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Learn and practice these basic                                                                                                                                                                          1. Begin by folding your rope in half. Next,
                   knots: They are your bondage                                                                                                                                                                            take the middle part of your rope and wrap

                   alphabet. Some of you were                                                                                                                                                                              it around the wrist or ankle three times.
                   lucky enough to be Boy Scouts
                                                                                                                                                                                                                           2. After completing the wraps, cross both
                   when you were younger. Some                                                                                                                                                                             ends perpendicularly.
                   were brought up on farms or en-

                   joyed sailing or climbing. Some                                                                                                                                                                         3. The wraps should be loose enough
                   will have never have touched a                                                                                                                            1 1  2 2                                      that you can tuck the short end under the
                                                                                                                                                                                                                           wraps and hook it with your thumb and
                   rope in their whole lives—and
                                                                                                                                                                                                                           pull through.
                   that’s okay. For the sake of the

                   total newbies, I’m assuming a                                                                                                                                                                           4. Make a loop on the other end exactly in
                   prior knowledge of zero—and                                                                                                                                                                             the direction you see here.

                   even if you think you know
                                                                                                                                                                                                                           5. Pull the short (bight) end through.
                   some of these knots by heart,

                   it won’t hurt to refresh your
                                                                                                                                                                                                                           Final: Tighten the whole knot. This knot
                   memory.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                           has the advantage of being tied quickly
                                                                                                                                                                                                                           and efficiently but is not recommended for
                                                                                                                                                                                                                           rope bondage suspension (that’s a whole
                                                                                                                                                                             3 3  4 4                                      other book).
                   Bula Bula




                   This is a classic knot that is the

                   most basic one for starting your
                   ties. It is easy and quick to learn

                   and apply.








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