with Ztella & Moir

Photo: @asimira.rope

Hashira-tying has a reputation for being technical, risky, and a little static, which can make it feel like it’s only for experienced practitioners. By working on and with the floor, this class takes a different approach and becomes more accessible, more playful, and (we think) a fair amount hotter. We’ll explore how to use these two perpendicular surfaces together, how they offer support, how they challenge, and how to move fluidly between them.

Whether you’re tying to a hashira for the first time or are quite experienced, we find this class opens up space to tie on a hashira without that feeling of a ticking clock, giving everyone a lot more room for creativity and experimentation.

Switching between two people is welcome in this class, just keep in mind that you may have less time for each exercise.

• Prerequisites

  This class is suitable for a wide range of levels. Riggers should be confident with single and double column ties and have tied a few basic harnesses before. People being tied should understand how to recognise nerve and circulatory issues and communicate these with their riggers.

• About the Teachers

  Ztella
  I love rope bondage for the intense, touching, and erotic connection that it can create, and I’m also obsessed with shibari as a craft. Based in Berlin, I offer regular study groups and weekend intensives and also teach internationally at festivals, retreats, and conferences.

  My teaching style emphasizes adaptability and safety, opening space for creativity and connection. I believe that participants learn best in well-structured classes in which the specific skill sets of both riggers and models, and their dynamic together, are foregrounded. In my classes, participants are encouraged to explore the mechanics and logic—the why and how—of rope.

   You can find me at www.ztella.de, @Ztella on FetLife or @ztellaropes on Instagram.

  Moir
  Rigger, Dominatrix and performance artist; they discovered the world of kink and the art of tying around 4 years ago and immediately felt drawn to pursue the exploration of this world; now travelling internationally and sharing their passions across different scenes.

  They have been consistently modelling for both beginner and advanced Shibari workshops, in which they focus on creating an atmosphere of care and understanding for each individual’s experience during ties.

  IG: Moir_Div
  Fetlife: DominaMoirDiv