Today’s rope handcuffs come from Back on the Ropes by Two Knotty Boys, a step-by-step guide to simple and intricate rope bondage. The directions below are for tying someone’s wrists together, but you could also tie someone’s ankles together, or tie wrists to ankles, or wrists or ankles to furniture. The wrap is thick enough that it feels very solid and comfortable, and you can leave ropes dangling to pull your activity partner around by or tuck them in and lead your partner around by pulling on the wrap itself. Or anything else you can think of!
One of the most useful bondage techniques is this Basic Wrap. Use it wrist-to-wrist, ankle-to-ankle, wrist-to-ankle, or even to secure an arm or ankle to the leg of a table or chair. It doesn’t have to be rock-hard tight to hold, and it can even be loosened mid scene without freeing your partner, so it’s a more circulation-friendly technique to use even in long-duration play.
Unlike other types of toys, rope is multipurpose. You can make handcuffs like those below, but you can also make your own flogger, strap-on harness or belt, not to mention the infinite ways there are to restrain someone.
Before you begin to tie someone up, keep the following safety tips in mind:
- Keep the rope loose enough that you can work two fingers between the rope and your activity partner’s skin. The goal is to restrain, not to cut off circulation. If the rope might get wet (it’s really hot and you’re both sweating and using cotton rope, for example), leave it even looser.
- Check circulation often by looking for areas of skin that might be turning blue or white. Check in with your activity partner often, and make sure they notify you if they start to feel pins and needles or numbness.
- Never tie rope in a way that might restrict someone’s ability to breathe.
- Never leave someone tied up alone.
- Keep flat edged medical safety scissors near by in case you have to release someone
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