A Rope/Bondage/Sensuality Enthusiasts Group
Portland, OR/Vancouver, WA Metro Area- USA 

Proudly ANNOUNCING:

BODYBOUND 2008 Educational Weekend
April 4th-6th, 2008
Seattle, WA
FOLLOW THIS LINK FOR Information about the 2008 Weekend!!!

BODYBOUND 2006 Educational Weekend
February 17th-19th, 2006
FOLLOW THIS LINK for more information about the past event

Who are we?

Nawashi, Rope/Bondage Tops, Rope Sluts, m-jo, Sensualists who enjoy bondage, Knot Fetishists, Shibari fanatics, Nawakesho students, Rope bottoms, Masters and slaves who enjoy the passion of bondage, Mummification aficionados, and others who define themselves as Rope/Bondage/Sensuality Enthusiasts.

We are male, female, transgendered, intersexed.  We are Dom, sub, Top, bottom, Switch, unidentified.  We are Queer, Straight, Bi, Omnisexual.  We are over 18, under-dead.  We are from whatever culture we call our own... and we even try to respect one another :)  Tough call, I know, but we're going to try.

Why are we doing this?

We have found that the Portland/Vancouver Metro area has a very diverse yet skilled group of Bondage enthusiasts who previously only could gather at Friday parties, KinkFest, Kink in the Woods, the occasional private party... and we wanted a group to call our own, our own parties where when wrapping our loved one in layers of shrink wrap or suspending our lovers by their toes we did not have to dodge single tails.  Also, we wanted to trade knowledge, skills, swap books, offer a space for rope bottoms to meet Tops with different styles, and in general make friends with individuals who "get it".  Bondage Enthusiasts are a horse of a different color... who can understand that sometimes bondage *is* the point, that it is a journey in and of itself... and this group offers a place for like-minded individuals to congregate.

To become part of BodyBound:

Send an e-mail to ropelover@ropelover.com containing:

• your experience (annotated) in the Rope/Bondage/Sensuality community (this can also include the BDSM, Swinger, Poly, and other such communities as applicable)
• a bit about you (age, identifying sex/sexuality, other pertinent information)
• what you hope to get out of BodyBound (aka "why us?" education, making contacts, a place to suspend your loved one by their toes...)
• any special skills/knowledge/resources you could add?

DO NOT SEND US A PHOTOGRAPH OF YOU/ YOUR LOVER. Feel free, however, to send us a URL to said photographs, or send your introduction and *then* ask if we would like a photograph :)

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Cheers,
The Crew of BodyBound

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Other Portland/Vancouver Resources:

Portland Leather Alliance  hosts KinkFest, various parties, and is doing a great deal of good in the community.

KATZ  is for age play folks (Kidz and Adultz) in the Portland Area.

RCDC hosts monthly gathers, workshops, and more.

Vancouver Munch  is the Vancouver, WA munch that also hosts special events in SW Washington.

Bad Girls BadGirls is a social & educational group for women into SM. BadGirls holds regular workshops on scene safety and etiquette as well as a variety of other exciting, instructive topics. contact@pdxbadgirls.net, PO Box 17254, Portland, OR 97217-0254

LuLu's pervy playhouse  is a women's only party held once a month in Portland.

Conservatory of Submission is based north of Vancouver, WA, and is a great rental space as well as wonderful place to attend parties.

PDX-TNG is a BDSM resource for individuals in the greater Portland area between the ages of 40. 

*there are other resources for munches etc. in the Portland/Vancouver metro area.  Try the links section of Portland Leather Alliance.

Other NW Bondage Enthusiasts Resources:

Nawashibari  James Mogul and Gwen of Seattle have lovely images, rants, and host ArtBound in Seattle every year.  These folks are truly wonderful, and the quality of their work seems to only get better. 

Japan Rope  The only current importer of Japanese treated hemp to the United States, these folks sell a variety of colors... the quality of the rope speaks for itself.  Their new site now includes instructional information.

Occidental Bondage  is a women's only Bondage Enthusiast's group outside of Seattle.

Wet Spot is a Sex Positive Community Center that hosts the "Bondage is the Point" parties.

Triskeli Guild has monthly workshops in Bellingham, WA, and also hosts Kink in the Woods every year.

Other USA Bondage Enthusiasts Resources:

http://ds-arts.com/RopeArt hosted by Master Tatu of Florida, this website has a large amount of information on rope bondage.

Adult Rope ARt yahoo group is a must-join for serious bondage enthusiasts

Rainbow Rope  Liz and Gary sell rope in a wide variety of colors and textiles.  Their hemp rope is unfinished, but the colors of the nylon ropes are dazzling.  They also have a "how to" section.

Numinous' Kinbaku  Based on the East coast, this site is simple and lovely.  Numi is now selling Jute and Hemp rope as well.

DeLano in Distress  New York is blessed by this gent's passion for being a rope bottom.

Tammad's Rope Bondage Resources  Rest his soul, Tammad made an amazing series of resources before his death, and some kind soul is keeping his site in memory of the man.

Dark Angel Productions  Lou Duff is a wonderful Rope artist

David El- Ropes for Pleasure  David sells finished hemp rope (currently David does not seem to be taking orders), and his website has good info on treating your own rope and rope bondage history.

Bondage University  Lots of good basics, links to chat rooms, and more.

Knotty Boys  Based out of the San Francisco areas, these gents teach classes on rope bondage for various purposes, and their site has a basic how-to section.

Powerotic's Shibari  I hate paying for information, but these folks have a lot of good content.

Van Darkholme's House of Detention  This beautiful man is doing some amazing bondage other beautiful men, based in California.

Digital Kinbaku Project  Headed up by Lochai in Florida, this site is full of inspiration and I believe will transform into a wonderful site as time goes on.

Michigan Rope  A similar organization based in Michigan, who are hosting their own mini-conferences.

Safe and Sane Suspension  An essay by John Warren.

An Intro Course in Bondage  An essay by Jack Rinella.

Deviant Dictionary Bondage Reference  Basic info that covers everything from straight jackets to whipping rope.

A Top's Guide to Bondage Bottoms  An essay by Michael Nelson.

Bondage Information for Newbies  An essay by Mistress Baroness.

Chicago Rope and Mummification Tutorials are taught by Mortis- this group in Chicago has a lot of passion, and these tutorials are easy to use

Introduction to Rope Bondage  An essay by Gil Kessler.

Rope Bondage with Miss Michelle  This gallery has a few good step-by-step techniques featured... and some lasses and lads having a lot of fun.

Mistress Kay's Sensual Bondage  This pay site has a great free "newbie zone" that features a series of pieces on safety, basic bondage, and more.

Japanese Bondage-Self Bondage Resources  A list of internet resources by bdsm-online.  Also check out their listings on Geisha and other fetishes.  Here is a direct link to their article, taken from Bondage Life Magazine, on self-bondage techniques.

Rope Fashion  A few good tutorials and hand outs on rope bondage.

Altsex.org  These folks have compiled a number of essays of bondage, self-bondage, mummification, steel bondage and more.

Mummification Bondage  Focusing on Ace Bandage Mummification, this gent presents his information in a very friendly fashion.

Lillian's Nexus has a lot of links and tutorials for self-bondage fans.

Build your own Suspension Frame  A project workbook by Sartan's BDSM Workshop.

Serious Bondage These folks have a lot of resources, links, forums etc- a great way to loose a few hour coming up with more bondage ideas.

Kinky Ropes has some lovely tutorials on a variety of knots and simple cuffs for bondage.

Castle Realm Library has a number of articles, as well as a handful of tutorials on various forms of bondage, as well as other bdsm educational information.

American Hemp  These folks sell hemp products, and most importantly hemp rope and twine, at a very reasonable rate to anyone with state tax resale license and/or business license.

Hemp Emporium  For those of us who do not have a business license, these guys have some good product.  They have two different hemp distributors they work with- one has coils of 200m rope, and the others come on spools of aprox. 100m rope.  the first is larger  with a softer weave, the second is tighter in weave but I feel holds up a bit better to burnishing/boiling... up to your preferences.

Other International Bondage Enthusiasts Resources:

Drachenmann's JapanBondage based in Germany, Drachermann has collected a good deal of information on Rope Bondage and has made a bondage instructional CD (in German and English) and is a great resource.  He now also carries instructional videos.  Also these how-to series.

Shibari Network Yahoo Group

Rope Marks  Bob and Chantal, based in Amsterdam, have been recording their rope bondage explorations and presentations through photojournalism.

Dutch Shibari Bob and Chantal's Educational site

Trader of Slaves If you wade through the bad English and the blurred out genitalia, there are some good step-by-step instructionals on this site.

Fetish Japan hosted by Dr. D. Vice, it links to Asanawa.com, and between the two sites have a good collection of free and pay photography by and of various Rope Masters internationally.

Kikkou.com This pay site has a number of very good tutorials, photographs, and history of rope bondage.

Hojo Jutsu- Mahoutsukai Dojo  A basic history and a few techniques of this form of rope capturing from a Dojo still keeping the art alive.

Basic History of Hojojutsu  Shows one technique, and links to a few other pages.

Rope Bondage Pictorial  One man's collection, in Japan, of his favorite forms of Rope bondage styles and positions.  A very good collection of ideas.

Encordees is a French website, with fabulous step by step tutorials.

Office K's How To Page  This site shows, in Japanese, a few very clear instructions on how to tie usirokote and other basic bondages (see page 5 and 44).

Mike's Guide to Bondage  This gent, living in London, has a great series of computer generated bondage techniques and ideas.

Gromet's Self Bondage and Mummification Plaza  This gent from Australia has put together an amazing collection of essays, pictorials and more on these two subjects.

Japanese-Bondage-Files-News  This is the opening group for a series of 100+ yahoo groups entirely dedicated to archiving and collecting Japanese rope bondage imagery.

Paulhaas' Archive Site  Like inspiration?  These scans are a great place to start... and Paul updates them semi-regularly with other stuff from his collection.

Msato Sato  This site is the work of a Japanese Nawashi with some beautiful galleries and examples of various ties.

Immortal Shibari  This Brazilian website run by Highlander has some beautiful photography, and a few instructional sets.

Bondage Master's Gate  Based in London, this man does some lovely work, and works with a host of other gay bondage masters and submissives.

Japansk Bondage  This Dutch site has a huge gallery section, as well as good tutorials (the pics are decent enough not to need to read the language).

Asaji Muroi's Home Page  Focusing on human animals and their owners, this D/s site has some lovely bondage images as well.

Oshioki is a site based in Japan (no English translation) that has a number of free galleries of bondage adventures by lovers in Japan.

Real Bondage UK  Run by Michelle Knight, this site is a lifetimes journey through rope bondage, pony play, and more- a true treat.  

Dom's Kanji Tattoo Archive  This site has no information on rope bondage, but for those interested in Kanji, it's a great resources.

Book Resources:

Shibari You Can Use: Japanese Rope and Erotic Macrame- Lee Harrington

Screw the Roses, Send me the Thorns- Philip Miller and Molly Devon

The Knotty Boys Show You The Ropes- The Knotty Boys

The Seductive Art of Japanese Bondage- Midori

The companion for ArtBound II- NawaShibari

Erotic Bondage Handbook- Jay Wiseman

Bondage for Sex I- Chanta Rose

SM 101- Jay Wiseman

Bind- Fuji Akio

and more!  In the Portland area, I suggest supporting Counter Media (927 SW Oak St, 503-226-8141), as they have a wonderful collection of "alternative press" media, and the store owner is often willing to special order books, and they have a great out-of-country sexuality section.

If any of the links become defunct, or you know of any other resources that should be added to the above list *please* contact us and we will do our utmost to keep this list up to date!