Rope Workshop

Here is a list of my standard ties. This is a growing list so is no longer manageable as a single page to look at. If you are trying to get started in rope bondage then they are in a pretty good order to follow (so far!).

I’ll add a caveat to this before we start. Rope bondage is dangerous. I’ll not go over safety here but make sure you do wider reading to cover it. It is easy to tie someone in a way that can result in permenant nerve damage. Check out my resources page for links to more responsible and complete sites and sources that do cover this!

  • Zip Tie - This is a tie that can be pre-made and looped and tighten around a limb at a later date. The knot of the zip tie can be slid up and down the rope tightening or loosening the know but will not tighten or loosen under tension. You can attach one to each corner of the bed before your night even starts.
  • Single Column Tie - This is a basic tie to comfortably tie around a single trunk (wrist, torso, ankle, thigh, chair leg...). The multiple wraps provide a wider band of rope to share pressure across, reducing the amount that the rope cuts into the trunk.
  • Midshipman’s Hitch Knot - This is another sliding knot, similar to the zip-tie, that can be loosened or tightened without slipping under tension. This one is simple to tie while the other end of the rope is tied off somewhere else.
  • Two Trunk Tie / Two Column Tie - A really simple way to tie two trunks (ankles, wrists, torso-to-wrist, ankle-to-wrist, ankle-to-thigh, ankle-to-banister...) together. The multiple wraps help to spread the load and reduce the amount that the rope cuts in.
  • Braided Wrist Tie - A decorative wrist tie (can also be done on the ankles). This is decorative only as it binds around the wrist where there are exposed nerves so in avoiding pressure on them the rope is often slack enough to wriggle out of. ....but it is pretty!
  • Joining Rope - So... you've run out of rope. Now what? Here are a few techniques for joining rope. Some are better than others depending on the bite/tooth of your rope and if you want the old working end in line or poking out. Have a play and learn their differences.
  • Pentagram - A nice decorative chest harness. A pentagram to signal your wicked intent! Please note that the rear photo here is really neat.... don't expect yours to be that neat without a lot of practice. There is a specific order to tie and loop things in the back knot but explaining how would make this tutorial a hundred times longer for only a minor benefit! Try it yourself and see how neat you can get the back.
  • Chest Harness and Chest Harness with Bling - A simple decorative chest harness. There are a few options below on adding steel hardware into the tie.
  • Using Up Excess Rope - When doing chest ties and you often end up with excess rope or a leash at the back. This is a simple way to neatly use up that rope if you don't want it flapping about.
  • Woven Chest Harness - I love this tie! A woven criss-cross of rope at the front and and almost spine like weave at the back. Its intricate, uses a metric-fuck-tonne rope and is a pain in the arse to get the tensions right in the rope, but it looks gorgeous front and back if done correctly.
  • Basic Hip Harness - This is the first step towards suspensions! This is something that you can tie on yourself but you should be comfortable with this tie and get first-hand in person advice and instruction on this before progressing to any form of suspension.
  • Diamond Body Tie - A full body decorative harness that runs around the torso, front and back, and under the crotch.
  • Heart Chest Tie - A simple decorative chest harness with a heart design in the center of the chest.
  • Burlington Bowline - This is a slight change on the previous single column tie, with an extra wrap to make it more secure. Still with a wide band of rope around the wrist to stop it digging in and a knot that will not slip and tighten.
  • Sommerville Bowline - Another single column tie, this is my favourite so far as it doesn't slip, the knot is smaller than the Burlington bowline. It is a little more complex to explain but once you've got the hang of it then it is more simple to tie.
  • Hitch Chest Harness - This is yet another simple chest harness this time with a couple of hitches at the front. I do a lot of these as they are easy to practice on a mannequin (#longdistancegirlfriend)
  • Hishi Karada -

    There is a more simple version of this tie further up - https://charredhalo.co.uk/diamond-body-tie/.

    This one is based on the tutorial by Rory's Brainworks so I won't go into much detail here on how to do it.