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All Tied Up: Using Ropes in Your BDSM Play

Do you fantasize about being taken from behind with your hands restrained above your head? 👐 Do you salivate at the thought of tying your playmate’s wrists and ankles to the bedposts? Ooooooft… 😩🤤😍

When we asked you in our poll which kink you wanted to learn more about, your most popular answer was ‘ropes and suspension’. 😈 Discover how to get all tied up (and why it feels sooooo good) in our sexy BDSM rope guide. 👇

Preparation 👌

You know by now that when it comes to BDSM, you gotta discuss your limits in advance and establish your safewords. ☝️ Make a habit of incorporating sex chats into your BDSM play, and let yourself get turned on when talking through all the horny details of what you’re going to do to each other’s hot bodies. Consent is not just mandatory, it’s sexy too! 👅

Right, let’s start by choosing our rope. 🤔

Ropes with a wider girth spread the pressure more evenly over your skin and avoid any potential irritation, so thicker is always better (we’ve all heard that before… 😉).

After that, your choice of material comes down to your personal preference. 🤷‍♀️ There’s so many options out there, but cotton is a great all-rounder - strong hold, but also soft on the skin. 💪🥰

The physically vulnerable position of being tied up gives you all sorts of intense and powerful feelings! 💪 Still, a little peace of mind can help you relax and take in all that sensuality, so it’s a good idea to keep a pair of sharp scissors or EMT shears nearby to cut the rope quickly if you need to. ✂️ Ropes can be replaced, trust cannot! 🙏

Tying the knot 👐

The trick to a successful bondage knot is all in the layers. With every knot you create, wrap it around the body part plenty of times so you don’t cause any strain on the area. 🔁

Basic bondage knot ⛓

1️⃣ Fold your rope in half.

2️⃣ Hold the folded end (known as the ‘bight’) in your right hand.

3️⃣ Place the four fingers of your left hand against your Sub’s wrist.

4️⃣ With your right hand, wrap the bight three times round your Sub’s wrist and your four fingers. This extra space is essential to ensure that the knot doesn’t end up too tight and cut off circulation.

5️⃣ With your right hand, pass the bight under all six strands that are now looped around your Sub’s wrist.

6️⃣ Finally, tie the bight and the free end of the folded rope in a double knot to secure. 👌

From here, you’ve got loooaaads of options for getting properly down and dirty. 😈 Try tying your Sub to a bed by their wrists (and ankles, if you want! 🤤). Or, hold the free end of the rope and lead your Sub to the bed so they can bend over for you, or to the ground so they can kiss your feet and suck your toes… or go down on you. 👅 👣

You can also use this knot to tie both wrists together in a custom pair of handcuffs. Maybe tie your Sub’s hands behind their back so you can pin their body down more easily during sex, or secure their hands above their head so you can gawk at their hot, trembling body. 😩🙏

Wanna go further? Tie your Sub’s wrists together with one rope, then their ankles together with another - always remembering to put at least a couple of fingers in (cheeky 😉) to make sure it’s not too tight. Next, tie the ends of both pieces of rope together behind their back so they’re lying in a hogtie position. Wowee, their exposed body is alllllll yours. 😍😛

There’s a host of tutorials on YouTube if you want to learn more advanced knots and patterns. 👍

Next-level suspension 🤯

Once you’ve mastered the basics, you might want to take it up a notch. ⬆️ Is it a bird? Is it a plane? No, it’s my favorite Sub dangling sexily from the ceiling, ready for another steamy rope session! 👀⛓

One huuuuge turn on from being tied up is the powerful feeling of vulnerability - it’s that mental bondage, an erotic helpless roleplay. For those of us who just can’t get enough, suspension enhances all these good feelings. 👌

Safety is key here, so you’ll need some kind of ceiling hook or frame to support the weight of your sexy playmate. And good quality equipment is essential, so it’s worth the extra spend. Even then, it’s best to suspend your Sub over a bed or other soft landing surface. Finally, make sure you don’t have them dangling for too long - you don't want to end up straining their arms or legs! ⚠️🤓

Suspension bondage is only for the highly experienced, so if you’re a newbie, seek a more experienced playmate for your first time - you’ll find plenty around here. 😍 Check out Events near you! Hitting up a BDSM party will link you up with even more kinky playmates willing to teach you the ropes. 😉 You might be able to watch a rope suspension performance act at BDSM conventions or fetish club nights. Seeing a super sexy body draped in front of a crowd of horny onlookers is such a hot experience. Trust us on that. 🔥🌶

Wanna find out whether suspension play is your thing? Experiment with a sex swing first, with some light restraints on your wrists and ankles. Another perfect excuse to head to that local BDSM event or sex party and give it a good, hard go before splashing out on your own. 🤑😉💦 There’s always the option of partial bodily suspension too - that is, keeping one foot firmly on the ground. 🦩

Shibari 🇯🇵

Make your rope play even more sensual with this Japanese bondage magic. ✨

In Shibari (also known as Kinbaku), the rope is an extension of your hands. Create decorative, elaborate patterns on your body with rope! 😍 Tying someone up becomes an act of heightened touch, trust, and sensuality. The feeling of rope on your skin takes on an erotic edge by spreading stimulation all over your hot, trembling body while you relax in a meditative zone. 🌶🔥 The pleasure is in both the journey, and the destination - in the spicy strokes of rope caressing tenderly against your hips, your wrists, your inner thighs… 💋

Shibari is for everyone - you don’t need flexibility, experience, or even much of a pain tolerance to have fun with it, because it’s all about erotic touch and meditation. 🧘👍

However, if you do have a few more stretches under your belt, you can experiment with all sorts of contortions and twisted positions. This brings pleasurable sensations into new, unexplored parts of your body. 😲 Ooooohhhhh yeah!

Getting off

Look, we’re all doing this because we wanna have fun, aren’t we? 😜 There are sooooo many ways to get off with ropes, so try new things and let your body’s innermost desires lead you to ultimate pleasure. 🤤💦

Have you tried any rope bondage yet? What’s your favorite way you’ve been tied up? And tips for first ‘tie’-ers? 😉 We can’t wait to hear all your horny details in the comments below. 👇




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