Ropework photos

As to the rope front of this weekend, I did a bunch of tying in the Bondage Lounge, in our room, in IYM's room, at parties, and, once or twice, in random walkways. Good stuff.

I went looking to visit Rainbow Ropes, Kinky Rope, and Twisted Monk, and got to shop, and talk shop, with all of them. Monk struck me as very personable, Jack at Kinky Rope is entertaining, and the Rainbow Ropes people are great folk.

I'll also be updating my rope info, as I now own rope from each.

Kinkyrope - has a great variety of different types of rope, as well as really creative products made from rope. I purchased some flax from him, and fond that it works right well. Some people don't like the smell, but it reminded me of horses. So if you like horses and clean barn smells, flax is good stuff. It's also a bit stronger than hemp, and suppposedly lower maintenance

Twisted Monk - simply the finest hemp I've seen. It really is that gorgeous. Cannot say this more strongly - you cannot get better hemp for the money. You can't really get better hemp for more money, from what I've seen. And the white linen hemp is to die for.

Rainbow Ropes - I just cannot say enough good things about their MFP. If you are not going to go natural fibre, for the many reasons why you might not want natural fibre, I cannot pimp Rainbow Ropes MFP more highly. It's wonderful stuff, and I fell in love with it. Soft like nylon, and such incredible rich colours. No, don't buy it if you want natural fibre, as it won't compare, but it is the finest synth stuff I've seen. They also have an excellent selection of medical play implements.

I'll take pics of the various ropes I purchased, and discuss pro, cons, and features as I get them collated.

I also picked up a Benchmade Rescue Hook. MUCH better than shears. MUCH. Seriously. And Kinky rope has them for less than you will see in pretty much any store out there. He's got em for $25 when most stores I've seen are in the $30-35 range.

ETA: Yes, this is two posts in a row, but I forgot to add that I will post pics from this weekend as they come available. I was a bit too focused on ties, and not thinking, so I had no one taking pics with my camera. Fortunately, IYM and the photographer were both thinking. Once I get the pics from Saturday, I'll see about getting them posted.

2ETA: Madame Butterfly's silk rope? Madame Butterfly's bamboo rope? *swoon* And Madame Butterfly herself? :heartswoon: She's awesome. Significantly cool

Homburg said:

Or you can have them shipped here and I'll forward them to you. I've done it before with other products.

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That's very kind of you! I haven't heard back from them yet, so will you mind PM'ing me your addy, and I'll do so.

Homburg said:

you cannot get better hemp for the money. You can't really get better hemp for more money, from what I've seen. And the white linen hemp is to die for.

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I did get some really great hemp too, not great for tying, but...................

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Homburg said:

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................ETA: Yes, this is two posts in a row, but I forgot to add that I will post pics from this weekend as they come available. I was a bit too focused on ties, and not thinking, so I had no one taking pics with my camera. Fortunately, IYM and the photographer were both thinking. Once I get the pics from Saturday, I'll see about getting them posted.

2ETA: Madame Butterfly's silk rope? Madame Butterfly's bamboo rope? *swoon* And Madame Butterfly herself? :heartswoon: She's awesome. Significantly cool

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The photos which IYM took this weekend of your ropework will be made available to you, asap .. so that you may include them on this thread where they belong. The photographer, Dave will be getting a DVD to us asap... (could be a while though as he has a demanding day job and is located in NH) at which time, those photos will also be included.

And I'm thrilled that you got the chance to meet Madame Butterfly. She's a real charmer too.. I agree... great personality, superb rope talent.

Awesome, Humburg. Sounds like you had fun!

Lookin forward to the pics!

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Kinkyrope - has a great variety of different types of rope, as well as really creative products made from rope. I purchased some flax from him, and fond that it works right well. Some people don't like the smell, but it reminded me of horses. So if you like horses and clean barn smells, flax is good stuff. It's also a bit stronger than hemp, and suppposedly lower maintenance

I got a fun new toy from here Plus, I was able to get my Owner something he'd been lusting after.

Twisted Monk - simply the finest hemp I've seen. It really is that gorgeous. Cannot say this more strongly - you cannot get better hemp for the money. You can't really get better hemp for more money, from what I've seen. And the white linen hemp is to die for.

As mentioned, I got the awesome "Rope Slut" shirt. Plus my Owner got some beautiful purple hemp for a new collar

Rainbow Ropes - I just cannot say enough good things about their MFP. If you are not going to go natural fibre, for the many reasons why you might not want natural fibre, I cannot pimp Rainbow Ropes MFP more highly. It's wonderful stuff, and I fell in love with it. Soft like nylon, and such incredible rich colours. No, don't buy it if you want natural fibre, as it won't compare, but it is the finest synth stuff I've seen. They also have an excellent selection of medical play implements.

Pretty pink rope! I it Some acid green was also purchased. I stood and drooled at all the colors several times. Here is one picture of the pink rope in use.

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here is the obligatory message, even though I already said everything I wanted

ShyGuy68 said:

That's very kind of you! I haven't heard back from them yet, so will you mind PM'ing me your addy, and I'll do so.

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PM sent.


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INSIDEYOURMIND said:

I did get some really great hemp too, not great for tying, but...................

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ROFL! Stoner Dominant =)

"So, like, do something. Oooh, wait, get me some nachos, yeah."

Unfortunately, hemp gives me headaches. I think it's too relaxing or something, and thus my system rebels =P

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sinn0cent1 said:

The photos which IYM took this weekend of your ropework will be made available to you, asap .. so that you may include them on this thread where they belong. The photographer, Dave will be getting a DVD to us asap... (could be a while though as he has a demanding day job and is located in NH) at which time, those photos will also be included.

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No rush whatsoever. I just want my *cough* patient *cough* thread subscribers to understand why I am not posting pics from this weekend.

And the pictures are hot. My favourite part was still your smile, sinn, as you were laying there in the ebi tie. That was perfect =)

And I'm thrilled that you got the chance to meet Madame Butterfly. She's a real charmer too.. I agree... great personality, superb rope talent.

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Oh goodness, she was so great! We had far too little conversation over the weekend. She's the sort of person I could spend 6 hours talking with and still feel like we didn't have enough time

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Velvet Bubbles said:

<quietly wiggles in & makes herself a small space> I wanted to get "into" this thread so I stop missing the updates. I saw it back in the first few pages. It's over 30 now! Oh my gosh. I want to be tied up so bad. <sighs>

I'm really glad you all had such an incredible weekend. Can't wait to see more photos.

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Any time we're close enough together, darlin...

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sexycaz22 said:

Awesome, Humburg. Sounds like you had fun!

Lookin forward to the pics!

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Thanks, caz. I'm looking forward tot hem too. I saw some of them on the camera's viewscreen. They're going to be good photos.

Hopefully they'll give a feel for the energy in the room. Everybody was up and happy and joking, and having a great time. While I love the contemplative quiet of working a private tie with "v", I really dig performance tying in settings like that.

I didn't know you where gonna be gone all weekend..

And boy-o-boy, I sure missed ya... This place just isn't the same w/o ya...

Its nice to have ya back Hom, Ill be taking a look at your new stuff...

Millificent said:

http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e35/heartandhome/hrbc-V-logo.jpg

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That is utterly hilarious!

unfoundiamond said:

And boy-o-boy, I sure missed ya... This place just isn't the same w/o ya...

Its nice to have ya back Hom, Ill be taking a look at your new stuff...

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Thank you, UfD. I'm glad to be back.

how do you do the ties down the legs like you did on v in the attachments in the first post?

Homburg said:

That is utterly hilarious!

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Agree.

Would make a great av.

myinnerslut said:

how do you do the ties down the legs like you did on v in the attachments in the first post?

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Anchor the line at the waist, or somewhere similar. Run a single line down the side of the leg. Make a turn with the line, like you were making an L-shape with it. Run the line around the leg, then through the L-shape, and down. This produces the sort of crossed lines look. Then you repeat the process as needed.

If that isn't clear, I can take some sequential pics to illustrate it better.

DeservingBitch said:

Agree.

Would make a great av.

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And huge props to sinn0cent for coming up with it

I really love that sort of thing. I have to take pics of the shirts that Paul did for us.

Happy Homburg

Homburg said:

And huge props to sinn0cent for coming up with it

I really love that sort of thing. I have to take pics of the shirts that Paul did for us.

Happy Homburg

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Bet you never thought you'd have a club when you started this thread huh, Babe?

True that

I was sent another question via PM (posted with permission):

My question to you would be about breast bondage. I have very petite breasts, talkin about almost non-existing here, barely 30A. J has some experience of ropework, but he has never worked with someone with as petite breasts as mine are. The problem we have encountered is that it has turned out to be very difficult or nearly impossible to make a tight breast harness, the kind that kind of "squeezes" the breasts flat. The ropes always "slip" after a while.

Now, I am wondering if you have ever experienced such a situation and could help. Is there some "trick" there other than using a rope with a smaller diameter maybe? Or maybe it simply is impossible to do, I don't know.

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The first thing is smaller diameter ropes. I prefer 6mm aka 1/4". It turns well, knots well, and doesn't roll as much as thicker ropes. Some people prefer stuck as heavy as 7/16", but it's just not my thing. The thickest rope I use is 3/8", and that is generally only as suspension line, as it bears weight very well.

The second thing to do is the properly support your lines above and below the breasts. This is easier to show than to describe, and the next post will have pictures of just that. I got the initial pics of sinn0cent and her friend from the weekend, and I will post them here shortly. No idea how she relates size-wise, but she's a very petite lady, and I had no trouble at all binding her breasts in a very decorative and functional way.

As an aside, one thing I love to do with petitie ladies is more detail work in the collar bone area. Petite breasts allow for more work than I am usually comfortable with, as it doesn't throw off the balance of the tie. In point of fact, the two lovely ladies in these pics are a good example of that sort of balance. You'll see.

To the person that asked this question, feel free to PM me with any specific questions you might have from these photos.

To anyone else, feel free to PM me with questions you might have, yet might not feel comfortable with posting to the thread on your own. I'll answer anything I can, and, as above, will keep your name out of it.

More shortly. Have to rehost the pics =)

ETA: Pics will happen later. I have to leave to get some work done. Patience =)

Homburg said:

Anchor the line at the waist, or somewhere similar. Run a single line down the side of the leg. Make a turn with the line, like you were making an L-shape with it. Run the line around the leg, then through the L-shape, and down. This produces the sort of crossed lines look. Then you repeat the process as needed.

If that isn't clear, I can take some sequential pics to illustrate it better.

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no, i think i understand. thank you.

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"So, like, do something. Oooh, wait, get me some nachos, yeah."

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Too funny!
Replace the word nachos with cucumbers and I'll laugh even harder than I already am at this 'almost entirely right on the mark' comment.


hehehehehehehehehe

New pics! These are from saturday, from the Fetish Fair Fleamarket. Lovely time there, and a great portion of the reason why we had so much fun was meeting and hanging out with IYM, sinn, and their friends. They're fantastic people, plain and simple.

And, without further ado, here's the photos that IYM took. Eventually we'll have the shots that the photographer took. I'll post those here as well.

I am VERY happy with these photos. The crimson hemp and undyed flax worked together so very, very well. And, frankly, I just loved working with sinn and her friend. Not sure what we're going to call sinn's friend yet, as I doubt she has a scene name, so, for now, it'll just be SF, for sinn's friend. Lame, I know, sorry.

We'll start with the pics that came second, chronologically, as I did a bit of tying at a party we all attended after the main tie. I'm putting these first because, well, I want to. So there.

http://www.pixcastle.com/pic/11247ZC4Q3/231060.jpg

I was illustrating the hair tie to some folks that wanted to see it, and I just like both the colour response here (the pink rope just pops) and sinn's smile.

Another party shot. As you can see, we had more than a bit of tying going on at this one. Before we were done here, there was a third pair that had joined in.

Going backwards in chronology, here are the photos from the actual tie and photoshoot.

http://www.pixcastle.com/pic/11247ZC4Q3/231062.jpg

I was asked about tying breast harnesses on women with petite breasts. No idea what size sinn's are, but, frankly, she's petite. Her breasts are still large enough for a nice harness though, as you can see here. The big things to note are the supporting lines to keep the harness in place, the cinch rope on the lower lines between the arm and torso (you can kind of see it), and the detail work done above the breasts.

http://www.pixcastle.com/pic/11247ZC4Q3/231063.jpg

Here's an initial shot of the back. I really liked how it turned out. There's a bit going on here, and it just looks lovely from my perspective. Her shoulder blades ar ein a comfortable spot, and nicely outlined and emphasised by the lines, and the two colours contrast nicely.

On the bed with you! Yes, those panties are that shiny, and more, in person.

http://www.pixcastle.com/pic/11247ZC4Q3/231065.jpg

Another great back shot. And you can see that she's smiling. The whole time she was standing, and I was tying, sinn was the consummate hostess, keeping the room entertained and laughing with her stories. Once she was on the bed, quiet. She was happy and loving it, and the rest of the room was allowed to sink or swim on its' own

The ebi tie begins to form. The ebi, or shrimp, tie is the Japanese hog-tie. It's a great imobiliser, and has the lovely added side benefit of not dislocating your wrists like the Western one can. Bonus, eh?

http://www.pixcastle.com/pic/11247ZC4Q3/231067.jpg

IYM calls this the "Pedophile shot" as she looks sooo very tiny compared to me. Trust me, she's over the age of consent. The photographer has her 2257 info on file. Really.

http://www.pixcastle.com/pic/11247ZC4Q3/231068.jpg

A completed ebi tie, and a happy rope bunny.

http://www.pixcastle.com/pic/11247ZC4Q3/231069.jpg

Final shot of the back detail on sinn. I just love this pic from a technical standpoint. The leftover rope from the double-column tie with spreader on the ankles allowed me to do some additional decorative weaving. It turned out rather well, and I am especially happy with the shoulder straps.

http://www.pixcastle.com/pic/11247ZC4Q3/231070.jpg

Here's we have SF. She'd never been tied before, and was cajoled into it, but very rapildy started to enjoy herself quite a bit. She was a fantastic bottom, and very comfortable with the rope.

http://www.pixcastle.com/pic/11247ZC4Q3/231071.jpg

When you have two lovely ladies tied up, what is the natural thing to do? Why, yes, tie them together! So here's the start of it. This was actually quite fun, and I had an interesting time figuring how best to attach them together. Good stuff, and you'll note that both are giving us lovely smiles. Makes me a happy Rope Top!

An action shot of me in the middle of tying their arms together. Apparently some of you like that sort of thing based on the feedback I get...

http://www.pixcastle.com/pic/11247ZC4Q3/231073.jpg

And here is the almost finished product. I did a quick and dirty binding on their legs at SF's request, and the photographer has photos of that, but you guys get the idea of how fun this was from these shots.

I do wish I'd had more time, but this event had a LOT going on as it was. I had a great time working with these two wonderful ladies, and definitely would love to get a chance to work with them again.

I'm looking forward to seeing the sort of shots that the photographer took as well.

I hope you enjoy these photos, and look forward to your comments and questions!

Oh.....


god...DAMN. The word beautiful doesn't even begin to cover that.

I am quite seriously weak in the knees.


*must go fan mah brow*

bijou

Damn!

Having been there and seen this in person, the actual photos just make the experience stand out even more.

Great work as always, Babe

Homburg said:

http://www.pixcastle.com/pic/11247ZC4Q3/231069.jpg

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AMAZING work. The symmetry is beautiful. You are a rope Master!

Wow! I so love the way the lovely ladies smile, it just shows how good a time they had, and man it makes them look so sexy!!

Me thinks I have to arrange a trip to the US at some point, to attend Fetish Fair Fleamarket!!