Introduction to shibari

🖤 27.09

🖤 13:00–16:00

🖤 Knot Coven Studio, Belgrade, Dorćol

🖤 What is shibari — an art, a practice of power, a tying technique, or a way to communicate without words?

This workshop is for those taking their first steps but wanting to understand more — from aesthetics and history to practice and personal experience.

🖤 Program:

🖤 a live talk on the origins of shibari and its Japanese roots

🖤 understanding the differences: shibari, kinbaku, and bondage

🖤 why people tie: meanings, intentions, and possibilities of the practice

🖤 basic safety principles

🖤 introduction to ropes: materials, length, thickness, care, and how to choose

🖤 demonstration on a live partner

🖤 practice: participants will try simple knots and beginner-friendly ties, and learn how to gently and safely work with a partner

🖤 open discussion and Q&A

🖤 Final part — a live action, based on techniques from the course: “From the First Knot to Suspension”.

🖤 Ropes will be provided.

🖤 No partner? We’ll help you find one for practice.

🖤 Entrance: 2000 RSD per person

🖤 Registration: @KnotCoven

Open for both couples and solo participants.

Suitable for all levels — especially beginners taking their first steps in shibari.

Knot Coven — Shibari Art Studio

Join us on Friday, September 25 for an open practice evening at KnotCoven: a relaxed space to tie, practise, experiment, exchange ideas and spend time with our little rope community.

All experience levels are welcome. You can come with a partner or on your own, bring something you’re working on, ask questions, or simply enjoy an evening surrounded by rope people.

📅 Friday, September 25
⏰ 19:00–22:00
🎟 1000 RSD per person · 1500 RSD per couple
💌 Registration via @KnotCoven

October is the witchiest of months! 🕯️

The nights grow longer, the veil grows thinner, and naturally, the Coven has plans!

This month, our Shibari Evenings become Shibari Nights — a name that feels just a little more fitting as we move into the darker half of the year. But the spirit remains the same: rope, practice, learning and connection!

By popular demand, one of our Shibari Nights will be reserved for girls only — a warm, relaxed space for women to explore rope together, share practice, learn from one another and simply enjoy an evening in each other’s company.

On 10 & 11 October, we’ll spend the weekend with our beginners for a Shibari Intensive — two days dedicated to the foundations, first knots, technique and getting comfortable with the rope.

Then, on 21 October, we’ll go a little deeper with a more advanced Shibari workshop for those ready to take the next step.

And then… we disappear into the mist for two weeks 🌙

We’ll be back in November, just in time to begin our preparations for Balkan Bound and everything else we’re brewing for the season ahead!

Until then, come tie with us! 🖤

Our website: https://knotcoven.space/

Join us on Friday, October 2 for an open practice evening at KnotCoven: a relaxed space to tie, practise, experiment, exchange ideas and spend time with our little rope community.

All experience levels are welcome. You can come with a partner or on your own, bring something you’re working on, ask questions, or simply enjoy an evening surrounded by rope people.

📅 Friday, October 2
⏰ 19:00–22:00
🎟 1000 RSD per person · 1500 RSD per couple
💌 Registration via @KnotCoven

https://knotcoven.space/

Two-Day Shibari Intensive for beginners

Saturday (10.10): 12:00–16:00
Sunday (11.10): 14:00–18:00

Price: 10,000 RSD for the entire course per pair.

Day 1
Safety fundamentals, partner interaction, and floor tying technique. How to talk and attune with your model. The focus is on connection, sensation, and the pleasure of the process on the floor.

Day 2
Building complex floor patterns from basic ties. Non-verbal communication and pacing during tying. Complete floor scenes — beautiful, sensual, and dynamic. Hands-on practice and individual adjustments.

No complex suspensions — only alive, deep, and enjoyable interaction.

Videos of the main ties will be shared in the course group chat.

Ropes and mats are provided.
We will also help you find a model/partner for practice.

Small closed group. Maximum attention to each participant.

Only 5 spots available.

@KnotCoven

🪢 Shibari Sabbat Girls only · you’re invited
Come over on Friday. Rope, tea, coffee, snacks, and a room that is just ours.
A few shibari masters are coming, so if you want to be tied, come. Not everyone wants to be announced, but here are the ones who do.

Carrie is travelling in from Novi Sad and has time for a couple of you.
Vlada Vedmovskaya will be tying. Milica is bringing electro play, if you feel like trying it.

Stay for the practice, watch, or just take a cup and the evening.

- Friday, 9 October
- 19:00–22:00
- KnotCoven, Dorćol
- 1000 RSD · 1500 RSD for two
- Tell us you’re coming: @KnotCoven
18+ · women only · limited places

THE OTHER SIDE
17 October · 19:00
Shibari Art Performance
Vlada Vedmovskaya & Vilæn · KnotCoven
Next weekend there’s nothing happening at the studio — but we’re performing at The Other Side instead.
We won’t just leave the city behind. We’ll leave our usual roles, boundaries and rules on this side, and cross over into another reality. A shimmering, misty night at a secret luxury villa on the Sava River (30 minutes from Galerija).
Dress code: dreamy & magic.
Registration only via Telegram:
https://t.me/kinky_events_belgrade
See you on the other side.

Join us on Friday, October 16 for an open practice evening at KnotCoven — a relaxed space to tie, practise, experiment and spend time with our little rope community.
At the beginning of the evening we’ll have a short mini-seminar on different ways of tying the bowline knot.
All experience levels are welcome.
Come with a partner or on your own, bring something you’re working on, ask questions or just enjoy the evening with rope people.
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Friday, October 16
19:00–22:00
1000 RSD / person · 1500 RSD / couple
Registration via @KnotCoven
knotcoven.space

Semi-Suspension with Takate Kote Variations

October 21 · 19–22 · Knot Coven ·

Semi-suspension is a practice in which the model is partially lifted off the ground. Combined with Takate Kote variations, it becomes especially interesting: the tie changes weight distribution and pressure, creating different sensations and visual forms.

What is TK (Takate Kote)?
Takate Kote is a classic chest harness in shibari/kinbaku. It is valued for its stability, aesthetics, and the ability to safely work with load. That is why it is often used as the foundation for semi-suspensions and full suspensions.
In this session we will explore variations of this harness in the context of semi-suspension: technique, load distribution, safety, and how small changes in the tie affect sensation and form.

Technical requirements:
Ability to tie a classic Takate Kote (TK).

Practical details:
5 pairs. Ropes will be provided. We will help you find a model.

Important:
Semi-suspension requires attention to anatomy, communication, and safety technique. We work with consent, clear boundaries, and care for the well-being of all participants.
Come if you want to better understand how Takate Kote works in semi-suspension and how to interact with it consciously and beautifully.

Registration: DM or Telegram KnotCoven

October 21 · 19–22 · Knot Coven · Wlada Wedmowskaya

Our little coven has reached 1,000 followers on Instagram! 🕯️

Almost ten months ago, Knot Coven began as an idea for a space where we could explore rope, learn from one another, play, connect and build a community around shibari. Seeing it grow into what it is today means so much to us.

Thank you to everyone who has tied with us, attended our events, supported our work, shared our posts, spread the word or simply followed along. Every person who has become part of this journey has helped make Knot Coven what it is 🖤

Instagram can be a fickle place, and our posts sometimes disappear after being reported, so we’re especially glad to have this little corner of the internet where we can stay connected with you.

And we’re only getting started! 🌒

We have so many plans brewing for the coming months: educational workshops, practice opportunities, gatherings, playful events and new ways to bring our community together. We can’t wait to share them with you.

🔥 If you haven’t already, make sure to follow Balkan Bound, our Balkan shibari festival happening this November!

You can also follow Vlada, Knot Coven’s owner and main rigger, on her personal profile to keep up with her rope work and other adventures.

Thank you for being here, for believing in what we’re building and for helping this little coven grow.

Here’s to more rope, more learning, more mischief and many more years of tying together! 🕸️🖤

Vlada is off to Germany for a couple of weeks, so Knot Coven will be taking a little break from our usual activities while she’s away ✨

But don’t get too comfortable without us! 🌒 We’ll be back soon, and we have plenty of exciting things brewing for the coming months.

Stay tuned for our November schedule, which we’ll be publishing in the next few days. Expect more opportunities to learn, practice, connect and explore the art of shibari together.

Until then, take care of yourselves, use this time to practice your knots, revisit your favourite ties, and keep exploring safely at your own pace.

See you soon! 🖤