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a few lengths of it. It’s worth noting here that home improvement stores will become
your go-to for kinky sex tools, even though the staff working there won’t know why you’re
dragging home 50 feet of braided cotton rope. Bettie Page was originally tied with braided
cotton rope, also known as clothesline, so you are joining a very prestigious lineage.

Synthetic fibers are also very popular for rope bondage, and nylon is the number one
material for bondage rope. Nylon is a thermoplastic material that was originally intended
as a cheaper alternative for silk, although I’m sure that the manufacturers were thinking
of stockings and toothbrushes rather than hog ties and suspensions. As well as being
relatively cheap and widely available, nylon rope is smooth, looks supersexy, and will keep
its shape when knotted into beautiful ties, unlike some other materials, which will become
twisted and distorted as your submissive writhes around. It’s also easily wiped clean, and
I’m sure I don’t need to tell you that that’s a positive thing, especially when it comes to ties
for sex. More important, it’s always easy to untie and won’t terrify new bondage partners
like untreated hemp will. The only catch is you have to pick it up before you buy it. The
softer it feels, the better it will be against your rope bunny’s skin.
 Cotton rope is a perfect rope to start tying with. It is soft, comes in a great variety of colors,
and handles very nicely. Parachute cord and thick yarn (shown in the bathtub tie on page 132) are other synthetics
that can be used for bondage, but both are thin and relatively weak. They are generally
only suitable for decorative knots or for use on smaller body parts. You can use parachute
cord to tie fingers together in a scene, or to bind genitals. The added bonus with these two
Of course, the most popular natural fiber for ropes (and really, for anything ever) is cotton. is that you can cut them off and throw them away when you are both done, because of
Unlike other types of natural-fiber rope, cotton rope can be braided as well as twisted, their relatively cheap cost.
which makes it a lot easier on the skin. However, cotton rope isn’t as strong as other
natural-fiber ropes, and the lack of friction from the material can mean that knots are more
likely to slip out than, say, hemp knots. However, the wide availability and affordability of
cotton, as well as its softness against skin and general ease of use, not to mention the ease
of dying it pretty colors, mean that cotton is a great choice for many nonsuspension ties
and binds. Almost all the colored rope in this book is cotton with some bamboo thrown in,
so if you like pretty things, you might love cotton rope. You should be able to find cotton
rope at home improvement and craft stores, and it won’t break the bank even if you get

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