Editing Bondage positions and methods (section)

===Technique===
[[File:Alsana Sin by ropemarks.jpg|thumb|160px|left|[[Rope bondage]] in an uncomfortable position. It involves [[crotch rope]], [[breast bondage]], elbow bondage, [[mouth gag]], among other techniques.]]

A crotch rope may consist of either a single line running between the legs to stimulate the genitals, or two lines running either side of them to leave them exposed.<ref name=Kinkly/> In the former case, the rope may pass between the [[labia majora]]<ref>{{Cite book |title=Dangerous Relationships: Pornography, Misogyny And, Rape |last=Russell |first=Diana |date=14 May 1998 |isbn=978-0-7619-0525-7 |page=87}}</ref> or deeper through the [[pudendal cleft]] of the [[vulva]]. Knots can be tied in the rope to apply specific pressure to the [[Human anus|anus]] or [[clitoris]].<ref name=sukaranbo/> A crotch rope is usually fixed in place by tying it to a rope around the waist just above the hips or by tying the two ends to a fixture. Crotch ropes are sometimes used in BDSM activities, especially on female [[dominance and submission|submissives]], most commonly as a part of [[tease and denial]]. A crotch rope is sometimes combined with the [[damsel in distress]] pose used in silent films, where the arms are tied together behind the back at the elbows and wrists, and the legs are tied together at the knees and ankles.<ref name="ASI"/> To prevent the transmission of infection, crotch ropes are often kept solely for the use of one partner.<ref>{{cite web|title=Common Approaches to Care & Storage|url=https://ropestudy.com/courses/101/lessons/rope-selection-care/topic/common-approaches-to-care-storage/|website=Rope Study|access-date=8 April 2025}}</ref>

====Variations====
For abrasion play if the rope is not tied to the waist it can be moved forward and backward between the labia or the subject can be made to walk across it.

The ropes may be wrapped tightly around the waist and tied off in front, fed down across the genitals, then pulled back up behind and tied to other cords wrapped around the wrists, doubling as a cinch to tighten them further. This allows the rope bound person some ability to vary pressure on the genitals (often causing sexual stimulation) at the cost of reduced freedom of movement. If such a cord is pulled extremely tight the wrists and arms will have very little freedom of movement particularly when combined with elbow bondage and the hands will be firmly forced in contact with the buttocks.<ref>{{cite web |title=Unchastity Belt |url=https://www.theduchy.com/crotch-rope/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220118174903/https://www.theduchy.com/crotch-rope/ |archive-date=18 January 2022 |website=The Duchy}}</ref>