Rope bondage, one of my favorite things!

You can find all manners of rope on the internet, all of them claim to be the best. And most of them are REALLY expensive!!! Me, I'm broke. Personally I have kids and bills and other things that require my attention before I can spend $60-100 on some rope.

From my experience the Asian silk ropes are the most comfortable, and fun to work with. They also look beautiful once in place. However, they are a tad slick and don't stay in place well without pulling them really tightly. Once you have more practice with them, you don't have to pull them as tight, but that takes a while, and they are expensive to buy.

Now... two of my favorite stores for play... Home improvement, and craft stores! You can make almost anything yourself. Feel free to check both for rope. You'd think at a home improvement store they would only have hash ropes. Untrue. Because they also have sections for curtains and furniture and home decor! Voila! Curtain ties, you can buy them in almost any length you want.

I suggest playing around with widths and lengths to see what you like. I like to have several colors and lengths laying around. Never know what mood might strike.

The scratch test! Wear something that you can have easy access to your forearm. Wrap a good length of the rope around your forearm, do it moderately tight. Run your arm around on the inside of the rope to test and see if it will irritate your skin. You want something soft, yet strong. I like ropes that are 'braided' they tend to hold knots better.

There are many styles of bondage knots that can be done, and many web sites out there. I recommend practice on the knot tying. Make a night of it. Get something to drink (I suggest non-alcholic) and some nice music and have fun.

Safety portion! I can't stress this enough!!! If you can't feel a part of your body, hands, fingers, toes, legs... TELL HIM!!! In no way shape or form is this ok. You can suffer nerve damage if you have a loss of blood flow to a limb for too long. Tell him, adjust the bonds, and go back to having fun. And I don't care how experienced you are with rope bondage, this will happen. Nothing like permanent nerve damage to kill the mood!

My disclaimer - I'm not an expert, I just really enjoy this type of play and have experimented over the years. I'm sure others will have lots to say as well.