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

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

Come Join Us For Ropecraft Chicago 2023 next Memorial Day Weekend or Homebound Winter Warmer this January!

Memorial Day Weekend Annually

After a two year break for the Covid-19 pandemic, Ropecraft came home to the windy city for our much-awaited in-person homecoming in 2022 for our ninth in person event. Join knotty friends old and new next year for our tenth anniversary event this May. Tickets go on sale January 1st and did sell out several weeks before our 2022 event so please plan ahead!

Rope Online Everywhere

Ropecraft Homebound started as our effort to help bring folks together in the lonely times created by the Covid-19 pandemic but continues on as we realized that Homebound allowed us to connect more broadly. Our goal with this event is to create accessible space for education and community and to create ties that bind all over the world. Ticketing will open late fall for our January 2023 event!

Save the Date for the next Ropecraft Chicago: May 26th – 29th, 2023!

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Chicago 2022 Featured Classes By

Blk_Diamond and His_Amira
Chingón Cuerdas and Sybil
Jake Wing and Sleepless Siren
Kasai Usagi
Magnolia
Maki Roll
Midori
Miss Acacia
MsElaine
MxBliss
Sarah Sloane
Shay Tiziano
Skyla and RedKnots
Stranger
Tempo and Miss Vye
Toga and Anjel
TypeAtypical & BunnyBights
Worldsokayestropebunny and Gentleebrutal
ZiaLucina

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What We Do

We designed Ropecraft to be a convention where rope enthusiasts of all levels of experience and skill can share their passion for learning, enjoying and creating rope bondage together. Our classes cover a comprehensive spectrum of kink theory and practice for wide variety of experiences and skill levels and teach and promote kink-positive, inclusive views of sexuality. Our in-person event features classes, socials, meetups, vendors, art and stage shows, and nightly sex-positive parties in our fully equipped dungeon space. Our online event features similar live classes and meetups in an environment that fosters connection or privacy depending on your comfort and interests.

If you’d like to keep up with the latest news about our conventions, join our mailing list!

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. At our in-person events, 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

At our in-person conventions, we 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.

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.

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

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

Come Join Us For Ropecraft Chicago 2023 next Memorial Day Weekend or Homebound Winter Warmer this January!

Memorial Day Weekend Annually

Rope Online Everywhere

Countdown to Chicago

Get Involved

Apply to Teach or Vend at Upcoming Events!

What We Do

If you’d like to keep up with the latest news about our conventions, join our mailing list!

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

PLAY

EDUCATION

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

World-Class Teachers

State-0f-the-Art Playspace

Community & Connection

Newsletter

We Tweet – Do You?

We’re on Fetlife!

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

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

Come Join Us For Ropecraft Chicago 2023 next Memorial Day Weekend or Homebound Winter Warmer this January!

Memorial Day Weekend Annually

Rope Online Everywhere

Countdown to Chicago

Get Involved

Apply to Teach or Vend at Upcoming Events!

What We Do

If you’d like to keep up with the latest news about our conventions, join our mailing list!

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

PLAY

EDUCATION

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

World-Class Teachers

State-0f-the-Art Playspace

Community & Connection

Newsletter

We Tweet – Do You?

We’re on Fetlife!

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