Join us for the bondage conference that is “Knot-for everyone.”

Name: ROPECRAFT Chicago
Start: 5/26/2017
End: 5/29/2017
Location: Chicago

Top, bottom, and switch education with Western, kinbaku, & other styles in an inclusive sex-positive social space!

Memorial Day Weekend

Three Days of Classes & Four Nights of Parties
May 22nd – 25th, 2020

Get Tickets for ROPECRAFT Chicago 2020

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2019 Presenters Included:

What is ROPECRAFT?

It’s a new approach for a kinky bondage conference.

Featuring classes and play time centering around:
Shibari, Western Bondage, Power Exchange,
Solo Tying, Health, & PLAY.

“It’s KNOT – for EVERYONE.”

REVOLUTIONARY

ROPECRAFT was born out of a simple idea: Let’s make a rope convention we’d really want to go to. That’s why we have integrated diversity and consent culture throughout. This includes things like:

The Ropenspace: All ROPECRAFT events feature a Ropenspace! This is a facilitated self-organizing peer education event, run on Open Space Technology, with all the ROPECRAFT instructors in attendance.
Our Peer Support Team: Think of them as Consent Incident First-Responders, with a side of being that negotiation wingman you’ve always wanted and a supportive friend if you’re having a rough time.
Special Interest Groups: Want to have a supportive space for your group to meet and discuss? We will do our best to make time and space for that to happen. Just let us know!

PLAY

We will have as many nights of SEX-POSITIVE play space as we can. That means THREE NIGHTS in Austin and FOUR NIGHTS in Chicago! Most of our beautiful rigs and lighting have been custom-made, with rock-solid suspension frames, tripods, crosses, benches, and more. We’ll also have some more traditional equipment for you Old-Guard rope types. The play spaces will have plenty of room for floorwork, self-suspension, or even non-rope play if that’s what you’re looking for. Want to brush up on your skills before the party? Practice space is available. We always have the popular Ropenspace event on the last afternoon of the con as well as other special events including art shows, performances, mixers and more!

EDUCATION

Our rope education track is not just a re-hash of what you’ve seen before. Beginners are welcome to learn the fundamentals of enjoyable rope bondage, and experts are welcome to challenge themselves with cutting-edge content and the opportunity to learn and create from other world-class talent.

We look for innovative classes from new presenters and new classes from innovative presenters.

World-Class Teachers

Presenters with a broad rope bondage curriculum including:

bottom-focused classes
fusion bondage
predicament play
performance
advanced self-suspension
and much more.

State-0f-the-Art Playspace

Parties every night
Thousands of square feet of Dungeon Space
Custom-made frames & equipment
Art display opportunities and professional catering
Dedicated practice space
Peer-to-Peer Kink at the Ropenspace
Special Events!
Professional photographers & a dedicated photo room

Community & Connection

Catered Meet & Greet
Space for Self-Tying
Support for Special Interest Groups
Dedicated Peer Support
Advertising and networking opportunities for local groups
Vendor Bazaar
Closing Ceremony Giveaways

ROPECRAFT supports the fight against human trafficking in any form. This means we support the decriminalization of sex work. Read about how you can help make the world safer by supporting this legislation at the Sex Worker’s Outreach Project.