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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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