This web site is dedicated to the rope bondage scene in the Saint Louis, Missouri area.

STL Ropeworks, also referred to locally as the Rope SIG (Special Interest Group), is a rope-art, rope ties/suspension support group for folks in the St. Louis metropolitan area.

We hope to rope in a contingent of locals who are willing and interested in rope drills, practices, sharing ties, knots, and techniques in a realtime setting.

If you are geographically located within 100 miles of the shiny silver wicket on the riverfront,

• whether you're single, paired, or poly,
• whatever your sex or orientation,
• whether you top, bottom, switch, or self tie,
• whether you're a rigger, a vincilagniac, an "eel"(escapologist), or a bondage bunny,
• whether you're a total newbie or are highly experienced,
• whether you play privately or you're a performance artist,
• whether you incorporate other aspects of BDSM or not,
• whether your style is
  • Eastern (e.g. shibari, kinbaku-bi, hojojutsu),
  • Western ("damsel in distress", etc.),
  • knotty or knotless,
  • naughty or nice,
  • restrictive or decorative,
• whether your technique includes
  • floor work,
  • harnesses,
  • spreads,
  • hog ties,
  • furniture ties,
  • hobbling,
  • mummification,
  • takedowns,
  • predicaments,
  • partial suspension, or
  • full suspension,
• whether your choice of material is:
  • hemp, jute, linen, cotton, silk, nylon, or multifilament polypropylene (MFP),
• whether you're experienced in
  • stage rigging,
  • nautical rigging,
  • mountaineering,
  • spelunking,
  • rescue,
  • arboriculture, or
  • scouting,
  or
• whether you wear velcro shoes or loafers because
  • you can't keep your laces tied, or
  • your attempts inevitably result in a Gordian Knot,

please join us in our discussion group / forum: STLropeworks.

We generally meet monthly to "sling some string". Come prepared to learn and to share.

Special Events

• "Meet Me in St. GRUEy" for the GRUE in the Lou: Graydancer's Ropetastic Unconference Extravaganza! March 28-30, 2008
• "Meet Me in St. GRUEy" for the GRUE in the Lou 2: Graydancer's Ropetastic Unconference Extravaganza! June 26-28, 2009
• "Meet Me in St. GRUEy" for the GRUE in the Lou (the One after Two): Graydancer's Ropetastic Unconference Extravaganza! September 17-19, 2010