Do you feel like you have t-rex arms and struggle to get rope smoothly around your partner while tying? Or have you struggled to get your partner up in a suspension? In this class, we’ll work on strategies for tying around a body when you can’t reach around or above your partner. We’ll also work...
Join us for an unforgettable afternoon of performance bondage featuring acts by local rope bondage artists. Prepare to be spellbound by the energy that these performers bring to their craft, and witness the power and connection of performance bondage. This event intends to create a space for up-and-coming and established rope bondage artists, and to...
Queer- and neurodivergent-centered community rope jam in Olympia. Practice and connect in a low-pressure, consent-forward environment. Jams include no formal instruction, but T is always happy to help anyone with questions. For full details and to buy tickets, visit https://forbiddentickets.com/events/olyrope/2026-05-09-community-jam-may (or click the green "Event Website" button). Note: The sliding scale goes down to $2,...
Tops, bottoms, and switches will get hands-on rope practice through bite-sized sessions with each other. There is no “dating” here, but you will meet, tie, and be tied. People are encouraged to attend solo, as this is an opportunity to mix and mingle. Please arrive on time in order to fully participate in all activities:...
This workshop will start with a 30 minute lecture on the historical context and origins of homoerotic cowboy rope bondage. We will discuss anti-LGBTQ+ laws and homophobic tendencies throughout Cowboy Country in the end of the 20th century/beginning of the 21st century primarily focusing on Texas and Wyoming. We will analyze the origins and development...
Your casual opportunity to practice, observe, play, meet others, and share your skills once a month. This is not a class and there is no instructor.
Shibari is the Japanese-inspired practice of aesthetic rope bondage. In this foundational session, students will learn fundamental ties and techniques to begin their rope journey. Though fundamental, these techniques can be combined in uncountable ways to produce elaborate shapes and scenarios. Besides learning technical skills, we will focus on rope bondage as a movement and...
This 3-part series is designed for those who feel confident with single/double columns and are ready for more complexity. Classes will focus on functional rather than decorative patterns, emphasizing the techniques needed for creating stable ties and understanding how components interact. Those tying will learn how to incorporate play and body manipulation to dive deeper...
Body manipulation makes rope scenes hotter and technical ties easier. This class will teach principles and over twenty specific techniques centered around leverage and joint locking to move a partner effortlessly and create headspace. We will learn methods with and without rope to guide a partner, introduce tension to the body, and use these ideas...
Join us for a rope bondage skill sharing event in an intentionally quiet space. Whether you're a curious beginner or have some rope experience, this event offers a low-stim environment to learn, practice, and connect with others. Masking Policy: Masking with a high quality respirator (kn95 or better) is required. In order to make this...
Shibari is the Japanese-inspired practice of aesthetic rope bondage. In this foundational session, students will learn fundamental ties and techniques to begin their rope journey. Though fundamental, these techniques can be combined in uncountable ways to produce elaborate shapes and scenarios. Besides learning technical skills, we will focus on rope bondage as a movement and...
RBU is a munch for anyone who receives rope. This is an event to meet and find peer support among others who are tied. It's also a place to exchange info, vet potential tops, and make friends with similar interests. Are you curious about doing rope bottoming? Cool, you should join us! Do you dabble...
This rope workshop will be a hand-on class with active participation and rope tying. We will start by establishing aesthetic guidelines and principles for our ties as an overarching theme of the intermediate series. We will focus on a) modular tying, b) intentionality, c) nawajiri management, and d) philosophy of minimalism, model-centric photography, and wabi-sabi...
How do you move your partner without verbal commands? How do you create flow from one position to the next? This class will teach partners how to use rope to move together with less risk of falling or other accidents. Pairs will learn sequences that get the body from standing positions down to the ground...
This is an open gym shibari session for folks to practice skills they already know, to share knowledge and techniques, and to build and connect with other folks in the shibari rope community. This is not a play party, but rather a place to hone your shibari skills. We have plenty of hard points available,...
