Monday, April 4, 2011

Back to basics: hogtie

I got some disappointing news.
So it was time for dungeon therapy. Tying rope is a relaxing exercise for me. It can be simple enough to be a meditation.
I tend to shy away from the hogtie and spread-eagle. They tend to position the body closer to the floor in inaccessible ways.
But I can't run from them forever. So I decided to perform a basic hogtie.
I tried a different chest harness than I normally use. The shoulder straps continued under the arms and crossed a line going horizontally under the nipples. This came together into a vine in the middle of the back. I do like the rope handle that this produces in the middle of the back.
For the ankles I used a simple square lashing. I like square lashings.
I took the line off of he ankle lashing and did a block and tackle to the chest harness, and tightened with a taut line hitch. While this collapsed the vine in the chest harness, soundsFun wasn't in a position to notice or go anywhere.
This tie served it's intended purpose of relaxing me.