Single Column Deep Dive

Single column deep dive:

This class is all about single columns! Maybe you love the Somerville Bowline, but you’ve heard whispers of a fabled square knot and want to finally learn it. Or you’re frustrated by accidentally tying granny knots that slip open, so you default to a lark’s head with reverse tension because the bowline is baffling. Maybe you’ve wondered why we usually wrap a column twice—or why we hold the rope doubled in the first place.

We’ll learn all the common ways to start a rope on a single limb or object, then nerd out a bit on why they work the way they do. By looking at how different knots load, behave, and misbehave, we’ll learn which knots excel in different tying situations, and where they tend to fail, so you can choose your single column with confidence.

Self-tie or partner tie

Need 1 length of (7-8m, 30ft) rope, safe cutting tool, and mat to sit on.

Join Ethaerial, Katabound, and Bondage Cupcakes in a 2 hour workshop from 6-8pm with and hour of open tie after. $20 per person. We recommend you bring something comfortable to sit on if you'd like (we will have chairs), layers in case you get chilly. Enter the building through the Norseman Distillery entrance.