This hands-on beginner’s class covers safety, style (looking cool), negotiation, how to evaluate the skill of a top or bottom, and more. 

The class will cover:

• The 4 fundamental knots:  

  • Half-Hitch, Lark’s Head, Square Knot, & Overhand Knot

• The Lark’s Head Double Column

  • Good for tying two things together so that each thing is in its own cuff: wrists, ankles, knees, ankle to thigh, person to person, any part of a person directly to another thing…

• The Load-bearing Lark’s Head Double Column (demo)

• The Lark’s Head Single Column

  • Good for creating a single band or cuff around anything: wrist, ankle, thigh, chest, waist, hips, etc.

  • This is the starting point for many ties.  We will demo a few simple examples:

    • The Unchastity Belt aka “Crotch Rope” – A fun teasing tool

    • Stirrup Heel Tie – “No, I’ll decide when the heels come off.”

    • A rope Leash

• Extending Rope

• The Shinju, a simple chest harness (demo)

• The Somerville Bowline, an excellent forward-tension single-column knot

• A Simple Box Tie & a modification for people with flexibility challenges (demo)

• Coiling and storing rope

 (demo) Due to time constraints, selected items above will be demonstration-only, but attendees will be given detailed references for self-guided practice after the class.

Rope Corsets, featuring the Chain Stitch Demi-Corset

This class will demonstrate a simple method for creating a waist cincher/demi-corset on your partner.

This is a hands-on class and you will leave with practical knowledge and skills.  

We will cover:

• The core technique

• How to extend rope when you run out

• Optional elements to add greater stability and flair (like garters or shoulder straps)

• Variations that will produce slightly different looks

Target audience (beginner, intermediate, advanced)

We will cover 5 knots and techniques that are great for rapid capture.  

During the first half we will go over how to tie three variations of one of my favorite little-known bondage knots -- the Prusik -- and practice several very cool applications.  This knot can be used to secure someone inescapably to a bed or bondage frame in less than a minute.  A modified version can be used to make belly-chain style rope handcuffs that are very effective in containing eels (people who like to struggle and slip out of rope bondage).  I have met many people proudly bearing the "I-can-escape-from-anything" title that had to add "...except that one time" after they had been introduced to this knot. 

This class will also feature a rope-only device that allows a rope to become tighter but will not allow it to loosen.  But it does so in a way that will not cinch down and threaten your sub.  

The second half of the class features two techniques for rapidly applying rope to a victim... er... partner.  One technique allows you to tie a knot around a wrist or ankle when you only have one hand to tie with.  The other technique comes from hojojitsu roots and is a sort of arm-binder/chest harness that can be tied onto a person in less than a minute.  It will give them something to think about whilst you drag them away to your next bit of evil.

This is a practical, hands-on session that starts with a demonstration (to get your attention), moves on to a practical lecture and then to a practice session with high involvement by the instructor to ensure that the new skill is cemented in your mind before you leave.

- Target audience (beginner, intermediate, advanced)