My live in slave / roommate needed a bit of discipline today and I, having come fresh from Shibaricon, felt duly inspired to weave something aesthetically pleasing for myself. So I rigged him into a pretty little chest tie, pulled him initially into a partial suspension and then shoved a big thick bamboo rod under his arms and then hoisted him up onto tip toe as I caned him!
Mmm, that was an absolutely delicious little snack for my sadistic demon and “slave t” has dutifully promised that the issue for which the discipline was necessary will not be an issue again. Pretty, fun AND functional!! What could be better than that??!! 🙂
For this tie, I decided to christen two thirty foot lengths of flax that I bought from Madame Butterfly. I had never worked with flax before and quite enjoyed it because it has a delightful blend of form and functional qualities that appeal to my own feminine and masculine tendencies. I love when I do not have to sacrifice beautiful aesthetics and sensual indulgence for good old fashioned “get ‘er done” strength, durability and simplicity.
I found the flax to have a delicious blend of some of the things I love most about silk as well as the stuff I crave about hemp & jute, while being “good to go” right off the vending table!
Perhaps I shall elaborate more on the aesthetics behind rope selection sometime soon as I think it would prove to be an interesting exploration for me on a few levels, but for the moment suffice it to say, that I was quite impressed yet again by Madame Butterfly’s wonderful rope.
Yes, it costs a bit more, but so do many of the best things in life, and while there may not be a lot of areas that I regularly indulge , develop or exercise a taste for “finer things,” I have learned to appreciate the difference that rope selection can make to a scene, even if I consciously appreciate those differences more so than the bottom. I think there are times that those nuances are lost on a submissive who has no point of reference for comparison or one that tends to space out the moment the rope touches their flesh. I may be doing a few of them a diservice by spoiling them with Madame’s silk, bamboo & flax but that is a risk I am more than happy to take. 
Speaking of Madame Butterfly, I had been an avid fan of her rope for quite sometime, I actually got to meet for the first time at SC08 and found her to be quite lovely and charming indeed! In fact, I quite enjoyed the sparkle in her eyes and have to admit I am curious about what it would be like to bottom in rope to her, but sadly the opportunity to express that to her did not arise at Shibaricon. (Ok the truth is maybe I was a bit chicken to ask her.)
Perhaps I shall have to make a point of dropping not too subtle hints to her the next time our paths cross and see if she has a mutual interest. I may even point her to this blog entry the next time I call to get my next rope fix from her. I can feel a bamboo rope craving coming on. 😉 More soon!
