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The Little Guide to Getting Tied Up: Tips for Rope Bondage Bottoms - Paperback | Diverse Reads

The Little Guide to Getting Tied Up: Tips for Rope Bondage Bottoms

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"The number-one piece of required reading for anyone who plans to have rope on their body." --Topologist, rope bondage instructor

The pioneering book on getting tied up for fun, from bedroom play to advanced suspensions. You'll learn all about finding the right partner for rope bondage (aka shibari or kinbaku), types of rope bondage scenes, avoiding injuries, pain processing, and the 7 Helpful Skills of Rope Bottoming, including Mindfulness, Being Prepared, and Communicating With Your Rope Top. You'll also learn how to evaluate a suspension hardpoint for safety and much more! Sprinkled throughout are photos plus true stories of rope bondage scenes that went wrong and scenes that went right. You'll also find a list of valuable rope bottoming resources. If you're interested in rope bondage, shibari, or kinbaku, whether in the bedroom, at a BDSM club or dungeon, or even in front of an audience, this guide is a must-read.

ISBN-13: 9780999827611

Media Type: Paperback

Publisher: Wanton Press

Publication Date: 08-20-2017

Pages: 114

Product Dimensions: 6.14(w) x 9.21(h) x 0.24(d)

Evie Vane is a rope performer, a bondage model, and an educator who has worked with some of the top rope artists worldwide. In addition to teaching and writing about bondage bottoming, Evie co-hosts bondage parties and other events in San Francisco. Get free tips and resources at RopeBottoming.com and free rope bottoming videos on YouTube's Evie Vane channel.

Table of Contents

Author’s Note and Disclaimer

Introduction

1. Shaping Your Desires

(Types of rope scenes, types of rope)

2. Finding and Evaluating a Rope Top

3. Mindfulness

(Ways to cultivate it, nerve-damage considerations)

4. Being Prepared

(Mental prep, physical prep, the rope bottoming bag)

5. Trusting Your Instinct

(Including 3 easy ways to develop instinct)

6. Knowing Yourself

(Physical and mental conditions, negotiating, safewords)

7. Communicating with Your Rope Top

(What to communicate and what not to)

8. Making a Connection

(Ways to foster connection, sub drop)

9. Being Always Curious

(Building endurance, increasing flexibility, pain processing,

exploring complementary practices)

10. Extra Tips for Suspensions

(Before, during, and after the scene)

Appendix A: Evaluating a Hardpoint for Suspension

Appendix B: Horror Stories

Appendix C: Rope Bottoming Resources

Acknowledgments