I have edited and uploaded the latest BOUND shibari show photos and videos. Well, more correctly, I edited the videos that I shot and Mo edited some of his photos. They are a lot more to come. Since I’m in a benevolent mood this month (see ShibariClasses and rope discounts in previous posts), a free preview gallery …
It’s been a good year for the Esinem empire, so I thought I’d share the love with 20% off shibari tutorials at our on-line school, ShibariClasses. They offer is limited to the just 100 lucky folk. It’s first come first served, so grab this offer while you can. All you need to do is to …
40% off jute shibari ropes is our special Mad March Hare promotion for ESINEM-Rope this month! This means you can get a full set of 8 x 6mm Tossa Lite Natural for only £47.40! Sorry, UK customers only. Just use Coupon Code ‘MARCH-HARE’ at checkout. Of course, you don’t have to buy eight ropes as the offer …
We have just uploaded Performance techniques: Part II ‘Stagecraft for shibari models’, a very comprehensive tutorial by Kitty Rae. Kitty is an international bondage model who has performed with many of the the west’s best shibari artists and also has extensive exposure as a fetish model. Combined with her developing skills as a rigger, this …
This experiment shows the effect of tension in a gote (TK). Correct tension and wrap position are key to tying a safe gote/TK. It is a common error to tie unnecessarily tightly, often to try to make poorly positioned wraps stay in place. This somewhat crude experiment shows how the forces increase exponentially with wrap …
We have been upgrading production standards further at ShibariClasses. I have recently bought my own second camera, a Canon 700D, since before I was borrowing one previously from Mo, who helps out with BOUND. Having my own second camera should mean that I can calibrate them closely and leave them that way to give consistent …
Sorry, Kelis, but my shibari brings all the girls to the yard 🙂 Your boys are welcome to your milkshake, as delightful as it might be. I just realised how easily her song, ‘Milkshake’, lends itself to a parody about shibari teachers. I only had to change three words…erh, I mean, it’s simply a case of …
Over the past few months, I have been working with a major yarn and rope manufacturer to create the perfect shibari rope. What’s perfection? The highest quality fibre is needed for starters since you can’t make a silk purse from a sow’s ear. This is why I have gone to source and to a supplier …
We have just uploaded Part V in our ‘Suspension techniques’ series which is an in-dept tutorial for the yoko-zuri (side suspension). Yoko-zuri (side suspension) is one of the classic shibari suspension ties which is typically based on a 3-rope gote. It is undoubtedly a core tie which everyone should learn. It is the first suspension …
Yes, it’s time for free rope at the next BOUND again. On Fri 17 Feb, we will be giving away a whole heap of free rope: we are having a clear out of reel ends, discontinued stock and anything generally surplus. Get there early to grab the best but remember we open early at 6pm …