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♾️ 🫎 Hi I'm Infinityelks. 🫎 ♾️

Fin or Elks is fine :p

Swerker on that thirsty gay girl shit. Internet loser and loving it. Friendly with teeth. Freak for kink and soft fuzzy fabrics. Pet my tummy please O.o I love practical 3d printing, horror movies and thrillers, stuff that makes me cry, making artish things, immobilizing cuties. Iunno, I think chedder on apple pie is kinda fucking fire, fight me. It'll be hot.

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hi im sooo interested in getting into shibari and i love how you do self-practices and stuff and was wondering if you had any reading / recs for beginners? im like, "do i need to buy special rope orrrr" type of new

Heya ^~^ I'm super welcoming of this kind of curiosity. Most people start with a cotton rope or something with a bit of stretch that they pick up from a sex shop or hardware store. It's what I did when I first started. It is important to note that it's give and squish means it can collapse tightly and you need to make sure your knots are structured right. It was good for learning futomomos, single and double columns, aguras etc. I wouldn't suspend or do any aggressive ties with it personally.

Before you even get rope. Get a pair of medical safety shears. Those are the number one piece of kit I can recommend. Keep them close and never tie without them. Rope is by all means edge play and carries some high risk stuff. I'd sacrifice my most precious ropes if it meant shearing the seconds that could lead to someone's nerve damage. Rope should also work around a person's comfort and need, don't try to fit a shape or tie you're learning where it doesn't fit. If that make sense.

I guess I kind of wish I invested in a small jute rope kit earlier? Mine is mynawashi rope from etsty. I'm pretty satisfied with it. I use jute for ground ties, add posh rope for suspension, and use coconut rope or little spikey guys if I wanna be a meanie. But people's tastes in texture, stretch, grip, and use case all differ. I highly suggest looking for a local jam or skill share group if you can find any in your area. People are generally pretty kind and eager to *whispers* <.< O.o >.> show you the ropes. It can be a highly technical art and if you're drawn to little details you'll find no lack of neat stuff to learn.

As far as literature goes, new best safety practices are always evolving. What was good one day has better ways the next. Getting connected with others helps, but sometimes you need to go it alone. For the record solo tying is awesome and something I find really satisfying. I'm kind of a rope goblin so my structure sorely needs work. They may have some dated ties but if your a visual learner try:

"better bondage for every body" -accessible

"tying and flying" -suspension focused

"shibari you can use" -a good starter

"more shibari you can use" - a little hard to follow but has good ideas

"two knotty boys show your the ropes" -beginner friendly

"two knotty boys back on the ropes"

"Douglas kent complete shibari" -technical

There are certainly more.

YouTube also has a good amount of video resources. There are a lot of different types to get into. Macrame style decorative rope, minimalist ties, complicated high technical work, torture rope, you can learn from teachers and practitioners that pass down their study, you can use it as a (serious but fun) accessory to sensual and sexual play. It's a really fun hard skill to get into.

I wills say there is several learning curves that make it easy to fall off but it's worth the work imo.

I have a rope discord for people from all over that I'm trying to get back up and I'll promote it if I get it off the ground again. It has a lot of incredibly patient, talented, and giving people. We're a very queer friendly, body positive, self and partner tying group. It was started by a dear friend of mine who passed recently and I just haven't been able to get involved again yet. Soon though 🤞

Best luck on your journey and feel free to reach out. I'm not a teacher or authority by any means and there is so much nuance I still haven't grasped. I know I talk it up but it's also important to demystify the practice and the expectations around it in some ways. It has history and art, depth and wonder, skill and a connection, but it's also just touching grass. ^~^ take care, be safe, and enjoy it.

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