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One moment things are relaxed and we can do projects one at a time and then we get too many things all at once to handle, as is the case [...]
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Summer break and California, USA
People, What's been happening with RopeMarks? We've received that question from a number of people. We have been doing no shows, no workshops and no fotoshoots. The reason for all [...]
Guidelines and recommendation for bondage with a pregnant partner
We've had the pleasure of doing shibari-style bondage with more than a few pregnant woman. Most were close to giving birth (usually weeks)! In this article I like to share [...]
Asanawa (麻縄) | 5mm, Jute, Rope | Ogawa
This 5mm jute rope is the standard for Japanese rope bondage (shibari, kinbaku) and is the rope I use. This rope is also used by the Japanese rope-gods such as [...]
Asanawa (麻縄) | JBO Free, 6.5mm Jute, Rope | Nawaya
This is a beautiful 6.5mm jute rope. The twist of this rope is tighter than the Ogawa rope. Use it well and your bondage will feel way tighter. This rope [...]
RopeMarks Ryū weekend intensive @ Kinbaku Studio, Vienna
We - RopeMarks & the Shady Lady - are currently on an airplane that is taking us back to Amsterdam, after having spent five days at the Kinbaku Studio right [...]
Art Series 1 | DVD | Download
The Art Series 1 DVD contains four sessions. Two sessions with the Dutch bondage diva, Chantal, herself and two sessions with the beautiful guest model Miss Mirjana. Chantal has to [...]
Asanawa (麻縄)| 6mm Red, Jute, Rope | Ogawa
This 6mm jute rope is the standard for Japanese rope bondage (shibari, kinbaku) and is the rope I use. This rope is also used by the Japanese rope-gods such as [...]
Connective Rope or Tying from the Heart?
“Asking a bakushi: “what is the heart of kinbaku?” is like asking an artist, “what is the heart of a paintbrush?” Kinbaku itself has no “heart” to speak of, but [...]
How long should my rope be?
For Japanese style bondage the general consensus is to use rope that is approximately 8m long. This is not a hard number (something we will address in our workshops) and [...]
