The Finished Butterfly SJ with Padded Hood
Tightest arm pockets I've ever made. Two-layered hood with foam padding. Laced and zipped rear closure. It's one dark, lovely ride.Â
View ArticleBondage Fist Mitts - Let's make a pair!
For a long time, I've wanted to make a pair of super-tight fitting bondage fist mitts. I've always thought boxing gloves had their own special appeal. Something about the way they render the subs'...
View ArticleFist Mitts Test Fit Gallery
So these turned out pretty nice. 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!...
View Articlecat in the kneeling posture suit
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 fetlife gallery.  I love these two... what a couple! Apparently...
View ArticlePrehistoric f-suit stone carving
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...
View ArticleBalled-up Restraint Design Sketches
I've started working in earnest on the balled-up restraint, project number 3 from my "Top 10" list of last year.  This promises to be a good challenge, getting the fit just right for what is a pretty...
View ArticleLeather Thickness Conversion Charts
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...
View Article20 Questions for PD of InSex - A Follow Up
PD in his younger days... What kind of person creates what PD created with InSex? What kind of mind creates so many dark, wonderful things (and actually makes them happen in real life)?I have to admit,...
View ArticleTape wrap progress...
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...
View ArticlePadded Sensory Deprivation Hood - PART I
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 here), and I'll take you through all the steps along...
View ArticlePadded Sensory Deprivation Hood - PART II
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....
View ArticlePadded Sensory Deprivation Hood - PART III
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...
View ArticlePosture Collar Step-by-Step
In response to a request, here's my process for making the locking posture collar with rolled edge. I like this design because it fits a wide range of people really well, it isn't too hard to make, and...
View ArticleThe Art of BeE Workshop Japan
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...
View ArticleThe Leather-Bound Heads of Nancy Grossman
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...
View ArticlePommel Horse Project
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...
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