Pentagram Harness v2
This attractive harness can be lots of fun for religious- or occult-themed scenes and can serve as a great anchor for other layers of bondage.
This version updates version 1 of the Pentagram/Star Harness with a smoother way of doing the back and by adding optional Half Hitches to the front so as to (1) give the star a more regular shape and (2) to keep the ropes further from the front of the arm pits for added comfort and safety.
Notes: This harness can be placed on the chest only or to also bind the arms. This is the chest-only version.
I use an amazing Natural hemp rope provided by my affiliate Twisted Monk. Check them out!Prerequisites:
Rope Needed
For this tutorial, I used one 30' (~9m) piece of Natural 1/4" (6mm) hemp. If you need more, extend it. If you have more than you need, use it up.
Prerequisites
Pictures & Text
Start with a long rope folded in half. Run the rope across the upper chest.
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Bring the bight to the back. Reach through the bight and grab the tail.
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Reverse tension.
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Run the tail across the lower chest, Just below the breasts, if your partner has breasts.
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Reach through the secondary bight, the one you made in Step 3. Hook the tail and pull it though.
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Run the tail up over the shoulder.
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Reach under the upper chest band and hook the tail.
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Run the tail down the middle of the chest, laying it on top of the lower chest band.
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Place your finger under the chest band on the same side the rope came from. Hook the tail.
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Pull the rope up and through.
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Now bring the tail to the other side, forming a nice decorative twist on the lower chest band.
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Bring the tail over the other shoulder to the back. You want to route the tail to this location, so….
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Place your fingers under both straps to the other side like this and hook the tail.
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Pull the tail through.
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Reverse tension again, this time toward the armpit on the other side.
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Now you have a choice to make. You can either run the tail directly to the shoulder on the opposite side like this, or…
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…(optional) you can add a half hitch here first. The benefit of doing this is: (1) that it helps keep the rope from riding into the armpit and (2) it makes the pentagram/star pattern more regular.
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To do this, place your finger on top of the tail and under the upper chest strap. Lay the tail on top of the upper chest strap, then hook the tail.
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Lay the tail on top of the shoulder strap (left shoulder strap in this picture) and bring it to the opposite shoulder.
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Place the tail close to the neck so that the two sets of lines lay next to each other and not on top of each other.
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Another option: For a sharper point to the star, lay the top on top of the shoulder strap. This looks cool but comes with the trade-off of possibly creating a pressure point.
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Reach under the upper chest lines and the shoulder line on the other side to hook the tail.
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Pull it through.
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Reverse tension again, running the tail toward the armpit on the other side.
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Again, you have the choice of adding a Half Hitch here or not.
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Mirror whatever you did on the other side.
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Notice that the way we have been laying the lines so far has naturally resulted in a woven pattern.
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To continue the pattern, run the tail under the first shoulder strap…
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…and then lay it on top of the second.
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Run the tail over the shoulder, mirroring the choice you made on the other side.
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The tie is basically done, we just need to lock it off and use up any remaining rope here on the back.
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To do this, run the tail under one set of lines…
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…over the next and under the next…
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…and over and under again.
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If you have more rope than this, you could use up the rope using a Figure-8 pattern around the shoulder straps.
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But, as I have only a small amount left, I will just continue weaving.
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At this point I am out of rope. The ends are uneven because I have been going around a circle here on the back. This is not a problem!
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You can lock off the shorter end on one side...
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…and continue weaving the other end until it is done, then…
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…lock it off as well!
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