TheDuchy® (“the dutch-ee”) — created in 2000 and operating continuously for over 25 years — is the oldest and friendliest place online to learn about rope bondage, shibari and other rope-related BDSM skills. Our focus is on education, not titillation, so this is a safe place to learn techniques without distracting sexual images. Pages with explicit images are clearly marked.
We have tutorials for everyone, whether you are just starting your rope bondage journey or have a great deal of experience. Here are a few of the latest! Check out the full library for much more!
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New to BDSM, rope bondage or shibari?
Start with Understanding “The Scene” or with Rope 101 for important Safety and Risk Management information, tips on choosing a rope, and basic knots, cuffs, harnesses and other core techniques.
There is LOTS of free stuff!
These free courses contain everything you need to being having rich and fulfilling rope adventures! From Understanding the Scene, Consent, Risk Management, Negotiation and Planning, to Foundations Rope tutorials, and other easy techniques built on them, there is lots of free stuff to learn!
A library full of tutorials for all levels
Go to our Tutorial Library for hundreds of tutorials on all topics and for all levels of skill! There are free tutorials for beginners and members tutorials when you want to go further.
Become a member to see even more!
When you become a member, you will have access to all the tutorials in the main library, plus three more sets of tutorials to help you learn how to take things further! Learn how to combine multiple ties together in interesting and provocative ways in Creating a Scene (CAS). We reverse-engineer and explain cool ties done by other riggers and rope artists in Behind the Scene (BTS). Learn how to create your own rope floggers and whips in Flogger Forge.
While we don’t do nudity or sex in the public areas of this site, these are all adult concepts and themes. Visiting this site means that you agree to be bound by the Terms & Conditions. You also consent to the use of cookies, which this site uses to provide several services.
