Fri, 14 Nov 2008 16:18:42 -0700 http://www.ropefashions.com/ PostNuke Powered Site en-us http://www.ropefashions.com/images/logo.gif http://www.ropefashions.com/ lgrant@ropefashions.com http://www.ropefashions.com/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=26 I just added a new flipbook tutorial to the site. It is about making four-strand braided crotchropes. You can see it here. Enjoy! Fri, 14 Nov 2008 16:18:42 -0700 http://www.ropefashions.com/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=25 I am experimenting with tutorials in flipbook format. This format displays two-page spreads, like a book, and you can turn the pages by either clicking in the corners, or clicking and dragging them, like you would turn the pages of a physical book. I have put the latest tutorial, Chain-stitched Collar and Leash, up in the new format. Please compare the new and old formats and see which one you prefer. If folks prefer the new format, I will start doing new tutorials that way. You can see the new format here. You can see the old format here. Please send your comments to lgrant@ropefashions.com. Wed, 12 Nov 2008 22:24:32 -0700 http://www.ropefashions.com/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=24 I just added a new tutorial on making a chain-stitched rope collar with attached leash. It is available in the tutorial section, and a PDF version is available in the downloads section. Enjoy! Tue, 11 Nov 2008 08:06:56 -0700 http://www.ropefashions.com/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=23 This weekend, November 7-9, 2008, Lady Cocoa and I presented at Exotica Detroit 4, in Pontiac, Michigan (just North of Detroit). We did our Classic Bondage of the'70s presentation, and Lady Cocoa did her Gorean Slave Dance and Sensual Movement class. We also went to a wonderful rope bondage class presented by Nawa*G & lil*j. Some of our favorite vendors were there, including Torvea Toys and Leather By Danny, and we found some new favorites, S. M. Hertz Co., The Crimson Chain, and Kinky Ropes. We've been invited to present next time, so come see us there. Tue, 11 Nov 2008 07:48:03 -0700 http://www.ropefashions.com/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=22 Today I added four new CBT tutorials. Two of them, Marling Hitch CBT and Hojojutsu Cock Bondage, are just online versions of tutorials that have only been available as PDF downloads. The other two, CBT Ball Separator and CBT with the Hitachi wand, are brand new. CBT tutorials now have their own section in the tutorials. Wed, 08 Oct 2008 06:41:52 -0700 http://www.ropefashions.com/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=21 RopeFashions has moved to a new server. If you notice anything broken, please drop a line to webmaster@ropefashions.com. Wed, 08 Oct 2008 06:40:27 -0700 http://www.ropefashions.com/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=20 I just added the Quick Hair Tie tutorial that we presented at Shibaricon 2007 to the tutorials and downloads pages. Enjoy! Wed, 08 Oct 2008 06:39:06 -0700 http://www.ropefashions.com/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=19 For a while, I have wanted to have RopeFashions tutorials available via BitTorrent. There are a couple of reasons for this. The first, of course, is to make it easier for people to download the tutorials. But I also wanted to demonstrate a use for BitTorrent that didn't involve sharing pirated software or music. BitTorrent has gotten a really bad name because of its use for illegal activities. Linux distributions are available via BitTorrent, a legal and good use of the technology, and I wanted to demonstrate another one. I had the BitTorrent downloads working, but then my hosting site started blocking BitTorrent. I changed hosting sites, and then my ISP started blocking BitTorrent, so I couldn't seed the torrents. So I'm giving up on this project. I have removed the BitTorrent icons from all the tutorial download entries. Maybe I'll give it another try sometime in the future, but not for a while. Wed, 08 Oct 2008 06:37:34 -0700 http://www.ropefashions.com/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=18 I have had several requests for a tutorial on whipping rope ends. I have just added one to the tutorials section. Enjoy! Wed, 08 Oct 2008 06:35:23 -0700 http://www.ropefashions.com/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=17 Two Knotty Boys have a very decorative bondage style, using fancy (but not difficult) knots such as the double-coin knot, and lots of Lou Duff style gauntlets and rope corsetry. I have admired their style for years. Finally they have come out with their own how-to book,Two Knotty Boys Showing You The Ropes: A Step-by-Step, Illustrated Guide for Tying Sensual and Decorative Rope. The instructions are good, and the photographs, while black-and-white, are easy to follow. And where else are you going to find instructions on making rope panties? Wed, 08 Oct 2008 06:31:45 -0700 http://www.ropefashions.com/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=16 This week we upgraded Rope Fashions to the latest versions of the website software. The upgrade turned out kind of messy, and we were off the air for a couple of days. We are back on the air. There are a few loose ends and the BitTorrent tracker is still down. They should be fixed shortly. I appologize for the inconvenience. Wed, 08 Oct 2008 06:29:56 -0700 http://www.ropefashions.com/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=14 This has got to be the year for shibari books. Three new ones have come out so far this year. Chanta Rose, the rigger and bondage model who used to work at hogtied.com, has come out with a beautifully-illustrated book, Bondage For Sex, that shows sexy rope bondages that do not get in the way of sex and, in fact, enhance it. The illustrations are of professional bondage models, photographed by Ian Rath from Fetish Nation. The book reminds me of the sewing books Singer used to publish, with step-by-step instructions, each one illustrated with a gorgeous photo. By the way, we went to one of Chanta Rose's classes at Fetishcon last week in Tampa. It was excellent. Bridgett Harrington, a well-known bondage artist and educator, has a new book, Shibari You Can Use: Japanese Rope Bondage and Erotic Macrame, that contains all sorts of decorative and practical bondages, including Shinju (Chest Harnesses), Gyakuebi (Asian Style Hogtie), Ebi or Kuri (Shrimp or Ball Ties), Rope Corsets, Strap-on Harnesses, and Crotch Ropes. There are step-by-step instructions, with illustrations using real people with various body types. Van Darkholme, a rigger, photographer, and model, has a new book, Male Bondage, that contains beautifully-photographed images of buff men in rope bondage. Van has previously produced several videos, including White Rope, Black Rope, Raw Rope, and Bondo Gods. This is his first book. I can hardly wait for his second one. To find out where to get these books, look in our web links section. By the way, Van Darkholme plans to make his Shibaricon debut next year, at Shibaricon 2007. Don't miss him. This month (August 2006), Rope Fashions got it's 1000th member. In the past, joining Rope Fashions hasn't conferred many benefits, other than letting me know that you are intersted, but that will be changing shortly. I am starting to do mailings to the members whenever major additions are made to the site. Also, the Showcase gallery will soon be members only. This will allow us to have some tasteful, artistic nude bondage in the Showcase gallery. (Don't worry, we're not going all hard core on you or anything like that.) This month we updated the version of the Coppermine photo gallery software that we use. As part of the upgrade, we made the thumbnails images larger. I hope your eyes appreciate this as much as mine do. Thank you for your continued support. Wed, 08 Oct 2008 06:14:54 -0700 http://www.ropefashions.com/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=13 BitTorrent users can now download RopeFashions handouts via BitTorrent. On the Downloads page, there is now a button at the end of each description, with a link to the torrent file for the handout. Click on the button and save thetorrent file, then open it in your BitTorrent client. Or, if you have a browser like Opera, with built-in BitTorrent support, just click on the button, and it will download the PDF it via BitTorrent. Wed, 08 Oct 2008 06:12:49 -0700 http://www.ropefashions.com/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=12 On March 15th, 2006, our 800th member signed up with Rope Fashions! Thank you for your continued support. Wed, 08 Oct 2008 06:11:13 -0700 http://www.ropefashions.com/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=11 Just a small update...I added a few pictures to the tutorial showcase section, showing our experiments with the new Zentai suit we got. Also, I updated the tutorial about braided vibrating crotchropes to talk about our new Internet-controlled vibrating crotchrope. Wed, 08 Oct 2008 06:09:07 -0700 http://www.ropefashions.com/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=10 As of February 12, 2006, RopeFashions has 759 members! Thank you for your continued support. Wed, 08 Oct 2008 06:06:25 -0700 http://www.ropefashions.com/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=9 Three new handouts from the CBT demo we did at ONYX Blackout 9 have been posted: Braided Cock BondageHojojutsu Cock BondageMarling-Hitch CBTLook for them in the "Downloads" section. Wed, 08 Oct 2008 06:04:59 -0700 http://www.ropefashions.com/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=8 As of July 5th, 2005, RopeFashions has 517 members! Thank you for your continued support. Wed, 08 Oct 2008 06:03:39 -0700 http://www.ropefashions.com/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=7 Two new tutorials from our Marlinspike Bondage class at Shibaricon 2005 have just been posted: Modified Solomon Bar Cuffs (Race Bannon Style) and Quick-Capture Arm Tie. The online tutorials are in the tutorials area, and the PDF files for the class handouts are in the downloads area. Enjoy! Wed, 08 Oct 2008 06:01:37 -0700 http://www.ropefashions.com/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=6 As of March 24, 2005, RopeFashions now has 400 members. Thank you for all your support. Wed, 08 Oct 2008 05:52:18 -0700 http://www.ropefashions.com/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=5 In October, we reached the 200-member mark. Now, only two months later, RopeFashions has 300 members. Thank you for your continued support.In 2005, we will be adding more tutorials, including some Hojojutsu-inspired quick-release ties. Also, we are planning to open a sister site (or perhaps we should call it a brother site) dealing exclusively with tying up men. Please let us know what new tutorials you would like to see at RopeFashions. Write us at webmaster@ropefashions.com. Thank you! Wed, 08 Oct 2008 05:50:24 -0700 http://www.ropefashions.com/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=4 RopeFashions has successfully completed its move to a bigger, faster server. We had to move rather quickly, since our old host shut down on short notice, so there may still be a few rough edges. If you run across any, please let us know at webmaster@ropefashions.com. Thanks! Wed, 08 Oct 2008 05:46:27 -0700 http://www.ropefashions.com/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=3 RopeFashions just reached the 200-member mark! Thank you for your continued support. Wed, 08 Oct 2008 05:44:42 -0700 http://www.ropefashions.com/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=2 I am lynn, submissive to Lady Cocoa. Welcome to my site. Please visit my Mistress's site at http://www.LadyCocoa.com, too. Rope Fashions is the place where I post my tutorials from the rope demonstrations we do from time to time, as well as links to rope bondage resources that you might find interesting and useful. I hope this site helps you experience some of the pleasure that my Mistress and I get from rope bondage. As you will see from the following pages, my Mistress enjoys the wonderful feel of rope bondage when she bottoms to me in our demos. But do not even consider thinking of her as a submissive; she does not have a submissive bone in her body. I hope you enjoy your stay here. If there are particular rope bondage techniques you would like to see tutorials about, please write and let us know. We will consider them for possible future tutorials. Be well... Wed, 08 Oct 2008 05:42:46 -0700 http://www.ropefashions.com/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=1 Now you can get apparel and accessories with the Rope Fashions logo from http://www.cafepress.com/naughtybytes/379876.Shirts, tote bags, messenger bags, BBQ aprons, teddy bears, and more are available. While you're there, check out Lady Cocoa's scene-inspired 3D graphics artwork at http://www.cafepress.com/naughtybytes/. Wed, 08 Oct 2008 05:39:04 -0700