The Penitent Series

The Implements of Affection in this series were inspired by real flagellation devices that have been used for centuries by wandering ascetics, and by devotees of god knows how many religious sects.    In many ways, people put their hearts and souls into the creation of such penitents and disciplinas, and we found someting in their elaborately cruel beauty and their human scale that appealed to us.  Maybe it was the simple fact that they had been designed specifically to reduce humans to a state of abject repentance, or alternatively, to elevate them to a state of blissful euphoria.    However much you like whips and floggers, you can't honestly make those claims for them.  The Penitent Series is our homage to everything the ingenuity of the human mind has devised for the mortification of the sinful flesh. Some are relatively homely and simple, others are insanely intricate.  All of them tend to be light, fast, sharp and painful, inducing sensations that don't fit comfortably into the regular old BDSM thud - sting spectrum.



Cardinal

When impious thoughts have taken root, or on those awful occasions after a party when you've found yourself coveting the neighbour's ox ... or worse... the neighbour's found you coveting your own ox!  It is always a kindness to help sinners back to the path of righteousness, guided by the light of their pain. This is what the Cardinal is designed for...

A 9" deerskin spiral braid finished in a square knot and half moon keeper, gives way to six 5" long, square, latigo lashes,which are extremely sharp. The 6" handle is made of oak, appropriately stained black, with a round leather lace keeper.  Particularly good for self flagellation.


Cdn $68.75

Venial
The Venial is a perfect remedy for those annoying and tedious lower grade sins like being overly pleased with oneself  or wilfully expressing a (wrong) opinion.  Short, sharp and localised, the Venial produces a delightful 'stippling' effect a la Roy Liechtenstein, and the piety inducing sensation builds up with gratifying speed.  A well known store owner friend of ours once said that the Venial is "what nipples were made for".  I don't think that's entirely true, but I know what she means.

Approximately 16" in overall length, the Venial consists of 3" of goatskin spiral braid, giving way to two round braids of 1.5" length each, finishing off with four 7"  tails, each containing three tight bloodknots.  Mounted on a 7" oak handle, the Venial also has a flatbraided wriststrap.

Cdn $119.95

Eve
Some time ago a pro domme asked us about the possibility of scaling up a Venial to give it more kinetic energy.  So we had a go, and liked the result so much we decided to keep it.  She was called Eve, so it just seemed right to name the piece after her.  The sin, after all, was originally hers. 
 
Everything about Eve is scaled up, including the width of the tails and handle. There are 32 bloodknots.
Overall lash length is 20"and the total overall length excluding the wriststrap is 27". 











Cdn $133.00


Redeemer


Shame on you people!  The Redeemer is one of our more overlooked and underestimated pieces, and that is tremendously shameful.
It's a more traditional type of penitent, made of stiff,scratchy seagrass.  People have told me that when they used this piece on a new partner, the response is invariably along the lines of "wtf was that!?!!".  It's one of those sensations that are outside most people's experience, though very rewarding in its way.  Seagrass is not called seagrass for nothing, of course, and one of its attributes is that it holds water quite well.  So a fun way to play with this is to soak the tails in warm or cold water for a while before playing.  Very refreshing in the summer.  Less so in the winter...
Handle - Grapevine braid in black 3mm round leather lace.
Lash - Ten 18" Seagrass tails.


Cdn $40.35

Torquemada

Another shamefully overlooked piece, the Torquemada is named for the infamous chief of the Spanish Inquisition.  Like its namesake, it is torturously complex.  Each Torquemada is intricately constructed from an awful lot of 2mm round leather cord, knotted, braided and woven into a totally unique piece.   It's very springy and responsive, and can be used very effectively for light teasing, though where it excels is in reducing a willing subject to something that looks like exceedingly rare roast beef.  Fans love the fact that it's so portable, always ready, and that it is so light to use, you can keep going with it for hours and hours and hours...


Cdn $40.35

Carmelita
Based on an actual disciplina in current use among nuns in Mexico, but upgraded from sisal twine to a nice heavy manila rope, the Carmelita is one toy that will defintely motivate you to improve your slatternly behaviour and to at least try and drag your mind out of the gutter.  Fifteen inches of lash includes five inches of hard spiral braiding for that freshly scoured feeling, and the ensemble is finished off with a lovely round leather lace handle braided in a doubled reverse half hitch pattern.



Handle Detail




Cdn $84.90

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