#tucking

[moonfableflor]

I love you binders I love you breast prosthetics I love you packers I love you tucking I love you stps I love you top surgery I love you bottom surgery I love you hormone therapy I love you growing hair out I love you cutting hair short I love you shaving I love you experimenting with gender and presentation I love you transness I love you trans people I love you I love you I love you

[ace-up-your-sleeve]

Hey everyone! My name is Levi (they/he/it) and I am an 18 year old freshman fashion major at one of the top fashion schools in the USA. It has been my dream to one day own and run my own business selling gender affirming intimate garments (binders, gaffs, bras, underwear, tape, etc) since I was 14 and struggling with buying a binder online. My goal is to bring shopping for these items into a physical store, however this will be at least 6 years down the line, possibly longer, as I am a broke college student!!

I'm starting out just researching safe binder and gaff construction, and am in the process of putting together a survey to gauge what trans and nonbinary people want to see in these garments!! I want to hear from people of all genders, races, and body shapes/sizes to best meet peoples needs! In a few weeks when I put out the survey I would love for you to take it, answer as honestly and in depth as you're able, and share with as many other trans people as you can!!

If you would like tagged when I put out the survey please let me know!

[soundwave-macaque]

Hopefully I don't get sent into the shadow realm for this post but I have important information for my fellow trans girlies!

If you were not aware there is an amazing thing called tuckituppp! It's basically underwear that lets you tuck without tape! I haven't personally tried it yet but I have a reliable source who says they are amazing and I have one on the way as I speak!

This is genuinely amazing in my opinion I was so paranoid about using tape on my genitalia and with this I hopefully won't have to! For all my fellow trans women if you are interested look up tuckitupp!

No this is not a sponsored post what are you talking about/silly

[midnight-fox-boy]

At random I'll probably post random resources that people especially in the US or parts of the US may find helpful right now.

To kick this off (Post 1) I want to shout out Point Of Pride!

Point of Pride is an organization where you can get a free chest binder or free femme lower shape wear/compression underwear. I just got my new binder in the mail from them after finally getting to the top of the list after a bit over a year since I applied!

They use multiple companies now where they were an lot more limited before. From gc2b, For Them, underworks, tomboyX as examples, there's different options for people's different needs.

If you're looking for something compressing but safe to wear all day (so not quite as compressing as underworks or gc2b), then there's For Them (what I got!) and tomboyX. Definitely good options for people who don't feel safe enough to take regular binding precautions due to current political and safely issues.

I chose For Them in hopes my issues with my sizing (smaller chest, broader shoulders) wouldn't pop up like it had for gc2b, underworks, and regular sports bras. I'm pleased to say it binds really well for me while also being able to fit over my head with no issues. I even emailed For Them asking if they know of any issues related to this and they said they weren't aware of any and the binder can be worn in both directions. So the "back" of the binder can be the front as well. I found that the reversed option was uncomfortable for my shoulders personally and also was a bit less compressing so I could see this being good for people who can and want to swap compression levels slightly.

I don't have anything to say about the femme shape wear option but I did see that they do use a few different brands AND that the wait-list isn't nearly as long as for their binders (a year vs the femme shape wear being caught up to this last summer last I checked). Compression underwear properly sized is definitely a safer option vs some of the DIY alternatives so if you're in need of compression underwear or find other methods of tucking painful, check them out!

I also got a hand written card with a quote from Laverne cox which was so sweet on top of the pleasant surprise. I hadn't even had time to check the tracking number to see if it had been shipped yet due to being so busy lately lol

Being able to bind comfortably while also not compromising compression due to having to size up is nice. My chest is actually staying put unlike with my sized up gc2b that's started to fall apart

Remember to stay safe y'all 💜 and check out Point Of Pride's website to learn more about them as an organization!

[official-penis-posts]

Any other girlies tuck every single day? All of them? Without missing even one? No? :(

Is there a prize for tucking every day? I don’t mean to sound snarky, but what’s the significance of this question? Surely if you wear a skirt with some flounce you wouldn’t *have* to tuck?

[kalamity-jayne]

Grrrr, that tucking post kinda pissed me off😡

Like, I get it, you’re rabid for girldick and that’s great but that has absolutely ZERO bearing on whether your partner tucks or not because that choice is for herself not you.

I don’t care if you yourself are a trans woman, if you say to your girl, “I wish you wouldn’t tuck,” you sound just as misogynistic as the chasers whining that their favorite porn star had bottom surgery or some douchebag boyfriend insisting his girl wear heels all the time!

Like, I am fully onboard with creating a world where no trans woman feels like she has to tuck but unfortunately we aren’t there yet and many feel safer tucked. Not to mention, some girls hate their penis and need to tuck until they can get their bespoke puss. And some girls, such as myself, just like how tucking feels sometimes.

So if your girl likes to tuck, you best stfu and get her the best gaffs money can buy. PERIODT😤

[the-rat12]

A message to trans people everywhere

PUT DOWN THE DUCT TAPE!!!

[bisexual-engineer-guy]

Someone teach me how to tuck and tell what to buy pls 😭

[starfruit-selections]

you don't tuck because you're confident in your identity and know that having a bit of bulge doesn't make you any less of a woman (and rightly so)

I don't tuck because I'm usually too small for it to be all that noticeable (and also I can never get it to stay)

We are making out sloppy style on the couch.

[randy-does-art]

i made a zine last year. here's the page about tucking and gaffs. if you want a physical copy i'll be posting it on my website today.

[k00291998]

Tucking research

As tucking is a textiles technique I have never used before I wanted to first practice some sample patterns and stitches on a smaller scale.

A book from the library was suggested to me, for example of different types of tucks and how to make them. The book is called The art of manipulating fabric, by Colette Wolff. Along with this book I watched a series of step by step videos on YouTube by Gretchen Halle.

On the page above I have tryed pin, double centred, blind, random and shell tucks.

On this page I have curved tucks, which I really like the effect off but seem to be quite difficult to get completely correct, bow-tie tucks and crossover tucks.

[kalamity-jayne]

I wish I could tuck. it just seems to hurt me every time I try and never ends well. I was hoping hormones would help some but they haven't really worked very well and even affected that area.

do you have any advice/guidance? not being able to tuck just makes me feel really bad and miserable and not very girly.

Hi anon!

You’ve come to the right place with this question because I have lots of advice when it comes to the subject of tucking.

When you first start tucking, there’s no getting around the initial discomfort and “pain”. Pushing your testicles up into the inguinal canal and keeping them there takes some getting used to. Now the reason I put “pain” in scare quotes here is because there is some pain when start out doing it but it should be a kind of dull achey pain. Like, if it feels like someone giving your testicles a firm but moderate squeeze, that’s normal. It should never ever feel like a sharp pain! If your tuck is making you wince you need to carefully undo it immediately. If you’re experience a sharp pain there’s a slim chance it could be an anatomical issue (everyone’s bodies are different) but most likely it either has to do with one or several of the following things that can be changed: Technique, Gaff, and testical size. Also, like I said, even without HRT, eventually you do acclimate to how it feels having your testes inside the inguinal canal such that the sensation will hardly even register let alone hurt.

Now, you mentioned being on HRT. I don’t know how long you have been on HRT but with time your testicles will shrink, even if you penis stays roughly the same size. Tucking does get significantly easier the further along you are with HRT. So even if you’re testicle size is currently giving you trouble it almost certainly will not be an issue later on. Eventually the shrinkage should make tucking effortless and easy.

It’s also possible there is something off with your technique. It’s a little difficult for me to imagine how one might do it so incorrectly as to get torsion but I can walk you through my tucking technique. First, I make a peace sign with the index and middle finger, I use those two fingers to push the testes up into the inguinal canal and rest that hand on my pubis mons with the upside down V crook of the peace sign at the base of my penis. Then I gently pull the penis back along the perineum with my other hand, you want to pull it pretty far back but don’t go nuts, you don’t need to pull it all the way back to your anus. As your holding your penis back up against your perineum your testicles should be able to stay inside the canals on their own freeing your index and middle finger to pinch/grab the empty scrotal tissue and roll it up around the shaft of the penis, like nestling a hot dog inside a hot dog bun. I find it helpful to think of the scrotal tissue I’m wrapping around the penis as labia, and it should look vaguely vaginal though that isn’t the point, rather it’s to ensure all the loose fleshy bits end up inside the gusset of your panty so they don’t get pinched. Continue holding all those bits together like that either with the hand you just used to wrap the penis or with your tightly closed legs and pull up the gaff to hold it all in place, move around a bit and adjust accordingly.

And that brings us to Gaffs. Holding it all in place with tape can be painful and ultimately wasteful, so I highly recommend investing in some good gaffs. A gaff is basically like a normal panty but with a few key differences. The are generally made with stretchy but compressive fabrics like, they have a wider gusset (the underside area that would typically cover the vagina or in this case your tucked penis), and they sometimes have some extra padding in the frontal pubis area. In a pinch you can use a swimsuit bottom or double up a pair of normal panties and then wear some tight jeans. There is a way to make a down and dirty DIY gaff out of an athletic sock and panty hose but I can’t vouch for how comfortable that is and it is certainly the least sexy option. Fortunately these days there are a number of good gaff makers out there (Etsy is a great place for this) and there’s almost too many to enumerate here. I recommend trying a few different styles out and seeing what works for you.

However, there is one gaff maker I do want to highlight because I think they are great for someone like you who is still trying to get the hang of it. https://www.etsy.com/shop/LeoLines?ref=l2-about-shopname Now these are def not the sexiest gaffs but they are full proof. These are the gaffs I turn to when I need an ultra secure tuck that won’t need readjusting. I recommend starting the bikini style for going out and about and practicing at home with one in the thong style. The former is easy and if something is less than perfect about your tuck it’s unlikely to be an issue and the latter, because it’s a thong, will help you get the hang of keeping it all tight, particularly with wrapping the penis in the scrotal tissue, because if you don’t do it right it’ll get pinchy pretty quick but you can easily adjust it because your still at home. The other reason I recommend LeoLines as a starter gaff is because of the extra padding in the front and the amount of compression in the fabric which allows you to achieve the tucked effect without actually tucking (a lot of gaff makers will make that claim but it’s mostly BS with the exception being LeoLines). LeoLines also offers swimsuit gaffs and is the only gaff I know of that makes them in children’s sizes (this was a big deal for my trans niece cause she used to do gymnastics and loves to swim and wanted to wear the same stuff the other girls wore).

I also highly recommend every trans girl check Origami Customs! https://origamicustoms.com/collections/all-underthings/products/mesh-gaff-hipster-underwear They have gaffs in every style and size and even to custom fits. But they also have a sizing guid that’s helpful for buying regular underwear! Like, ever wonder why a particular style of panty never seems to fit right? It may not be your size but rather the shape of your butt!

Lastly, it’s very important to exercise a bit a common sense with tucking. It’s really important to take breaks. If your tucked during the day then you need to untuck at night, especially before going to bed. Once you’re farther along with your HRT and the testicles have shrunk this becomes somewhat less of an issue, at least pain-wise. It’s also important to take breaks and give your junk opportunities to air out, especially during the hotter seasons when you’re more prone to sweating. If you do too much tucking and you genitals don’t get any airflow at all, you could contract a fungal infection, ie Jock itch or other kinds of irritation. But if you don’t tuck when you go to bed, and maybe even give your self some time at home to be naked, you’ll be fine. I’ve gone through months long periods of tucking every single day, even at the gym, and never had any issues. I do recommend wearing softer gaffs if you just shaved your bikini area, gaffs like the ones on LeoLines can exacerbate shaving irritation but if you wait till the day after you shaved you’ll be fine.

And that’s basically it for my tucking advice! I hope that helps you anon!

Love,

🌷Mother Calamity🌷

[sissyashbub]

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