A Complete Guide to Nipple Clamps

What do you think of when you hear the word “clamp”? If you’re like most people, you’re probably picturing something heavy and metallic which you wouldn’t really want attached to your nipples.

But nipple are more fun than you might think. Here are some cool things people often report when using clit and nipple clamps:

• It feels amazing when they’re removed
• They make your nipples way more sensitive
• The pain of nipple clamps can be a real turn-on
• They make for great predicament bondage

So maybe clamps do belong in the bedroom after all? Here’s everything you need to know about them.

Contents

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Every type of nipple clamp

Improvised nipple clamps

How to use nipple clamps

Fun things to do with nipple clamps

Every type of nipple clamp

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There are a lot of different kinds of clamp available for the sexually adventurous out there. Below are listed some of the most common types.

Hairpin/tweezer clamps

These clamps look like slightly fancy hairpins. They may be bare metal, but usually have some friendly silicone grippers on the ends.

They can be used on nipples or, if you’re feeling adventurous, genitals, too!

With some gentle flexing most clamps of this type are almost infinitely adjustable. Some with an adjustable ring that you can slide back and forth to set the tightness.

They can be a little fiddly to use, and provide a very pinpoint, precise pinch.

Weighted clamps

Many clamps are designed to have little weights added to them: gym equipment for your nipples. As well as adding to the pinch and pull of the clamp, these will also swing when the wearer moves, which creates some very interesting sensations.

Screw-tightened clamps

These clamps are tightened and loosened by means of a screw, which makes them incredibly versatile, and great for anyone who’s more interested in pain than pleasure.

Many nipple clamps are designed this way. You can find alligator clamps that tighten with a screw, or box-shaped nipple crushers that apply a more even, broad pressure.

Vibrating clamps

On both men and women, the nipples are super sensitive, which means that vibration applied to the nipples often feels really good.

Vibrating clamps come with a teeny little vibrator attached, and provide a bunch of added stimulation.

Butterfly/clover clamps

The point of these complicated-looking things is simple: when you pull on the string, they grip tighter. They’re a staple of BDSM toyboxes everywhere, and not just because they look cool – they’re brilliantly sadistic as well.

Flexible clamps

Most clamps are made from metal, but you can find flexible “clamps” made out of treated string or silicone cord.

Rather than pinching the nipple, these tighten like a noose around it in order to provide sensation. With a little added weight, these provide a very similar sensation to any other nipple clamps.

Nipple suckers

Not technically a clamp, but included here because they’re used in a similar way. These little nubbins provide targeted suction to sensitive areas of the body.

Squeeze, apply, release – and add a bit of lube if you need to make a better seal. Some people prefer a sucking sensation to a pinching one – for them, nipple suckers are the way to go.

Improvised nipple clamps

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Many household items can be modified to work as excellent clit or nipple clamps. Here are some of the more common ones.

Clothes pins

You can use square-ended plastic clothes pins as nipple clamps. Wooden pins work too, although they’re prone to splinters, so check them before use by running your fingers over them.

Clothes pins often don’t have enough grip just by themselves to cause much pain. You can adjust their grippiness by adding a rubbed band around the pinchy end of the clip.

Chopsticks

Bind together a pair of chopsticks with a rubber band at each end. Square chopsticks work best for this, and when using wooden chopsticks remember to check for splinters before applying them.

Hairpins

An ordinary hairpin works as a (quite mean and pinchy) nipple of clit clamp. These are cheap and readily-available. The individual whose nipples are about to be clamped might even have one about their person…

Binder Clips

Binder clips work as nipple clamps, but are too strong for most people to tolerate. You can moderate their tightness by threading a nut and bolt through the handles of the clip, allowing you to tighten and loosen as you please.

Tweezers

Ordinary tweezers (check that they’re clean, rust-free and not too sharp) work as nipple and clit torture tools. Apply a rubber band to add some extra gripping power if needed.

How to use nipple clamps

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Clamps are a pretty self-explanatory toy. You apply them to your nipples or clit as appropriate, and then enjoy the sensations they create. These sensations will usually be:

• A pinch (pleasant or painful depending on how tight the clamp is) when you first apply the clamp
• A steady or slowly rising awareness of your clit/nipple being compressed – might be pleasurable or painful depending on tightness and your body
• A rush of sensation when the clamp is removed and bloodflow resumes

If you’re aiming for pleasure you should adjust the clamp so that it’s just tight enough to stay in place without you holding it. If even that level of tightness is a bit much for you, you can work up to it by stimulating your clit or nipples a little first, or using a dot of lube to ease the initial contact between clamp and skin. This will also make things quite slippery, so be conservative with the lube.

If you’re aiming for pain, you can go pretty tight from the start.

Just remember, in either case, you should leave the clamps on for only short periods of time – ten minutes at most. Tight clamps cut off the blood supply (which is why you get a rush when you remove them), and cutting off the blood supply to any part of your body for a long time is a bad idea, captain.

Fun things to do with nipple clamps

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That’s the basics on how to use nipple clamps, but there’s a lot more to them than just the basics. Here are some fun things you can do with clamps and clips and other bits of kit.

Weighted clamps + vigorous fucking

Apply a set of weighted clamps to your willing victim. Get them into position to be fucked doggy style. Go at it. As you pound them the weights will swing, providing some hands-free torture for their poor, sensitive little protrusions.

Clamps + vibrators

I mentioned vibrating clamps before. Not many people own vibrating clamps, but you can get the same effect by applying a vibrator (I’d suggest something powerful, like a magic wand) to an ordinary metal clip. Brrrrring.

Chains + clamps

One hitherto unmentioned (but very popular) clamp variation: sets of nipple clamps joined together (or even to a clit clamp) by a chain. These are fun not just because the chain adds weight to the clamps, but because you can also grab the chain and pull for maximum pain.

Clamps + bondage

Attach a clamp to your beloved. Attach a chain to the clamp. Attach the chain to a fixed point. This effective means of bondage keeps its subject in place through pain; if they pull away, it will hurt. The harder they pull, the more it will hurt… at least until the clips come off. Superb fun for the sadists among us.

• Clamps + ice
• Clamps + impact
• Clamps + wax/oil