How to Tie - Bondage Tips and Resources

Intro | Safety | Rope | Knots | Simple Ties | Links

Home

Monthly Bondage Workshop at Hollywoodland Studios

I've been running the monthly bondage workshop at Threshold for the last two years and have been having a great time.

The next workshop is on Sunday, August 24th, from 4:00 to 6:00 PM at the Hollywoodland Studios in North Hollywood, California. It'll be $5 for members and $10 for non-members, proceeds going to Threshold.

Click here for upcoming topics

Like I've mentioned before, there are lots of people in the area who are more skilled at bondage than I am, but I was crazy enough to say yes when they asked me to get a workshop going. Plus, I always like to meet other bondage fans. So come on out if you'd like to do some tying (or get tied up) and maybe pick up some new ideas and techniques. Hope to see you there.

Hollywoodland Studios
11300 Hartland St.
North Hollywood, CA 91605

Click here for map

Doing Bondage

There are probably hundreds of ways to do bondage, and there's no one right or wrong way.

On these pages I'll try to describe some basic techniques that I've learned while getting tied up and tying up others. I've only seriously been doing bondage for a few years. I consider myself a student of the craft and there are lots of things I don't know (such as suspension and serious Japanese bondage). So nothing I say here is written in stone. These are just things that I like to do. You may find other techniques that you prefer or that suit you better.

One thing to ask yourself when doing bondage is: What is your intent? Is the aim to do inescapable restraint, or something as a prelude to having sex? Is it for taking bondage photos, or for having fun playing at home? Let your intention be your guide. Only you can decide what's the right way for yourself. The main thing is for you and your partner to have fun and enjoy yourselves while staying safe.

I take safety seriously, but I try not to take myself too seriously. I do bondage because getting tied up turns me on. I also enjoy tying up others, and I love to take pictures. But mainly I do it because bondage is sexy.

Good Books on Bondage

I mainly learned bondage by doing it, by picking up pointers from friends, and by going to workshops. I've also found many excellent resources online and in books and magazines.

Two popular books are Jay Wiseman's Erotic Bondage Handbook and Midori's
The Seductive Art of Japanese Bondage. Both are very good. Jay Wiseman's book is sometimes criticized for being overly heavy on safety concerns and a bit dry, but it contains a lot of good information and is worth the purchase. Midori's book has some beautiful photos and good line drawings that show quite a few basic and intermediate tying techniques and is also very good.

I recommend Dorothy's Kinky Bookstore for these and other good books.

Next: Safety