For Shibari Study afternoon, I spent some time doing upline drills from Shibari Study. I have mastered the clove hitch, formed by creating two opposite half-hitches. If you do it the wrong way, you get two half hitches in the same direction which doesn’t form a clove hitch. If you do the right way, you get a…
Month: September 2024
9/14/2024 Recap
At Saturday’s class, we could finally split into a beginner section and an intermediate section. In the beginner section, we covered the basics of square knots & granny knots as always and did a drill game for the all-important Sommerville Bowline. (Shibari Study video, Youtube 1, Youtube 2)In the intermediate section, we covered the broad glossary of Shibari styles. Then we moved into…
8/24/2024 Recap
We had a great little practice session last Saturday! We reviewed the all-important Sommerville Bowline (pronounced “bowlin”), double columns & extending rope (all from the beginner material). We watched the Shibari Study video with Fuoco (a Shibari Study teacher) that focused on the Sommerville Bowline and broke it down into key pieces to practice. You can find the video on Shibari Study…