Getting close-up with bondage rope
You might be forgiven for thinking the header image is Shredded Wheat (an English breakfast cereal) but we are actually getting close-up with rope. This is some of the latest batch of my Amanawa Linen...
View ArticleJapanese rope bondage in the media
Recently, there has been quite a bit about Japanese rope bondage in the media. The good news is that Japanese rope bondage is being positive portrayed positively and as a performance art. For far too...
View ArticleDeeper connection in shibari with tango
As you will know from an earlier post, I have been exploring ways of achieving deeper connection in shibari with Frank aka Bandit650, a tango teacher, and two students. Very recently, I was approached...
View ArticlePreparation of Okinawa jute rope by Steamybedtime
There’s an informative article about the preparation of Okinawa jute rope by Steamybedtime on their site which they wrote about after receiving some from ESINEM-Rope. It has an illustrated guide...
View ArticleFREE Rope at the next BOUND shibari night!
Yes, it’s time for free rope at the next BOUND again. On Fri 17 Feb, we will be giving away a whole heap of free rope: we are having a clear out of reel ends, discontinued stock and anything generally...
View ArticleYoko-zuri (side suspension) tutorial on ShibariClasses
We have just uploaded Part V in our ‘Suspension techniques’ series which is an in-dept tutorial for the yoko-zuri (side suspension). Yoko-zuri (side suspension) is one of the classic shibari suspension...
View ArticleInteresting shibari rope samples in jute, hemp and synthetic fibre
Over the past few months, I have been working with a major yarn and rope manufacturer to create the perfect shibari rope. What’s perfection? The highest quality fibre is needed for starters since you...
View ArticleSorry, Kelis, but my shibari brings all the girls to the yard
Sorry, Kelis, but my shibari brings all the girls to the yard 🙂 Your boys are welcome to your milkshake, as delightful as it might be. I just realised how easily her song, ‘Milkshake’, lends itself to...
View ArticleUpgrading production standards further at ShibariClasses
We have been upgrading production standards further at ShibariClasses. I have recently bought my own second camera, a Canon 700D, since before I was borrowing one previously from Mo, who helps out with...
View ArticleThe effect of tension in a gote (TK)
This experiment shows the effect of tension in a gote (TK). Correct tension and wrap position are key to tying a safe gote/TK. It is a common error to tie unnecessarily tightly, often to try to make...
View ArticlePerformance techniques: Part II ‘Stagecraft for shibari models’
We have just uploaded Performance techniques: Part II ‘Stagecraft for shibari models’, a very comprehensive tutorial by Kitty Rae. Kitty is an international bondage model who has performed with many of...
View Article40% off jute shibari ropes, mad as a March hare!
40% off jute shibari ropes is our special Mad March Hare promotion for ESINEM-Rope this month! This means you can get a full set of 8 x 6mm Tossa Lite Natural for only £47.40! Sorry, UK customers...
View Article20% off shibari tutorials: Limited offer!
It’s been a good year for the Esinem empire, so I thought I’d share the love with 20% off shibari tutorials at our on-line school, ShibariClasses. They offer is limited to the just 100 lucky folk. It’s...
View ArticleLatest BOUND shibari show photos and videos
I have edited and uploaded the latest BOUND shibari show photos and videos. Well, more correctly, I edited the videos that I shot and Mo edited some of his photos. They are a lot more to come. Since...
View Article‘Bondage for people, not parcels’
Here’s something I wrote some years ago for Rope, Bondage, and Power by Robert J. Rubel, Ph.D. and Lee Harrington. I think it still stands up well today, in spite of the fact that the art of shibari is...
View ArticleOn rope performance reactions by Amekitsune
I have been kindly allowed to reproduce this excellent article on shibari performance from Amekitsune’s blog which talks about reactions to performances and, in particular, from mainstream...
View ArticleHishi patterns made easy
Here’s our latest tutorial: ‘Hishi patterns made easy’ Teaching the method, not just ties In this course, you will learn a versatile technique to create the iconic diamond (hishi) pattern that can be...
View ArticleBOUND shibari night is back on Friday 21 April
BOUND shibari night is back on Friday 21 April with performances, tutorials and socialising created by Esinem, Nina Russ & MoSaru, in collaboration with the Flying Dutchman London. Performers BOUND...
View ArticleUpgrading production standards further at ShibariClasses
We have been upgrading production standards further at ShibariClasses. I have recently bought my own second camera, a Canon 700D, since before I was borrowing one previously from Mo, who helps out with...
View ArticleThe effect of tension in a gote (TK)
This experiment shows the effect of tension in a gote (TK). Correct tension and wrap position are key to tying a safe gote/TK. It is a common error to tie unnecessarily tightly, often to try to make...
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