anyways, now to the real post.
careful how one ties the wrists. do NOT lash them, damn you. the more she pulls, the tighter it gets, ergo lots of unhappy pain.
the boy and I use 3/4" for full-body binding or wrapping and 1/2" for appendages. 10 feet of rope does well to bind wrists and still leave rope to tie off.
this is the larger rope. yes, it's black. heh.
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it's got a white core, and that white core is the same as the 1/2" rope we use for wrists.
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this isn't the actual rope we use. this is a foot-long section that I stole, and hense haven't melted down the ends at all.
I think the rope we have now is nylon, but it's pretty soft. if you're looking to soften up rope, soak it in water for about a month. or less, if you're impatient. the softest rope I've ever felt was a length of nylon rope that had been used as a mooring line on my friend's sailboat. in fact, that was the first rope I was ever bound with. huh.
I once found a very good shibari rope cuff that very confortably binds one wrist. no matter how hard you pull on that thing, it will not slip and tighten.
I couldn't find the tutorial online, so I've kinda made my own... if anyone wants it, just reply and ask, and I'll post it.
Polymer chemists do it in chains.
