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Advice - Your Rope

Mental Health Challenges And Rope

As someone who ties different people with different physical and mental health issues as well as self tying, I am very aware of the impact a person’s mental health and well-being can have on the scenes we create. Top, bottom or self tying. It’s not always easy, because we are human and have various life […]

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Managing Long Term Pain in Rope

As someone with long covid, my pain and energy levels have been drastically affected by the virus. It’s tricky because they are still trying to understand the disease and how it relates to other conditions like CFS/ME, MCAS, POTS and fibromyalgia. A lot of people in our community are affected by chronic pain and associated […]

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Advice - Your Rope

Your Version of Consent

I was in a class with DevynStone on building M/s relationships. He explained his process and at one point in discussing consent, he said how we all have our own consent. I love that! Whenever I’ve taught consent or gotten into those in depth discussions with people, I’m always mindful of just how each of us look […]

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Advice - Your Rope

Jute Rope Maintenance Tips

I am sometimes asked how I maintain my jute rope. Below is a brief guide of processes I use and/or recommend. Washing Jute Either wash by hand, or place your ropes in a pillow case and use a washing machine on a cold cycle with a non biological detergent. The pillow case will prevent any […]

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Advice - Your Rope

Is Your Rope Safe?

Rope play is only 100% safe when you are completely aware of all the risks of whatever you choose to do, and you mitigate as fully as possible against those risks, factoring in all possible circumstamces and accidents that could happen. This is not easy. Nigh on impossible to achieve, in fact. Rope tops and […]

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Rope Art

Teddy Bondage!

Because of the lockdown and coronavirus, I’ve been unable to tie my friends ,sadly. I took the opportunity to try out designs on a new Teddy i bought myself for my birthday instead, which I have enjoyed previously. It was so much fun, and lovely to enjoy cuddles too – not the same as human […]

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Advice - Running Events

Creating An Event That Is Inclusive To People Of Colour

By people of colour I mean people that are not white. Visually, people of colour have darker skin tones due to pigmentation in their skin. And yet, for centuries, the pigmentation in their skin has been enough to victimise, terrorise, enslave, demonise and abuse people of colour. In the wake of the murder of George […]

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Advice - Relationships

Why Some Newcomers Don’t Get To Tie With Others.

If you’re new (I’m suggesting on your local scene for less than 6-12 months?) it’s really difficult to find rope partners. Like unbelievably so. Genuine ones, not clinical psychopaths – which is significant as you’ll see in due course. It’s kinda like getting your first job, you think; once you’ve got some experience you’ll land […]

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Rope Art

A Gauntlet And A Corset

My first tie on someone since my accident on one of my close friends and bunnies. Taking the simple gauntlet tie and corset tie in a decorative rope session.

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Rope Art

New Shapes in the Woods

Self tie suspension with in flight adaptions, outdoors this time. It’s all about finding the perfect tree in a private location at the best time. The weather was perfect too. Here, at the same location, I worked with one of my models and her partner as a mentor, to create her first beautiful contorted full […]