Pentagram Harness v2

By Lazarus Redmayne

Easy

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.

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.

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Prerequisites

Handling Rope While Tying

Pictures & Text

Start with a long rope folded in half. Run the rope across the upper chest.

Bring the bight to the back. Reach through the bight and grab the tail.

Reverse tension.

Run the tail across the lower chest, Just below the breasts, if your partner has breasts.

Reach through the secondary bight, the one you made in Step 3. Hook the tail and pull it though.

Run the tail up over the shoulder.

Reach under the upper chest band and hook the tail.

Run the tail down the middle of the chest, laying it on top of the lower chest band.

Place your finger under the chest band on the same side the rope came from. Hook the tail.

Pull the rope up and through.

If you wish, you can pull the chest strap upward a little to raise and support the breasts.

Now bring the tail to the other side, forming a nice decorative twist on the lower chest band.

Once you get the hang of it, you can do Steps 9-11 in a single deft move for style points.

Bring the tail over the other shoulder to the back. You want to route the tail to this location, so….

Place your fingers under both straps to the other side like this and hook the tail.

Pull the tail through.

Reverse tension again, this time toward the armpit on the other side.

Now you have a choice to make. You can either run the tail directly to the shoulder on the opposite side like this, or…

…(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.

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.

Lay the tail on top of the shoulder strap (left shoulder strap in this picture) and bring it to the opposite shoulder.

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.

This avoids creating a pressure point, spreading the pressure across a greater area and making it more comfortable.

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.