A small collection of our Shibari rope videos can be found below. They are not tutorials, just videos of us tying basic ties and simple patterns that we’ve come up with and experimented with. If you already know some rope, you might find these fun to follow – think of them as inspirational material rather than step-by-step instructions.
If you are new or not-so-new but want to brush up and build on your skills, join us for our Thursday beginners nights or book onto our courses over here.
This is a short video showing how to find the bight (or middle of the rope), how to join ropes (including early joining) and how to coil your ropes when you’re done! Ideal if you’re new and have joined us on a Thursday session. If you’re looking for a bit of a reminder on these basic tricks, this is for you.
There are many ways to tie a safe and solid Takate Kote (also referred to as Gote or Box Tie). Here Anna Bones ties the first rope of a Takate Kote as tied in our Takate Kote classes and beginners classes. This is a good revision video, if you’ve attended our classes and need a bit of a reminder. Aspects shown: placing the hands, tying the single column tie, placement of the top wrap and tying the X-friction. This isn’t a tutorial, lots of things aren’t being shown and it’s definitely not a tie worthy of suspension. Join our classes and learn it properly!
In this video Anna Bones shows the main basic frictions we use in Shibari on FemmelFatal’s body. This is all you really need in order to freestyle! Can you get creative with these?
A simple and beginner friendly technique for binding legs together using ‘counter-tensions’. This is also referred to as a ‘mermaid tie’. Have fun playing with this!
Have fun trying this very simple one rope harness for tying your partner with hands in front. Fast and fun for play!
There are so many different ways to tie chest harnesses with the hands free, here we show one very simple and fast way to tie one using only one rope. Have fun getting creative!
There are many ways to tie yourself or your partner in a cross legged position, here we show a very basic way to achieve this with one rope! You can self-tie this as well as tying it on your partner.
In this video Anna Bones shows how to tie a double column tie on various parts of the body. These alone can be used to create restriction. Can you get creative with it?
A favourite classic, the ‘bunny ears’ tie can be achieved with one rope and one friction! This is suitable for beginners. Have fun trying this one out on your partner.
Same harness but with more structure and more rope for those who are a little more advanced! Have fun trying this one!
There are a myriad of ways to tie hands behind the back. Here we show a fun and effective way to do so that skips the arms entirely so it doesn’t put pressure on the radial nerve.
This is one of our favourite ties, and had been a staple in our classes since 2017. A very fun an efficient way to tie your partner (or yourself!) in a legs open configuration.
The two most commonly used Single Column Tie knots are shown in this video: the granny knot and the reef knot. Can you tie them both? Can you spot the differences? Note the direction in which the rope is running and the small hand movements that create even tension on the ropes. Great revision if you’ve attended our Thursday classes and our beginners workshops!
This is a more unconventional way of tying the single column tie. We used it in a music video so the artist could pull on a rope and release herself from the rope. It’s what we call an ‘exploding’ tie. Have fun with this one.
A very simple and slightly unconventional chest harness as it doesn’t start with a single column tie but with a larks head. It can be tied with one rope only or more as you’ll see in the video.
This was initially something Sophia Shibari and Anna Bones tied with fabric for a stage performance called “Fabrications” in Berlin. We then tried it with actual jute ropes and… it worked!
This is the face-up suspension harness by FredHatt and Anna Bones. Here we show it starting from a standard two rope takate kote (tip: make sure the tie the top wrap with a good tension). We fell in love with face-up suspensions in 2014 which was the inspiration for us to come up with this harness around a year later. This video is intended for people who already know how to suspend, and models/bottoms who have a lot of experience. Use at your own risk.
This is the official video guide for the Bones and Rope (by FredHatt and Anna Bones) modular hip harness. We first published our hip harness in summer 2014, but as the original video was grainy we posted this update in 2016. This is not intended as an in-depth tutorial, please don’t attempt this without some form of tuition first.