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Introduction

here are thousands of into bondage techniques.
great books about That’s the learning
T knots. There are also process we duplicate in
many great books about this book. With the help
bondage. However, as we of our photographer and
complained when first dear friend Larry Utley,
trying to learn rope we use photos and
bondage ourselves, there captions to show—not
are very few books that tell—the soup-to-nuts
clearly illustrate the step-by- techniques for turning
step process of turning rope into rope bondage.
great knots into great Forget long texts. Forget
bondage. It’s one thing to dissertations about BDSM
know how to tie an Eagle or how to be a Dominant.
Scout’s worth of sheep There are plenty of books
shanks, bowlines and clove that cover that thoroughly.
hitches. It’s another thing to Our book fills a gap
know how to tie a former between books about
Eagle Scout… or a former knots and books about
Girl Scout… or just bondage.
someone who dresses like
one at night. Unlike videos or DVDs that
you have to play and
Putting knots to work on memorize, this book
the human form is an serves as a bedside
entirely different skill from companion to actual
the sort of knot techniques bondage. With easy-to-
involved in seamanship, understand captions and
mountaineering or basket clear step-by-step photos,
weaving—especially if you you can learn at your own
want your bondage to be safe, sensual, attractive and pace, review whole techniques at a single glance, and
effective. Like we always say in our in-person, hands-on even lay the book flat on the table (beside your
rope bondage workshops: you’re not tying rope; you’re blindfolded partner) and follow along as you tie like a
tying people. lifelong Dom/Domme.

When we began teaching rope bondage together in This is the book we wished we had when we first got
1999, we discovered that most people learn best curious about rope bondage. This book will let you
when they’re shown—close-up, step-by-step, and avoid many mistakes and frustrations so you can skip
repeatedly—how to tie basic knots and combine them right to the action.

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