Month: November 2024

Hello WCK, After consulting with Sagi, some of the other rope tops in town, and gathering feedback, I’d decided to make just a few small changes to Windy City Knots.  1) Beginner class will happen only once per month moving forward. For beginners, you should make extra time to practice on your own or get together and…

We had only a beginner section today and reveiwed Leg Ladders, the Sommerville Bowline, and the overhand single columns. We also learned an alternative Sommerville called the Fast Sommerville.

At the Saturday class we did a lesson on foundational concepts in the intermediate section: Reverse Tension, Half-hitch, Munter, and the X-friction • Reverse Tension • The half-hitch • The munter/nodome The Half-hitch is not fully attached to the rope, and requires tension in the direction of the running end to hold. The munter/nodome is a…

At the beginner class on 11/2, we went over the Running End and the Bight End, the overhand single columns (basic and with quick release), the Sommerville bowline, and the double column. We even had time to do a self-tie of KissMeDeadlyDoll’s Self-Suspension Chest Harness from Shibari Study. On Sunday, we had an intermediate session…

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