Halter Top Harness | rope bondage tutorial
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There are times when having all of your knots in front is preferred. Your partner might have an amazing tattoo you want to “frame” across their shoulders. Your flogger is in the cards for tonight’s scene, and you don’t want the leather falls hitting on top of the ties. Perhaps your partner will be lying on their back, and they tend to notice those bumps behind them.
Though it is possible to use pillows to prop up around knots and make rope bondage more comfortable all around, this fashion-forward and aesthetically pleasing tie offers another choice. Think of it as your own erotic bikini top! Use this concept as the jumping off point for crafting chest harnesses outside of the classic model. Make your own fashion, create your own designs, and have fun!
This tie was done with a single 30ft (10 meter) length of 6mm MFP rope.
Wrap torso four times.
Follow a similar pattern from steps 1-9 from the Basic Chest Harness, except all lark’s heads will be in the center of the chest instead of the middle of the back, starting with the wraps above the breasts rather than under the breasts. By doing so, you start at the top, and work your way down.
Tie off wraps.
Hold the rope 2 inches (5 cm) below the lower chest wraps in your left hand. Tie a half hitch around the ropes that run under the breasts. Pull tight.
Split the lines.
Once the lines from the torso wraps are tied off, have one run to the left and one to the right, just below the two sets of wraps that went around the torso below the breasts.
Tuck ends underneath torso wraps on sides.
From bottom to top, tuck the end underneath the sides of the torso wraps and pull snug. This will create an “underwire” effect on individuals with breasts. If there is not enough breast tissue present to create this effect, the line will end up creating a diagonal stripe across the chest, crossing near the nipple.
Tuck underneath lower torso wraps.
From top to bottom, tuck the end underneath the lower torso wraps and pull snug.
Tuck underneath upper torso wraps and repeat.
From bottom to top, tuck underneath the upper torso wraps and pull snug. Repeat steps 5 and 6 once more to create a band of wraps on the side of the chest. With the left side completed, repeat the underwire and side wraps on the right side.
Cross lines over chest.
Run the line from the right side of the torso over the left shoulder, and the left side of the torso over the right shoulder.
Tie square knot behind neck.
Take each line and use them together to tie a square knot directly behind the neck.
The finished product should appear similar to this on the front and back.
Small Chest Variation
The goal on this tie is to create wide decorative elements that fill the open space on the smaller chested individual and yet not have any bulky knots that would detract the eye from the breasts themselves.
In this variation, I began with only one wrap above and below the breasts. I split the lines before going over the shoulders, then brought the lines back together to go under and then over the lower torso wraps. The lines crossed over each other before changing directions, the formerly left line becoming the new right shoulder strap, and vice versa. Returning to the back, they were tied off, and then I created a variation of the clavicle pull. The clavicle line came up to one of the shoulder straps, twisted around it, then became a third shoulder strap. I returned both lines over the shoulders they came from and tied them off in the back.
Finding your own ways to creatively modify these ties to the body of your partner will let them know that you are thinking about them when you are tying. Thus, whether you choose to replicate ties in this book identically, or modify the chest harnesses, it is about making rope yours.
