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Descara -> RE: Rope Web (1/2/2008 2:23:53 PM)
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I have constructed a few bondage webs (what I call them), one of which I installed in a friend's dungeon. Check it out:
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2092/2159033949_80c1f49147_m.jpg
While many people tend to like the spider web design, my favorite is the dream catcher, as it allows one to work continuously with lengths of rope (or whatever material is used), cutting back on the number of connector knots needed for completion.
My approach to this design is to tie a base rope to stationary points, say a suspension frame. While doing so I create evenly-spaced anchor points along the base rope, usually using an alpine butterfly knot (http://www.animatedknots.com/alpinebutterfly/index.php). Once the anchor points have been created I then began weaving the rope into the dream catcher design, which is simply pulling rope through the anchor points, twisting once and then moving along to the next anchor point. For more info on building a dream catcher, go to:
http://www.rivernen.ca/build_dc.htm.
For the bondage web in the picture above I used a total of 200 ft of rope. You could do it with less rope; you'd just have to create fewer anchor points. This would in turn create larger gaps in your design, but in the end what you do create will adequately hold a captive that's bound to it.
A friend of mine is incredibly adept at organically creating bondage webs around a captive by connecting rope between body harnesses on the captive and stationary objects (usually suspension beams) and then tying these ropes together in amazing patterns (like a double helix). It seems to take him anywhere from 45 to 75 minutes to complete, depending on the complexity of the design. I find his work fascinating, but it simply pains me to no end to watch him take it all down, sometimes just to free the captive. I say, let 'em burn! But that's just me!
If you have any questions, feel free to message me directly. It's hard to know if any of this has been clear.
~~Descara
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