✦ Class Description ✦

This session continues the Suturing Basics skill-building series. In Part One, we covered handling instruments, needle control, sterile setup, and the simple interrupted stitch.
In Part Two, we will build on those foundations and introduce patterned suturing as a tool for sensation, tension, aesthetics, and play.

We will briefly review:
• Holding thumb forceps and needle holders
• Body positioning and controlled wrist motion
• Monofilament versus braided sutures and how they feel both to giver and receiver

Then we move into new techniques, applications, and visual styles:

• Simple Continuous
A single strand used to create a flowing stitch line.
Versatile for both practical and artistic patterns.

• Horizontal and Vertical Mattress Sutures
A technique that creates lift, pinch, or tension in the skin.
Useful for pain play, texture, and dimensional effects.

• Ford Interlocking
A continuous line with a distinctive interwoven appearance.
Offers both structure and strong visual presence.

• Cruciate (X Pattern) Sutures
Interrupted stitches that form an X shape.
Striking and useful for distributing tension.

• Cushing and Connell Variations
Continuous buried sutures that create a rolled-in or valley effect.
More advanced handling and tension control.

• Optional Discussion: Eyed Needles, Stainless Steel Suture, and Decorative Threading
Increases aesthetic and tactile possibilities while also increasing risk.
We will discuss considerations and precautions rather than prescribing use.

A live demonstration will show each pattern being placed so participants can observe motion, spacing, stabilization, and closing technique.

This class focuses on technique, control, sensation, and creative application within kink and edge play.
It is not medical or clinical training and should not be treated as such.

✦ About the Instructor ✦

@platttypus has been a practicing small animal veterinarian for 27 years and has performed suturing countless times in clinical settings on animals. They have not performed suturing on human patients other than themselves.
Their teaching approach centers on mechanics, control, material handling, and informed decision-making.
Nothing in this class constitutes or should be understood as medical advice.

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