Yeah, that's the problem with shibari. It just takes so much time to set up. It looks amazing from an aesthetics standpoint, but it's a bit more artistic than purely sexy in my eyes. Restraints are the opposite and exactly as you say, it's about being put at the mercy of someone else and can be done so rather quickly and easily when the mood strikes if you know what you're doing.

I hope your intended target was as impressed as we all are 💜 I know it definitely worked on me!

Sounds like a great choice for your date then, you can get yourself worked up while getting ready and travelling there, he gets the amazing visual but still easy access, and something to hold onto so he can go even harder on you.

And of course we all get to see your work and hear about what you got up to. Win win win!

Due to compression and stretch over time, often used sheathed ropes, like the one in your photo, tend to lose their sheen and the tressed sheath lies flatter against the core (that's a good thing for a Shibari tyer, right?). But, it could just be down to a trick of the light or focus or resolution of the image. I didn't mean anything else by it, and apologize if I came across as critical in any way.