Beginners Class

This class is intended for complete beginners and people with very little rope experience. This class should give you everything you need to know to start a simple rope scene, together with the basic principles of freestyle tying. Our aim is to give you the skills you need to start playing with rope.

This class will cover:

• Consent & negotiation
• Safety considerations
• Basic body manipulation, holding/moving and being held/moved by your partner
• Basic rope handling, setting, adjusting and securing tensions and wrapping rope around the body
• Single column tie and larks-head knots and when/how to use them
• A thigh binding tie that will teach you basic frictions
• Joining ropes together
• Using frictions when tying freestyle (meaning without a pattern)

Skill requirement
Nil.

Tickets for this class are sold individually
Although we anticipate most people will book in pairs, we know that not everyone has a pre-arranged tying partner. If you do attend on your own, please be aware that we cannot guarantee that you will find someone to tie with on the day. Most of the exercises we cover can be self-tied.

We have a zero-tolerance policy around people attending classes as a voyeur. Our classes are not intended to be entertainment for non-participants, and if you are suspected of using the class for this purpose you will be asked to leave. 

What to bring/wear
Communal rope is available if you don’t have your own rope, and matts are provided. Bring your own comfort items. Wear anything comfortable (jeans not recommended for people tying). Switching (swapping tied/tying roles) encouraged but not required.

Low Cost Tickets
We have a number of low-cost tickets for each class we teach, and you can book a low-cost ticket on our booking form. If you need a low-cost ticket and we have sold out of these, please email us. Depending on our sales for the class in question, we may be able to offer further low-cost tickets.

COVID policy/code of conduct
You must read and agree to our code of conduct, safety waiver and COVID-19 policy in order to book onto this course (you'll be asked to do this on the checkout form). Our COVID-19 policy includes providing proof of LFT test taken within 24hrs of the class.

Refund Policy
Tickets can be refunded up to 7 days before an event. Cancellations within 7 days of an event will not be refunded.

All of our classes are LGBTQ+, disability and neurodivergence led and centred
If you do not identify as LGBTQ+, you are welcome in our classes, but please be mindful that you are a guest in a safe space, and respect everyone around you. If you cannot do this, you will be asked to leave.

Venue:
The class will be taking place at Open Space Studios in Hove.
The space is 10-15 mins walk from Brighton Station, with a bus stop very close by. There is on-road parking available.

Access
Open Space Studios is accessed via a sloped driveway from the street which is a little steep at points but step-free. There is one small step up into the building, however we have a portable ramp which is compatible with electric and manual wheelchairs, that can be used via very wide barn doors. There is one toilet which is not a disabled toilet, and a small cloakroom. The cloakroom can be used as a breakout room if you are overwhelmed in the main space. Ambient music will be played at a low volume during the event. No dogs are allowed, including support animals (venue's rule, not ours).