Learning Resources
This is a list of resources that our members have found helpful. While not exhaustive of all the good rope learning resources available, we think this list is a great place to start!
Foundational Courses and Ties
Getting Started (Rope 365)
Foundations of Rope Bondage (theduchy)
Single Column for Beginners (Shay Tiziano)
Nine Single Column Ties and When to Use Them (Noble Rope Arts)
Safety
Basic Rope Safety (Noble Arts Rope)
Skin tone, circulation and color change in rope (HitchinKitten)
Anatomy for Rope Bondage – nerve damage and rope (Julie Fennell)
Body Harnesses
Bikini Harness (theduchy.com)
Midori’s Lightning Harness (Auntie Midori)
Pentagram Harness (theduchy)
Hishi Kirada (crash-restraint.com by Topologist)
Rope and Equipment
Choosing Rope (theduchy)
Supplies Overview (Shay Tiziano)
Basic Rope Handling skills (Twisted Monk)
Rope storage options (Zylah)
Scenes, Connection, Intimacy and Inclusiveness
It’s Not About the Rope (Noble Rope Arts)
A Guide to Bondage for Disabled People (Hanna Shewan Stevens)
Rope Bondage: Curves Ahead – typing larger body types (Evie Vane)
10 Things I Wish I Had Known as a Bondage Top (Lee Harrington)
10 Things I Wish I Had Known as a Bondage Bottom (Lee Harrington)
Better Bottoming: Vetting, Skills and Safety Tips for Rope Bondage (Evie Lupine)
The Importance of Switching Roles (Midori)
We should all vet our potential play partners, and here’s how to do it (Pavese)
Leif and Icky’s Improvised Suspension Performance (Shibari Study)
Suspension
Suspension Intensive Course (theduchy)
Selfsuspend.com (Shay Tiziano)
Introductory Suspension (crash-restraint.com by Topologist)
Nerve Damage in Self Suspension: A Case Study (Shay Tiziano)
