Rope Restraints

Wrist and Ankle Restraints

This is a wrist or ankle restraint based on a climber’s Prusik knot. It is safe, because it won’t tighten up when your victim struggles. And it doesn’t have a lot of bulk where the ropes come in, like some restraint ties do.

To make the restraint, you will need a 12-foot length of 5/16-inch rope. Start by putting the two ends of the rope together, so you have a six-foot length of doubled rope with a loop at the end.

Slip the loop over back over the ropes, forming a doubled loop. This is called a lark’s head.

Slip the lark’s head over your captive’s hand or foot, so it is around their wrist or ankle.

Pull on the loop, in order to get some slack.

Wrap the loop and the extra slack around the wrist. The ropes from the loop should be on the outside, and the long ends on the inside.

Reach through the loop and pull the long ends of the rope through.

Pull on the loop again, to get some more slack, and wrap the loop around again. You may have to help the ropes move around the wrist or ankle.

Reach through the loop again, and pull the long ends through. Pull on the long ends, helping the ropes move around the wrist or ankle, until the wraps are comfortably snug, but not tight. It should look like this:

Take one of the long ends and pass it under three of the wraps, starting at the outside and pulling it out the middle.

Pull the end taut.

Take the other long end and pass it under three of the wraps, starting at the outside and pulling it out the middle.

Pull the end taut.

Repeat the procedure, taking one of the long ends and passing it under three of the wraps, starting at the outside and pulling it out the middle.

Pull the end taut.

Take the other long end and pass it under three of the wraps, starting at the outside and pulling it out the middle.

Pull the end taut.

The final result looks like this:

When your captive struggles, the loops around the wraps tighten, locking them in place so they can’t tighten around the wrist or ankle.

Be careful not to make the wraps too tight to begin with. You don’t need to; they are secure even if they are only fairly snug, and it you make them too tight, you will cut off circulation, forcing you to untie your captive long before you want to.

The rope used here is available from Rainbow Rope, http://www.rainbowrope.com

Disclaimer: The techniques I describe here are as safe as I know how to make them, and I believe in them enough to trust the life of my beloved Mistress to them. However, you are ultimately responsible for the safety of anyone you tie up. Know your captive’s limitations, and any medical conditions they may have. Don’t mix bondage with drugs or alcohol. And don’t even think of trying suspension until you are really experienced with ropework.