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Rag Doll: A new bondage model
As you might know, Maya is back in Spain and Gorgone and Gestalta will be touring with Cirque de Shibari, so we will deprived of our usual models. In order to fill the vacuum, we have been scouting for...
View ArticleNew jute rope, Osaka: So Japanese!
Osaka 5mm jute shibari rope is now available here! This is without a doubt my favourite rope to date, which is destined to be a best seller. It is the closest so far to Japanese jute (asanawa) which is...
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The glamourous life of the professional nawashi
I should start by saying that I use the term ‘nawashi’ in its broadest sense of ‘one who works with rope’, rather than through any delusions of the pinnacles of tying. This month has been full the of...
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Après BOUND kinbaku sessions at Chez Esinem
As usual, we have a houseful during the BOUND weekend. Inevitably, with that many riggers, models and rope around, things tend to happen. This weekend has been no exception. I’m currently uploading two...
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6mm Osaka jute rope has arrived
After getting the first batch of my new 5mm Osaka, our first thought was “It’s perfect but we need this in 6mm too”. 11,500m of 6mm arrived Monday and it meets all my expectations. Both the 5mm and 6mm...
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BOUND – Female riggers night on Friday, 5 September!
Amazing international line-up including members of the cast of the forthcoming Cirque Shibari tour: Gorgone, Gestalta & Fuoco, plus performers never seen in the UK before! Buy your ticket now, see...
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Rope incidents survey
Guilty, a well-known Dutch rigger, has instigated a very interesting survey on rope related incidents. I have yet to digest it fully so I can’t really comment on the conclusions, e.g. his apparent...
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Room 55: A shibari positive short film
Last year, I was asked to help out with rope work for a short film, ‘Room 55′, being made by Rose Glass, a student at the NFTS, who I met at BOUND. I was keen to be involved as the script portrayed...
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SHIBARI.TV is back on Fri, 5 Sept at around 9:30pm & Tues, 9 Sept at 6pm (UK...
On Friday evening, we will try live streaming BOUND again. Mo discovered the reason for the garbled underwater sound in previous attempts…the audio bit rate was set to something silly. Allegedly,...
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Back in action! Lots of new shibari videos and shoots.
As you might have been aware, if you have been following my tedious posts on the the unbelievably frustrating experiences I have been having with technology. Little short of demonic possession or...
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Beginners’ shibari class by Nina Russ: 3pm-8pm on Sun 12 Oct, 2014
A 5-hour class to cover: History, concepts, aesthetic rules and the basic structural elements behind Japanese rope bondage. We will also have time to discover how this beautiful discipline impacts...
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Counterfeit Jakara Ropes on Amazon?
Jakara Rope, one of my dealers, claim that an Amazon seller, Tyagi Racing, is falsely advertising rope as being Jakara products. They posted the following statemenmt of Fetlife: “We are the only...
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Video teaser for BOUND, 7 November
A fantastic night of Shibari performances, tutorial and socializing created by Esinem, Nina Russ & MoSaru, in collaboration with Flying Dutchman London & Gorgone. Bound 7 Nov 2014 shibari night...
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Rope in Romania: NAVI – Picture Perfect (Short Film)
You might recall the stunning photos of Gorgone, tied by Nina and I, taken by Ciprian which gathered record breaking Love Its on Fetlife. Well, he was heavily involved in this production putting...
View ArticleGorgone’s hip harness
While she has been staying here the past few days, Gorgone has been working with Mo to finish off her guide to tying her self-designed hip harness. I had the task of doing one of the proof viewings and...
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Esinem’s shibari site members’ area goes mobile
I was finally prompted by one of my visitors to upgrade my shibari site for mobiles and tablets. Having had too many new technologies to take on board recently, I had been reluctant to delve into the...
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New shibari session videos in my members’ area
I have just uploaded around 40 minutes of video from the two debut sessions with a very beautiful and mysterious masked Chinese model, Nania. The first session features her in a traditional Chinese...
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Latest ESINEM videos: ‘What Lies Beneath’&‘Black Lagoon’ re-makes plus...
I am proud to present the finished edit of the first joint production with Rowelart, a re-make of ‘What Lies Beneath’. As you will see, we scoured the world for acting talent, filmed in exotic faraway...
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EMINEM raps, but here’s the ESINEM rope (w)rap!
Since, as many of you probably know, the Esinem name was inspired by rapper, Eminem, and a very early performance of mine that involved a chainsaw. In spite of claiming to be no actress, I was...
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BOUND brings you: Night of the Loving Dead
In keeping with the Halloween season, the BOUND team thought a spot of zombie action would be apt. Many of you will no doubt recall my very lovely ex-partner and model, Electric Fairey. What you might...
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