The Art of Chain

Cecilia T. Winters is your typical queer Millennial. Born at the start of the internet age, she has always benefited from information at her fingertips. She identifies as bisexual and ethically non-monogamous. She has served as a dungeon and playspace monitor, a demo top for a number of local and national kink events, and as a kink presenter. Her non-kink interests include reading, making lists, watching early 2000s crime dramas, and learning about ancient human cultures. Fischer Garrett is a bisexual, polyamorous top. His time spent in the lifestyle has led him through a journey of self-discovery, from once being totally monogamous to being a relationship anarchist; from wanting nothing to do with bondage to developing a way to practice bondage in a relatively unperformed and under-documented fashion. In the past several years he has volunteered for larger kink events as a member of a consent incident response team, a dungeon/playspace monitor, and recently as a kink presenter. He is a huge fan of costumes and masks, and it is not unusual to know that he is around but often in clever and sometimes strange disguises.

Introduction1Chapter 1 – The Why3Considerations4What is Covered5Chapter 2 – Negotiations, Consent, and Risks8As It Relates to Chain Bondage10Specific Risks in Chain Bondage13Chapter 3 – Hardware and Safety13Chain Materials17Chain Maintenance18Chain Specifications20Chain Connections31Non-Chain Related Devices37Safety38Alright… Where Do I Boy This Stuff?41Chapter 4 – The How54Your First Single Column – The Thigh Cuff59Links for Success71Chapter 5 – Harnesses71The Gunslinger Hip Harness75The Mermaid Hip Harness80The Folded Leg Harness 87The Crossed Leg Harness 91Arms-Free Chest Harnesses98Arms-Behind Chest Harness 105Arms-Front Chest Harness 112Body Harnesses117Chapter 6 – Applied Techniques for Functional Bondage117The Hogtie119The Lotus Position121Posing for Exposure123Headcage126Freestyle Chain Bondage133Glossary134Credits135Acknowledgments136About the Authors