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In this chapter, we’ll be discussing all kinds of rope and other materials that you can use
 for bondage, but don’t be put off by the seemingly endless arsenal of equipment listed;
 you don’t need it all. Just one piece of rope is more than enough to have hours and hours
 of bondage fun, and you’ll be surprised at what you can get for cheap at the convenience
 store. (Top tip: Get some wooden clothes pegs to nip and tease your slave. You won’t
 regret it.)




 Different Types of Rope


 There are many different types of rope, but not all are suitable for rope bondage. Though it
 might seem tempting to just grab that dusty pile of rope that’s been sitting in the garage for
 almost twenty years and start tying your husband up with it, let’s first look at the different
 ropes available and why we use them. (And check that it’s not actually a snake that’s curled    This is jute rope from four different artists. It comes in different diameters.
 up in your garage. You never know.)



                      Bondage ropes can be lumped into two basic categories: natural and synthetic. Natural
                      fiber ropes are made of materials like jute, which is a vegetable fiber; hemp, which comes
                      from the same plant as your cheeky little toke at the end of the day (don’t worry, we won’t
                      tell); and linen, which comes from the flax plant (flaxseeds are also known as linseeds, in
                      case you were wondering where that name came from). These materials are all very hardy,
                      and when turned into ropes, they are twisted rather than braided. They also tend to be
                      pretty rough and abrasive against the skin, especially hemp, so rope makers treat the fibers
                      by boiling and then oiling them, to make them super delicious to use against a lovely sub’s
                      skin. Jute is naturally more supple and smooth than hemp, and linen, though gorgeous to
                      touch, is the least often used. The biggest benefit of using any of these types of natural-
                      fiber ropes is that their knot-holding ability exceeds that of synthetic-fiber ropes, with jute
                      in particular being up to just about any task you could think of. For this reason, jute was
                      traditionally used for shibari, and practitioners of this type of rope bondage still tend to use
                      this type of rope today.
   Jute rope can vary from maker to
 maker. These bundles are all of jute
 and made by three different artists.


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