Rope Types

Choosing Your First Shibari Rope

1. Choose Your Material

More Info Here

👉 Best choice: Start with jute or hemp.

Pick The Right Thickness

  • Eggplant tied in shibari rope, representing Cock and Ball Torture.

    4mm - Torure rope

    Used for Male genitle ties, decorative,and as a fingers, toes and semena

  • Forest Green Bondage Rope made from Bamboo - RebornRopes

    5mm

    More flexible but less comfortable good for floor work.

  • Teal - Fully Treated Jute Shibari Rope - RebornRopes

    6mm

    Most widely used rope for shibari balances strength and flexibility.

  • 7mm

    Can be used as a strong upline or for decorative fashion ties.
More info on Diameter

👉 Best choice For Starting Shibari: Use 5.5-6mm

3. Choose the Right Length

  • Person holding a 5meter jute rope

    -5 Meters (Short Lengths)

    Used for finishing ties, secureing two limbs together, and tieing a limb to a bed.

  • Person wearing a red hoodie with green rope束缚在手臂和腿上，背景为白色

    8 Meters

    Most widely used rope length for shibari.

  • 10 Meters +

    Used primarily for Western style bondage, not generally used for shibari as longer lengths are difficult to handle and tangle easily
More info On lengths

4. Choose How Many Ropes

  • 1 Rope

    A Chance To Experiment And See If Rope Is For You

  • ‘Carebear’ Bamboo bondage rope. - RebornRopes

    3-4 Ropes

    Beginner Kit, Allows You To Tie Most Rope Patterns

  • Blue Twilight Jute Shibari rope - Male Rope bunny suspension

    8 Ropes

    Complete Floor Kit, Allowing You To Tie The Whole Body

  • 12 Ropes

    Full Suspension Kit
How Many Lengths - Article

👉 Beginner Setup: 2–3 ropes at 7–8 meters.

5. Safety

    • Always Keep Safety Shears Within Arms Reach
    • Use The Appropriate Rope For The Task (Bamboo Shouldn't Be Used For Suspension)
    • Learn Non-Tighening Single Column Ties
    • Learn About Nerves Positions And Avoid Tieing Over Joints
How To Tie Single Columns

👉 "Shears are Essential to Every Rope Kit

Simple Starter Setup

    • Material: Jute or hemp
    • Diameter: 6mm
    • Length: 3–4 ropes (8m Lengths)
    • Finish: Pre-treated
    • Safety Shears
Person wearing Bamboo white rope bracelets on a blurred red background

Bamboo

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Fantastic for pretty ties, and softest rope, its lightweight, great for those with texture issues.

Bamboo Ropes

Strength/Abrasion. (Low -High)

Softness (Low -High)

Maintenance (Low -High)

Longevity* (Low -High)

Price (Low - High)

* Becuase bamboo rope is not used for suspension, in practise it is more long lasting than the other ropes, however this is becuase of its use, not its wear resistence.

Jute (1ply)

This is the Traditional Shibari Rope that many professionals use, its lightweight, low stretch.

Jute Ropes

Strength/Abrasion. (Low -High)

Softness (Low -High)

Maintenance (Low -High)

Longevity* (Low -High)

Price (Low - High)

Jute (2ply)

Double ply is the cheaper alternaive, still a jute rope, but more hardwearing and lower maintence.

Jute Ropes (2ply)

Strength/Abrasion. (Low -High)

Softness (Low -High)

Maintenance (Low -High)

Longevity* (Low -High)

Price (Low - High)

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Hemp

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The strongest natural fibre rope, its dense, smooth, with a heavy feel and ethically grown in the EU.

Hemp Ropes

Strength/Abrasion. (Low -High)

Softness (Low -High)

Maintenance (Low -High)

Longevity* (Low -High)

Price (Low - High)

Person wearing Bamboo white rope bracelets on a blurred red background

Bamboo

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.

Fantastic for pretty ties, and softest rope, its lightweight, great for those with texture issues.

Bamboo Ropes

Strength/Abrasion. (Low -High)

Softness (Low -High)

Maintenance (Low -High)

Longevity* (Low -High)

Price (Low - High)

* Becuase bamboo rope is not used for suspension, in practise it is more long lasting than the other ropes, however this is becuase of its use, not its wear resistence.

Jute (1ply)

This is the Traditional Shibari Rope that many professionals use, its lightweight, low stretch.

Jute Ropes

Strength/Abrasion. (Low -High)

Softness (Low -High)

Maintenance (Low -High)

Longevity* (Low -High)

Price (Low - High)

Jute (2ply)

Double ply is the cheaper alternaive, still a jute rope, but more hardwearing and lower maintence.

Jute Ropes (2ply)

Strength/Abrasion. (Low -High)

Softness (Low -High)

Maintenance (Low -High)

Longevity* (Low -High)

Price (Low - High)

Person wearing Hemp rope bracelets on a blurred background

Hemp

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The strongest natural fibre rope, its dense, smooth, with a heavy feel and ethically grown in the EU.

Hemp Ropes

Strength/Abrasion. (Low -High)

Softness (Low -High)

Maintenance (Low -High)

Longevity* (Low -High)

Price (Low - High)