Thanks for the recommendation. We're happy to see enthusiasm for this content. We've taken your suggestion and made the class free. We hope it helps lots of tying pairs make safe suspension decisions :)

Thanks for catching this! We've corrected the skip.

Thanks for your feedback. Sorry to hear you're struggling to follow. Fred builds a hojo cuff around the left leg and arm, and then passes his rope under the stem, between the hand and leg on top, and cinches that one cuff into a double column tie by also going below the hand and leg before locking off. If this still isn't making sense, you might consider looking at the Hip Loader just to get familiar with how the legs are tied and locked. What you see happening here is quite similar to what you'll find there. 

Yes! You can see the self-tie version in action here. 

Thanks for your question! As Gigi says, that last rope can be helpful, especially if your hips are a heavy part of you. Remember that, once in suspension, all of the rope will get much tighter. That said, you could also definitely tie it with a little more tension than shown here and talk with your bottom about any preferences they have too

Caitlin Adams Thanks for the great suggestion!

Peter A No, but I do understand your confusion! It refers to an epsilon letter, as the middle part of the "ε" is often drawn with a loop. And so the drawing of the letter looks like a single column tie. When we call it a Y hanger we're referencing what it looks like in its finished form with the line running away from the hanger. It's not particularly sensible, but also very much a part of the common vernacular. Hope this helps! 

Troy Yung I think you're all talking about the same thing by saying counter tension and larks head! Really glad you're enjoying the content and we hope this helps! Also, for what it's worth, sometime later this year another basket harness tutorial similar to this one will be being released with another rope handling trick for the single column tie, so keep your eyes peeled for that!

There is a potential for the half hitches at the top to slide up. The friction/U lock that Gorgone mentions in the videos will do a lot to prevent slippage and also makes the half hitches much easier to untie. The really dangerous option here would be to use half hitches without that lock at the top!

Hi! And welcome! You can find an explanation of different types of rope and their pros and cons in a video here or you can read our rope guide on our blog (there are some vendor recommendations on there too). On our site, you'll see that all of our instructors tie with jute rope, which is the most traditional choice for shibari, and comes with a lot of advantages in terms of how it behaves, but you might develop other preferences based on what your needs and interests are. Finally, you might want to join the Discord community and ask folks for rope recommendations that are more local to you.