A black-and-white photo of a person mid-air in a Superman-style body suspension pose, supported by multiple hooks in their back and legs, smiling joyfully toward the camera. They are suspended horizontally in a large indoor space with high ceilings and visible rigging. A group of onlookers—some seated, some standing—watch with expressions of admiration, amusement, and support. The atmosphere is lively and communal, capturing a moment of shared experience and transformation.

Sew Hawt.

Lip sewing on IAM: nippples by Greg of Alligator Ink, Willoughby, OH.

Comments

39 responses to “Sew Hawt.”

  1. thr- Avatar

    That’s is the kind of lips I would kiss

  2. Gilmo Avatar
    Gilmo

    Oh geez. I like it.

  3. Scarlete Avatar

    I can’t help it… Why so srs?

  4. Tofer Avatar
    Tofer

    Cool!!!

  5. Jaimes Avatar
    Jaimes

    I think I just fell in love.

  6. bucket of bunnies Avatar
    bucket of bunnies

    yaaay! you made it to modblog šŸ˜€

  7. Vance Avatar

    I’d like to see you smile with your lips sewn shut rofl. How is she supposed to not be serious when she can’t open her mouth or anything šŸ˜›

  8. gidgey Avatar
    gidgey

    Beautiful eyes and face. I’m not a body modder so forgive me for saying I find this tragic that such a pretty girl feels the need to do this to herself. Please, no attacks, this is my opinion as a non-modder. Peace.

  9. gidgey Avatar
    gidgey

    Oh, and I’m female/lesbian if this makes a difference šŸ˜›

  10. Sculla Avatar
    Sculla

    I’m sure i’ll get canned for saying this, but as much as i like the lip sewing.. when the blood it Smeered like that i think it ruins it. but thats just me.. i like things like https://www.bme.com/news/2008/06/08/mums-the-word-2/

    Still a beautiful pic though šŸ˜€

  11. m Avatar
    m

    im a female/lesbian…and i think this is great…i dont think sexual identity has anything to do with it…perhaps just modder vs. non-modder aesthetic?

  12. Ward. Avatar

    gidgey: You don’t need to be a ā€œbody modderā€ to understand peoples desire to change things, just think of anyone that wants a new paint job on their car and it’ll make sense. Oh and being a female/ lesbian (just saying lesbian would have covered it) only gives you internet credit if you can make it sound like your putting out.

  13. & Avatar
    &

    #8: Hah, I can disagree, but I’m a lesbian so it makes it okay! SEE! I’m still alternative. I’m still cool. right?
    just stand by your guns, you don’t have to ā€œjustifyā€ your disagreement with such a distant topic as your sexuality, opinions on aesthetics vary from person to person. I would understand you bringing up your sexuality if it were say, two girls kissing with lips sewn shut or something, but in this case its just totally irrelevant.
    to each his own.

  14. & Avatar
    &

    also, I hate that ā€œyour such a pretty girl, why do this to yourself?!ā€ response. My response to that is: so… its only okay if they ugly girls do it?

  15. gidgey Avatar
    gidgey

    So much for modders accepting a different opinion from their own. I guess ā€œpeaceā€ doesn’t work with different opinions. *shrugs*. Oh, and P.S. I said I was a lesbian so that yeah, you wouldn’t think I was some Fundamentalist Christian who shrieks at anything outside the smallest box. Sorry some of you didn’t get that.

  16. HJP Avatar
    HJP

    I’m not trying to argue anything here, I curious more – why is this tragic for such a pretty girl? Maybe she doesn’t feel the ā€˜need’ to do this, what if she wanted to step outside the box herself and try this as something new and wanted to do it? the photo itself is not my personal style, I’d prefer to see a photo with the blood cleaned up – but it may now be something that was made to be a photo, it may just simply be the film is the means to show others a temporary modification she did. It’s all good. Oh, and this comment is coming from a tranny boy, if there needs to be any kind of clarification there.

  17. jesse Avatar
    jesse

    My god she’s beautiful. Her face is perfect.

  18. Greta Avatar
    Greta

    Sculla, I agree with you. For me its not just lip sewings, but any photo with blood around the mouth (which I know is clearly just my own opinion and that others will have polar opposite opinions)

  19. Godzilla Riots Avatar

    It’s funny how every time I’ve seen an entry on lip sewing a discussion begins on why somebody does it.
    Although she doesn’t look happy in the picture I doubt that’s representative of how she’s feeling. Many of us already know from experience that rituals can be extremely personal and it seems unfair for people to judge her when they couldn’t and/or wouldn’t try to understand her own reasons for undergoing such an intense procedure.

  20. Tom For Real Avatar

    HERE PAL YOUVE GOT SOMETHING ON YOUR FACE!|
    Im not sure i’d have to guts to sit still through something like that!
    GeeWILLIKERS!

  21. ingusjinx Avatar
    ingusjinx

    i was actually tellin my mate stacey about lip sweings on the way home and iv decided to get my lips sewn shut for halloween

  22. Rauwebeer Avatar
    Rauwebeer

    Wish they did this to all girls, it would make the world much more quiet haha…

  23. clockworkwasp Avatar
    clockworkwasp

    Wish they did this to all girls, it would make the world much more quiet haha…

    Dude, in what way do you consider this to be even remotly acceptable as a comment? Because given the long history of men telling women to sit down and shut up, in many cases with violence, this is really quite insensitive.

  24. clockworkwasp Avatar
    clockworkwasp

    ā€œremotelyā€ even, my keyboard is playing up!

  25. nippples Avatar
    nippples

    I also hate the ā€œyour such a pretty girl, why do this to yourself?.i did it basically beacuse i like the aesthetic of it and also for the experience,i also do enjoy seeing how far i can push myself,after halfway through it got to be pretty intense.i decided to leave the blood on beacuse i thought it looked cool. as for the serious face i was trying to hold still so the picture didn’t come out blurry.

  26. marie Avatar
    marie

    drama aside, i really love this. i wish she had taken a pic in natural light too

  27. snakelady1956 Avatar
    snakelady1956

    I can’t see why anyone would pay good hard-earned money to have something like this done. With the price of gas as it is, something like this is such a waste of money. Sorry, but I don’t find this attractive at all for anybody, but that’s just me. I’d much rather spend my money on a new tattoo or piercing.

  28. nippples Avatar
    nippples

    i didn’t pay anything actually,Greg and i just had fun doing it.

  29. Emaline Avatar
    Emaline

    Has anybody ever noticed this above the comment box? ā€œIf you just want to prove that you can say the meanest thing about something you don’t understand, go somewhere else. This is a community of friends(…)ā€

    Maybe all you people that can only bitch should pay attention to things like this.

    I don’t like lip sewing all that much(but I can see where it’d be fun), nor do I really like this photo(no offense, nippples, but you look like you are getting ready to kick my ass šŸ™ ). I can see why someone would enjoy this, and I think it’s great that people can express themselves like this. Lip sewing is very interesting(and yes, that is coming for someone who doesn’t really like it).

    Also, the whole ā€œYou’re such a pretty girl, why do you do this to yourself???ā€ thing is so annoying. I’ve heard it so many times ā€œYou’re beautiful! You don’t have to stick metal in your face to make yourself interesting!ā€ I’m not doing it so others find me interesting, or attractive! I’m doing it because I like it. ME. I enjoy it. I like it experience. Hell, I even enjoy scars left over from not so well thought out piercings. I love all my piercings, and my tattoo. I wouldn’t change them for a thing.

  30. mouse Avatar
    mouse

    i agree whole heartedly with Emaline, i think that those of you that don’t having something good to say about how a person feel, and how they express that, don’t have the right to push it in the persons face. the photograph is an expression of what nippples is feeling at the time, and that should be respected, it doesn’t matter if you accept it, or like it.

  31. bucket of bunnies Avatar
    bucket of bunnies

    This is a beautiful picture. I prefer seeing the blood. It’s part of the experience, so it’s that much more personal.

  32. suxxor Avatar
    suxxor

    I think mods just make pretty people a different kind of pretty.

  33. Ryan Avatar
    Ryan

    I’m curious, does having your lips sewn together have the same feel as bondage? It seems similar in the sense that you are voluntarily allowing yourself to be restrained in some way.

    I think this is really sexy, and if I weren’t so squeamish about pain, I would probably want to do it myself.

  34. IIV Avatar
    IIV

    gorgeous..
    but all of the arguing ruined it a bit.
    and to whoever said something about why would you do this with the price of gas the way it is, then go on to say you’d prefer a new tat/piercing.
    thats kinda moronic, nothing personal but since when is a piercing or tattoo a necessity? even gas isn’t a necessity.
    but again i don’t mean to counter what you said.
    looks good, over-did the smearing a little but still wonderful

  35. willie Avatar
    willie

    yo thats so sick i think thats really cool

  36. amber skye Avatar
    amber skye

    shes gorgeous

  37. SiA Avatar
    SiA

    I second #29 Emaline’s post

  38. SiA Avatar
    SiA

    what the heck, how do you make your name ā€œlinkableā€ on here?

  39. RooRaaah Crumbs Avatar

    SiA Put the URL to your IAM page (or whichever page you want linking to) in the Website box, beneath ā€œMailā€

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