As you might know, I have long suspected there could be connections between tying, tango and tantra. The common elements of communication and passion have always been obvious as an observer. To me, those elements seem more relevant to shibari than, say the practical skills of somebody used to working with rope, e.g. sailors, rescue …
We are now using Evenbrite’s ticketing service which means we can list all the 2017 dates for BOUND shibari night now so you won’t have to wait for links to appear. Now you can book well in advance to avoid the risk of us selling out before you get your tickets. We had several sell …
We have been adding new stock at ESINEM-Rope, bondage rope emporium par excellence. We now have some very typical spotted tenugui, which are the cotton Japanese washcloths that double as gags, blindfolds or impromptu whips when wetted down. You’ll also find that EMT shears now come with a handly mini Maglite type torch to shine a …
Well, I had a great weekend 🙁 I spent it trying to resurrect BOUND’s web site and Nina’s. Having rebuilt the BOUND site, I decided to invoke some of the security option just to be safe before I made the clean back-up. Bad idea! This immediately caused a fatal error with memory limits exceeded. This …
There’s 15% off all Tossa Lite jute shibari rope at ESINEM-Rope to launch a new addition to the range: Tossa Lite Natural. The promotion runs till the end of the year. The 15% coupon code (LITE2016) is for one use per customer, so fill your boots while you can! Tossa Lite Natural jute shibari rope came …
We have been surprised and gratified by the growing popularity of our on-line shibari classes at ShibariClasses.com. In just the past month, we have had a 50% increase in active students so we must be doing something right. In many ways, it shouldn’t come as a surprise since we offer quality tuition, with time to …
As much as I try to resist imported ‘traditions’, I’m going to go along with this one and add to the retail frenzy. We are doing a Black Friday special with 20% off all rope at ESINEM-Rope. This offer is open now and runs until Tuesday 29 November and covers all rope jute, hemp and semenawa …
UPDATE: Now on-line here We will be uploading a new tutorial to ShibariClasses.com very soon. I have just finished the edit for ‘Introductory one-rope shibari techniques’. I’m sticking with ‘one-rope’ as there is endless argument over the Japanese terms. ‘Ippon nawa’ is the technically correct literal translation, although ‘ichinawa’, an incorrect translation, seems to have been coined …
We are swimming in rope, so I’m going to be rationalising my stock and creating some unmissable offers. Watch this space for some amazing Black Friday shibari rope deals from ESINEM-Rope. I have just taken delivery of a very nice batch of Tossa Lite 6mm which I’ll be selling at prices so absurdly low that they …
This latest tutorial, shibari ‘Upper body ties made easy’, demonstrates and further explains ‘ingredients’ familiar from our other classes, e.g. ‘Tying techniques‘, through a variety of simple ‘recipes’. This brings a greater understanding of the engineering and associated aesthetics which develops your creativity safely. – Two M-shape arm ties – Two Teppo (rifle bearer) ties – …