Shibari

[perthro]

So, I want to get into making kumihimo for various uses. Kumihimo (various weaving patterns for cording) styles are good for using as obijime (cord for kimono), as jewellery, as cute rope belts, and for bondage. Obijime, for me, are excellent for that purpose, since they're usually a little over a metre long and are soft and strong as hell. Unlike traditional twisted rope, which you have to regularly treat, twist, and untwist when it warps or shrinks, you don't have to do these things with kumihimo. They're woven in such a way that they don't require it.

For example, some flat-woven pieces...

And there are hundreds of round-woven pieces.

In the meantime, I would LOVE to find a tutorial for traditional rope-twisting for shibari.