Twisted Hemp Rope in Ø 6 or 4 mm

Fill in (Qty.) how many meters you want to order.

Special for Japanese bondage (Shibari).

Though jute and hemp may belong to the same family of fibers, and they both have good properties for holding knots and for not stretching, they do differ in looks, weight and especially in smell.

Hemp rope produce a strong, reasonably soft rope, with high enough friction to hold a knot securely. The rope can be fairly rough when untreated, but boiling, washing, and oiling as detailed below will result in a soft rope that is perfect for our purposes. Hemp rope has a very distinctive odour, and just smelling the rope is often enough to get a rope bottom in the right frame of mind for a rope scene. Hemp tends to be the most common rope used for shibari in the West, as it is generally easier to obtain than Jute.

Buying advice for rope

Most workshops (live or online) use lengths of 8 meters. Because rope is always folded double, that is actually 4 meters. So for wrists and ankles you use 2 x 8 meters.
For knees and elbows you also use 2 x 8 meters and for a body/body bondage 16 meters (or 2 x 8 meters).
Make sure you buy the right number of meters because we cannot take back rope once it has been cut. If in doubt, please contact our customer service or visit the store.