Rope bondage is done for erotic an non-erotic reasons. It is a sensual experience between two people: A rope top, who is the person doing the tying, and a rope bottom (or sometimes called a rope bunny), who is being tied up.
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Running End and Bight End (Double Strand Tying)
So far we talked about making two knots: A granny knot and a square knot. We demonstrated this using a single strand of two separate ropes. For now, that will be the last time we will be using a single strand. Because in rope bondage, we’re going to fold our rope over, pulling the two…
Dragonfly Sleave
Step 1: twisting left clockwise and right counter clockwise, form a half clover. On the left, the running end is behind the horizontal rope. On the right, it is in front. On the left, it is behind. Reach through the right and grab the top of the left arch. (Notice my right hand.) At the…
Rope Handling (The Stick, The Hook, and Throwing)
Adapted from Shibari Study Rope handling and Flow Today we covered three key concepts in rope handling: The Stick, the Hook, and Throwing. The stick– we always hold our rope taught to make it look like a stick. When we wrap around or fold around the body, we are always holding the stick strong to…
11/16/2024 Recap
We had only a beginner section today and reveiwed Leg Ladders, the Sommerville Bowline, and the overhand single columns. We also learned an alternative Sommerville called the Fast Sommerville.
11/9/2024 Recap
At the Saturday class we did a lesson on foundational concepts in the intermediate section: Reverse Tension, Half-hitch, Munter, and the X-friction • Reverse Tension • The half-hitch • The munter/nodome The Half-hitch is not fully attached to the rope, and requires tension in the direction of the running end to hold. The munter/nodome is a…
11/2/2024 & 11/3/2024 Recap
At the beginner class on 11/2, we went over the Running End and the Bight End, the overhand single columns (basic and with quick release), the Sommerville bowline, and the double column. We even had time to do a self-tie of KissMeDeadlyDoll’s Self-Suspension Chest Harness from Shibari Study. On Sunday, we had an intermediate session…
How to Whip Your Rope with Needle and Thread
10/26/2024 Recap
We had a great class today. In the beginner section we went over Square Knot vs. Granny Knot, The Summerville Bowline, Double Columns and leg ladders, and how to extend your rope using a Lark’s head. In the intermediate section, TickledKink showed us how to tie a nice clean leg ladder and improved an attached hand tie. We…
10/12/2024 Recap
Today, we had a nice big group and could split into beginner & intermediate sections. The beginner section reviewed the running end and bight end, the overhand single columns, and the Sommerville Bowline The intermediate section did various things including a quick upper body chest harness (the two-band simple one from Tiziano’s book) as well…