Zippers

Just had a conversation about this today. Any thoughts about them?

Directions? Suggestions? Tribulations?

The clothing or the bar?

Charles,

I'm speaking of the BDSM activity that involved clothespins, clasps or/and rarely ... needles and pins.

ZIP!


Elisabeth

Sign me up!

You know me - find someone experienced in it and learn from/with them!

If you don't have a teacher - you know what you gotta do: I suggest using the inside of your forearm and half a bottle of wine. Contrary to what you think, its easier to pinch and <insert cut, poke prod pierce zip here> than pull taut. Like the kellogs pinch more than an inch.

If you cant bring yourself to try on yourself (which I'd do anyway;Never do anything to someone that you dont fully understand) try pork ribs or a big ass ham. Quit laffin. They dont call humans "long pig" for nothin. Not baby backs, not beef, not country style - good ol Q'ing ribs.

Be aware of placement: will waistband of pants rub etc? With appropriate care there wont be any scarring and depending on type of zipper healing can be done in days. Pulling skin tight is a more shallow wound and more painful initially, heals faster. Pinching or grabbing a roll of skin will be a deeper wound. Bigger the teeth, deeper the wound A 'rolling hill" zip is the most interesting feeling. Dont do a straight zip then roll it. Do a hilly zip then straighten/twist/play (skin is already bunched loose etc)

'bout it really.

EW - have you considered taking like an emergency/first responder training? Basic emergency medical training? Check with your local Red Cross.

Like all bloodsports, it takes a particular type to withstand, much less enjoy.

babee,

It was my understanding that it doesn't always have to involve bloodletting. I was thinking more along the lines of using clothespins.

Of course, maybe if I take that Red Cross course ...


Elisabeth

Ouch! If you are drawing blood with clothespins, then you are playing with some pretty viscious clothes pins!!!

For those into them they can be fun, and easily made at home too - all it takes is some clothes pins, some decent strong string and a drill. Drill holes in one of the wodden sides of the clothes pins, and then run the string through and tie a knot and repeat. The distance between the clothes pins and knots depends on how close you want them to be.

You can also go to Beyond Vanilla and buy some there. There are always vendors around that sell em.

Oopsies...my bad. Zipper pull?

Clothespins: I do NOT get the wooden ones. Tedious and time consuming to make sure every one is sanded. I know people who rough up the edges instead of smooth them. BUT - the wooden ones do have the best springs, best aesthetic.

I get the plastic ones. They clean better if needed. Loosen like half the bag, 1/3 the bag - just clamp them on a ruler, table/chair edge for a day. Or bend the two arms a small bit at a time. Plastic ones are usually cheaper made and its hard to explain buy good plastic ones but thats what I do. Be careful stretching springs - esp the arms - on cheap ones. Drilling a hole works but with plastics & a lil loosening and practice, you can take plastic line or 20-30in shoe string and clamp the line/string with the skin - pull the string...slowly or quickly. String has to be strong enough but flexible enough - shoe string works best for me - or corset string, used the string from my boot once in a pinch.

If you're clamping around a member, and using the string as above, make sure the pins are all leaning the same direction for a quick 'zip'. 10 pins & want a quick zip to say #6? Hold down #5 as well - control its release not #6. My girl Kelli has a pic/vid of me doing a slow pull with my teeth. (just remembered that)
I like to leave play in the string between pins. Fun for tugging, adding weights. If the spring has the circle center you cab always run your string through that pre thread before session. Instead of chains & clamps use the string & pins "Don't Move" pins are soooo easy to spring - esp tight ones - smallest movement can make them "pop" then ..well there are consequences for disobeying aren't there?

The plastics are not as well built and the springs tend to be tighter - esp the cheap ones. Too tight pops off too easily. I like the clamps that come on plastic hangers, hair clamps (know what I mean?) the office supply clamps are mean lil bitches.

I am in awe

I've never liked the plastic ones. Too much bite for me. But then again I've also never liked the nipple clamps with serrated edges! Ouchies!!!

But everybody has their own pain threshold. If you tend to play a lot with multiple partners its probably best to have both kinds so you can fit everyones pain levels (at least as best as you can). Though I've never personally gone to the extra effort to sand down the wooden ones. But I also don't play with them if they are splintering. Not a good idea unless you are intentionally looking to get into bloodplay.

I love watching videos of this but have never tried. One of the few things I've never done. Does this usually leave marks? If not I'm game.

When I was a Dominatrix newbie learning the craft my teacher told me to create a practice dummy.
This was a pair of jeans stuffed and sewn up for use to practice my skills for flogging and such to learn control on the strike zone.
However it also is perfect to use for the art of Zipper play.

Once you thread the clothespins (I prefer wood because they are cheap and do not have the plastic bite)
with a sturdy string could be cloths line string works good,
Placement should be around 2 inches apart or less.
Then in one very swift move you yank them off and do not stop or pause at all till all pins are off your play toy.
I also found using a small number such as six three on each side of the balls, cock, breasts or thighs
will produce the same reaction of shock and breathlessness for the play toy.
Any place you can grab a pinch of skin really.
Unless the playtoy bruises easily there should be no problem.
But note if a person is taking aspirin which does thin the blood and could make one bruise easy.
They may take it for High Blood pressure or heart issues. Ask before is a good thing to know.

Sometimes the cloths pins will come apart from the pull.
Since they are so cheap being wood just write them off and get a new one to replace it.
And sometimes just playing with the cloth pins are fun without the pull.

I have not done this in a long time as I got more toys it sort of went to the back of the shelf.
Makes me think I will have to do this soon as I did have so much fun with it.
Oh and one more thing. You may wish to ball gag the playtoy because the pull can create a good healthy scream which is normal.

And by using a dummy to learn will let you learn the right way and speed for your pull.
Just remember straight off not a angle pull to prevent bruises.

Have fun with this ... I always did!!!!

I LOVE Zippers!

This sounds painful for the toy.

Urban Dictionary for zipper:
A practice in S&M/Bondage where a number of clothespins are pinched into the skin of the sub, and a cord is knotted on each. The clothespins are then removed using the cord either in a slow one-at-a-time "pluck" or all at once using a rip of the cord to maximize the effect at once...sometimes to coincide with orgasm.

This could be interesting with the right partner.