outside. Just trying out different looks.
I ended up making an open-mouth hood without eye openings of a pretty heavy leather. Definitely a submissive hood.
And here we have our final trio: Open-mouth submissive hood in heavy leather, slit-eyed domina hood in shiny, stretchy patent, and a visor hood in black lamb.
Unfortunately, these hoods didn't last very long, as they are tried on once, and cut up to assist in the refinement of the pattern. Nothing replaces the feedback you get from actually making a prototype in the material of your choice - all the fit problems pop out right away. These transitory prototypes are integral to my process of making tight-fitting hoods.

Pattern making

Here's a quick peek at the work in progress on the hood for Serious Bondage. I am getting the basic shapes down for the hood and head harness that will go along with the male butterfly straitjacket I'm currently working on. Fortunately, I had a prototype hood that I could use a a base, onto which I applied tape to mimic straps. Once I'm happy with the look, I'll convert this into a pattern.

I have often thought about doing a hood that is also a harness - two pieces combined into one. I'm still not sure which direction I will go on this one: it may be a combination of hood and harness elements. But either way, the leather will be the same 2 colors used in the jacket - so it will have a matched look.

Female Bondage Hood Pattern

For all of you crafty types out there, I wanted to post a simple 4-panel hood pattern sized for a female head. This is the same pattern I used to make the hood for LT, at mylovelytoy.com. It was made out of a light weight lamb leather that should be sewable on a home machine.

There are dotted lines on the pattern showing the forehead, chin to crown, and neck measurements. Make adjustments to the shape and size of the pattern to ensure your hood fits just right!

I'm not even sure if this will work, as the blog won't let me upload a PDF file, unfortunately. I had to convert the pattern to a JPG, which is not ideal. Anybody know how I can post PDFs? I hope to share more patterns in the future...





Special thanks to LT for letting me post her images of the hood in use!

Update: I managed to post the file on Deviant Art, so if you want the PDF version of the pattern, it's located here. Thanks all for the suggestions!