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Dragonfly Sleeve

Here’s a beautiful technique for restraining the arms behind
your partner’s body—without investing in an expensive
leather “arm sock.” It also has the nice side effect of
projecting your partner’s chest forward for your viewing
and playing pleasure. You can also raise the arms up for
unobstructed aim, or tie the piece down for intense upper
body restriction. And although it looks like a lot of knots,
you can untie the whole piece in under ten seconds!

Rope length: 40 to 50 feet
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Rope diameter: / 8 inch to / 2 inch

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Start with a Bow Tie Knot. Have your partner stand with Slide the loops up the arms Place the knot between the
Pull the loops to make them arms back and parallel, and over the front of the shoulder blades and pull the
wide enough to fit over your about shoulder width apart. shoulders. ends of the rope to tighten the
partner’s shoulders. Now slip the large bow loops around the shoulders.
loops up your partner’s arms.

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Just below the knot, take Press the hanging ends grab them with your fingers Keep pulling both ropes
both ropes together and behind the loop… from the front and pull the through the knot to create a
make a clockwise turn, with ropes toward you through pair of loops. Tighten the
ropes on top (not behind). the loop. This creates a knot by firmly pulling on the
Double Slipknot. top sides of the loops.

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