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There are two types that is common use: clothesline and nylon. Pick up a 50 foot package of 7/32 inch by 100 feet cotton rope. Cut it into variable lengths between 7 and 18 or so feet. You'll want to have shorter lengths for some things such as tying feet, wrists and longer for others, such as around chests and arms or thighs. Once cut you may want to protect the ends from fraying. Nylon cord is easy to melt with a candle's flame. Heat it enough so that it begins to melt and then form it into a secure end.
You'll have to be a bit more creative with the frayed ends of clothesline. You may immersed the ends of your first ropes in glue and then let the glue dry by setting the ropes' ends on wax paper. Be sure the glue soaks into the rope. Rubber cement works, but not as well. To be real fancy, you could wrap the ends with thin twine.
At this point you could read a boy scout handbook or a book on knot tying. Of course it's not a bad idea to get one of those anyway, though many bondage enthusiasts will readily admit that they use only a few standard knots.
Clothesline is the rope for many people because it ties easily and is flexible. It tends to get dirty, though, and sometimes the knots can be more difficult to untie.
Nylon, on the other hand, seems to stay cleaner and is easier to loosen. The down side to this is that nylon knots tend to loosen too easily. You can get it in various thicknesses (1/4, 3/8, 1/2 inch for instance) and lengths. People usually prefer the 3/8 inch ropes. Thinner is more dangerous, thicker is harder to work with. In any case, among these three choices it's probably more a question of esthetics than safety, as long as you tie knots safely in the first place.
Avoid twine, any thin rope or thread, and any rope made of a rough material such as jute or manila. Leather thongs are nice if used with care. Be mindful that the thinner the cord, the more liable it is to cut or otherwise damage skin. Thin cords are more dangerous too in that they will more easily cut off your bottom's circulation.
An exception might be the use of nylon twine where you use lots of twine to weave your bondage around your bottom. Here I emphasize weaving as opposed to tying per se, though it may be just a matter of terminology. If the tying is done so that the twine remains snug enough to stay but loose enough so as not to constrict, the bondage can be a real work of art. The details for such artistry, though, are beyond an intro course. Mentioning it is just food for thought.
NEVER FORGET: Never tie someone up without a pair of good scissors nearby in case of an emergency.
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