Yesterday I finally had a chance to bottom to one of my bulkier creations and I have to admit that the knot did get a bit uncomfortable in certain positions after awhile. From doggy style I didn't notice it too much but eventually one spot on my inner ass cheek started feeling annoyed, so we switched round to missionary. Here the knot actually felt pretty good but also got old after awhile. I did, however, come all over the place from both positions.

Then I tried being on top but my partner couldn't take the concentrated pressure of me on top bouncing and grinding my clit all over the rope. I tied this on a guy and we determined that placed above the penis it rests on the pubic bone enough for thrust but not enough to support weight. I haven't tried placing it directly over the penis yet because crushing the balls might be an issue, but I'm game to try it anyway. Stay tuned. If you're really into SM, there's all sorts of possibilities here for torture for both parties.

However, my goal is to make this thing as user friendly and comfortable for everyone involved as possible. So today I'm gonna try a slightly slimmed down version made with cotton rope from the hardware store (100 feet for just $6.99!) I chose cotton instead of hemp because it's much easier to wash - same thing with the synthetic poly rope above.

Apparently I've misplaced my camera, otherwise I'd show you a step by step pictorial of just how cool this leaner, meaner cotton version is. Meanwhile, here's a couple crappy shots I managed to upload from my phone; it's the best I could do:

The base is probably about half as tall as the ones I've been making with the colored poly rope. I can't decide which rope has more "give", though; the compressed cotton seems harder but it also is missing a center core, which I think just makes it seem denser tied than it does loose. The synthetic ropes are actually much more bulky, as they're solid all the way through and don't compress at all. We'll see which is more forgiving to fleshy bits after today's field test later.

Now, it's a little hard to see here, but the really super cool thing about this tie is that there are two layers of weaving that one can stick the dick in between and lock it into place. It was sort of possible but not really with the poly rope because the base went in there all right, but the rope took up so much space that the dildo sort of floated around in the hole, taking a small but desirable length off the shaft. Not so much with the cotton. Plus, the cotton really tightens up well; not quite as good as hemp, but much, much better than the slippery stuff.

Well, lucky me, I didn't even get to finish writing this blog before I got pulled off for field testing. Yay me. I love science. And the result? Much better. I hardly noticed the knot was there, except for at my "sits" bones, right at the base of my butt. I could tell something hard was hitting them, but it wasn't really unpleasant and once I really got into it, I completely forgot the rope was there and was totally unable to feel it after awhile.

Didn't try cowgirl position this time because I decided that tying this onto a male body above prexisting genitalia puts the pressure point of the knot too high (right on the bladder, as a matter of fact), and quite a bit higher than it would be on a girl, who would have this resting on the pubic bone, where it may or may not still be uncomfortable to hold weight. Obviously, further testing is still required.

Oh, and another thing of note - the suspenders are critical. I made the mistake of untying his at some point and then the whole thing just sort of flopped over. It also works best to cross the suspenders in the front for hands free, non-slipping, vertical control. I'll show some examples if I ever find my camera.