My Blossoming Love Affair With Hemp Rope

Butchtastic Kyle in the Lightening Harness

I love the way it feels; soft and rough. I relish the thud as the loops fall to the ground. I enjoy the scent, though describing it...well, just stick your nose into it. It's intoxicating.

I enjoy the required patience; wrapping the rope just so, tying it off just right. My desire grows with the prolonged closeness to my partner, as I line it up just the way I want it; using it to be kind or cruel.

I delight the sense of ownership I have over my partners when they wear my rope.

I revel in the way it is both useful and beautiful, adding an element of Hidur mitzvah to my practice of tying, bringing an air of divinity to what I do.