Rope bondage (functional)

Bondage articles
Rope bondage	Predicament bondage
Rope bondage (functional)	Suspension bondage
Rope bondage (decorative)	Mummification
Rope harness	Breast bondage
Metal bondage	Hog-tie

Functional rope bondage has the purpose of restraining a bottom or submissive, usually to allow subsequent activities to be performed without the bottom/submissive being able to physically resist or interfere.

In function bondage such things as neatness of knots and symmetry of the rope layout are not factors. This is different from decorative rope bondage where the appearance of the finished product is important.

Functional rope bondage can be lead-up to sexual explorations, torture, suspension and the like where the bondage renders the bottom or submissive helpless to resist what is done to them.

Books

• Screw the Roses, Send Me the Thorns: The Romance and Sexual Sorcery of Sadomasochism (Philip Miller and Molly Devon)
• Two Knotty Boys Showing You The Ropes: A Step-by-Step, Illustrated Guide for Tying Sensual and Decorative Rope Bondage (Two Knotty Boys)
• Shibari You Can Use: Japanese Rope Bondage and Erotic Macramé (Lee "Bridgett" Harrington)
• The Seductive Art of Japanese Bondage (Midori)