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Velvetine

Velvetine is a Berlin-based rope bottom into semenawa, writing erotica and spending too much time on social media talking about rope bottoming, body positivity/neutrality and mental health. Freedom in restraints is her happy place. Motto: Rope makes everything look and feel better!

New10 min read
Post-Shibari Blues: What Is Rope Drop & How To Deal With It
You just had an incredible shibari session, so why do you feel like rubbish? Let’s get real about post-rope lows…
Advice
Velvetine
10 min read
Nerve Injuries In Shibari: An Emotional Perspective
Nerve compression injury is one of the most common risks of shibari and, as one experienced rope bottom writes, recovery can be an emotional as well as a physical process.
Advice
Velvetine
12 min red
Safer Shibari: Understanding The Risks Of Rope Bondage
It’s been said that there’s no reward without risk – and there’s certainly no rope bondage without risk. To make the most of your practice as a rope bottom, understand where things could go wrong too.
Advice
Velvetine
11 min read
Focus On How You Feel: Body Image And Shibari
Shibari can take us into simultaneously vulnerable, empowering and intense spaces, both physically and emotionally. For rope bottoms, reflecting on their bodies in rope is often part of the journey.
Community
Velvetine
10 min read
Things I Wish I Had Known As A New Rope Bottom
Taking up a new hobby for the new year or wanting to make some better-rope resolutions? Rope bottoms share their experiences for safer, enjoyable and more fulfilling rope bottoming.
Community
Velvetine

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