Welcome Alex, which skills are you currently focusing on and want to dive deeper into?

Wow that last photos with the light burst is epic, love this all over.

https://shibaristudy.com/programs/fisherman-harness link for anyone that wants to have a look at the tutorial

Also if anyone has photos of rope they have retired for other reasons than we have covered in the blog. Feel free to share them here and I can always write up an edit. There's many reasons we might choose to retire our ropes so anyone is welcome to share their stories too 😊

It sucks this got your account shadow banned, I cant even see why this would fall foul of social media guidelines.it looks like a really lovely scene

Welcome to the community, what a lovely place to do some rope

Ahhhh 2016 tumblr... tumblr us definitely a big contributor as to how i got into rope.

Restraint and rope was always a part of my relation with my wife, but i had never see shibari type rope until stumbling across some kinoko posts on tumblr and falling down a rabbit hole. Then I got into practising on bedposts and pillows before my wife asked me to tie her and weve never looked back since.

As a top I like the creative outlet of rope, the flow state Brian moore mentioned definitely gives me some peace of mind but really what rope gives me is a different way to connect with the people I tie, based in trust and mutual desire to experience something unique together. Even if i tie the same tie every day, each experience is different

That looks so cool, I've definitely been to some informal outdoor rope gatherings in the UK but not usually organised, just groups of friends. We did once get visited by the police when tying in some trees but they were very cool about it, we were off the beaten track in a quiet location but a random hiker was concerned and called the cops. The two officers were surprised but literally just asked us to be careful when we were leaving as it was sunset

darth thats a skill that comes with time. Often when we stsrt out its easy to grip the rope too hard but a gentle touch can help. Personally when tying/untying i try to alternate which hand i use for hooking the rope from left to right. Couple rhat with swapping which finger and your sharing that burden across your hands a lot more. It also makes your tying flow a lot smoother and increases your dexterity by using both your domninant and non dominant hand

Welcome to the community Ghoul. Have you watched the predicament session with fred hatt

https://shibaristudy.com/programs/predicament-session

Its a good starting point before hopping into our predicament category

https://shibaristudy.com/categories/predicament-play

Knowing what type of rope you are using might help, however more generally, this is totally normal. If you are tying regularly your hands will definitely be feeling it. A lot of how we build tolerance to thus is good rope handling, try8ng to move rope in gaps rather than pulling it through. Also for soke people learning to finger hook with all of your fingers is a lifesaver. Then you can start to alternate which finger your using for pulling the rope through frictions and reduce the strain