BDSM Feathers

What are feathers used for in BDSM?

Feathers are most often used in their animal version, for gentle sensual play on your partner’s body.
Wooden feathers, on the other hand, are intended for writing on the skin, in the image of ancient calligraphy nibs.

What is the history of writing on the skin?

Marking the skin in different ways goes back to the dawn of time.
The oldest known tattoo dates back to 5300 BC.
Various other ways of marking the skin have also existed: scarification is an art that has existed for over 3,000 years.
More superficial ways of marking the skin also exist, such as traditional henna, for writing or drawing on the skin on a relatively temporary basis.
Or the art of body painting, using the body as a canvas.

Why write on the body in BDSM?

Writing on the skin allows you to mark your partner, for a relatively short time, unlike branding and other tattoos, where the mark will fade after a few hours, days or weeks.

Writing on the skin also allows you to play with sensations, being more or less intense forms of scratching, so you can vary the intensity.

How to use a BDSM feather?

Hold the shaft of the nib as firmly as you would a pen; you can use your other hand to tighten the skin.
Then write with enough pressure to scratch the skin, but not so much that the strokes are soft.