Bondage Rope

All your questions about bondage rope will be answered in the following article.

Most bondage rope today is made from cotton, nylon or natural hemp. Cotton is by far the most popular bondage rope. It feels soft, it holds the knots well and is quite gentle on your skin. Nylon (of often referred to as silk style) is a great, all purpose rope. It's sturdy, it holds knots well, and it looks good. Hemp, on the other hand, has a scratchy feel to it. Some people like that, some don't. Nylon is easier to use, and it doesn't unravel the way hemp rope does. Choose a thick rope because you don't want to cut off circulation. With a smaller rope, you'll need to watch the hands and feet to make sure enough blood is getting to them. A rope from 8 – 10 mm (3/8" – 5/8") is ideal.

How To Use Bondage Rope

There are many different ways that bondage rope may be used. Rope may pull parts of the body together or spread them apart, using spreader bars, for example. Breast bondage using rope is a popular form of bondage. Ropes may be used to tie a person down to furniture like a table or a bed, thereby restricting that person's movement. The bound person must trust and rely on the partner for sexual pleasure and pain, using safe words if things become too intense or frightening, or if the ropes are tied too tightly, cutting off circulation.

Shibari – Japanese Rope Bondage

Shibari is Japanese rope bondage, and it is catching on around the world. It differs from Western rope bondage because the bottom is tied up using very intricate patterns. Instead of merely immobilizing the bottom, Japanese rope bondage enables the bottom to gain sexual pleasure from being bound by the ropes as the ropes bind the breasts and the genitals. Ropes used are hemp, jute, or linen. Kinbaku, another form of Japanese rope bonding, uses no knots at all. Patterns are often asymmetrical, which heightens the psychological impact of bondage. Since Shibari is so complex, it takes patient and imaginative people to try it. Two of the more popular patterns are the Ebi ("shrimp" tie), the Hishi, which uses diamond shapes, and the Tazuki, a "criss-cross harness".

Examples of Rope Bondage

Some simple forms of bondage using rope include:

• tying the hands in front or behind,

• spread-eagle with hands and feet tied to bed posts,

• hog-tied, with the hands tied to the ankles from behind, while lying on one's stomach

• tying rope between the labia with a knot right over the clitoris to enhance sexual pleasure when the clit rubs up against the knot.

• Breast binding – tying rope around the breasts to force blood into them, thereby making the breasts and nipples much more sensitive.

Fantasy Play And Rope Bondage

There are many fantasies that are suitable for BDSM and bondage rope play. Rape fantasies and abduction fantasies often use bondage rope to add an air of danger to sex play. Dominance and submission play often uses ropes in order to add sexual humiliation to the sex play. Auto-erotic asphyxiation is another form of sex play that involves the use of rope, but this can be dangerous if done alone. Always have a partner if you wish to try auto-erotic asphyxiation. You don't want to suffocate to death after you pass out from having the rope tied around your neck while you were alone. Auto-erotic asphyxiation involves the heightening of sexual arousal due to lack of oxygen getting into the lungs and brain. The lack of oxygen and the danger enhances orgasm.

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