Hit Me Up: Tie Me Down Ropes 101 - Intro to Rope Tying

The beginning of your rope journey starts with learning a few simple knots!

Hit Me Up: Tie Me Down

Welcome to the world of rope! Salem X will lead you through all you need to know to get started your rope journey. After an in-depth chat about safety considerations and precautions for tying, we will dive into getting all bound up. By the end of the night you will know a proper single column tie, munter hitches, reverse tensions, hojo cuffs, how to add rope, and how to store your rope. You’ll practice improvising your own ties by combining these building blocks. There will be lots of hands-on help to make sure everything clicks and you go home knowing a few new tricks.

There are no prerequisites for this class! You can come with a partner or come alone. Self tying is possible with most of what we will cover. If you have rope, bring 2 hanks and safety shears. There will be rope to share, and some jute rope to purchase for $12 a hank.

About the instructors

Trixie LaPointe: Mistress Trixie LaPointe is a professional rope artist, dominatrix, performer and educator based in NYC. She has been exploring rope since 2018 and has been sharing her knowledge via classes and private lessons since 2021. She has been regularly seen working as a service top or performing at Le Bain at the Standard Hotel, House of Love, House of X, Tempo by Hit Me Up, Femme Fatale, Chemistry and other events around NYC. She is proud proprietor of her own studio space La Maison Privée in Manhattan, where she holds various sessions as well as small classes and events.

Class will be run by Trixie LaPointe with assistance from Salem X and Anya Demure.

Salem X (he/they) is a queer, nonbinary rope switch, educator, and performer based in NYC. They co-founded T4T Jam, a rope jam for trans folks in Brooklyn. A playful sadomasochist, he loves rope that is sadistic, connective, and sometimes silly. His rope practice centers people in marginalized bodies, specifically BIPOC, trans, disabled, and fat folks.

Anya Demure is a rope bondage enthusiast, teacher, and performer with a lot of energy and a lot of hair! She is keen on creating and embodying interesting physical shapes, and delights in enduring physically challenging rope experiences. For her, rope bondage is endurance, sex, exercise, community, movement, art, collaboration, and mutual experience. She is also dedicated to promoting bottom-inclusive education and presentation, and fostering safe, friendly, and encouraging learning environments. She has been fortunate to teach, tie, and be tied in various communities in the US and abroad, but calls Brooklyn home.

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💜 Equity Pricing: We recognize that folks have different access to financial resources for a variety of reasons, including being of a marginalized racial identity. If you are BIPOC or do not have the financial capacity for a full-priced ticket please email admin@hitmeupnyc.com for a discount code.

💜 Volunteers: Limmited volunteer spots available. Email admin@hitmeupnyc.com to join the team. Volunteers receive a free ticket.

💜Location: The space has an elevator. Please email hello@hitmeupnyc.com if you need any accessibility accommodations.

💜Dress code: Comfortable clothes for tying or being tied.

💜Full vaccination is required. While we recommend getting the booster shots, we are not verifying them at this time.

💜Consent Policy: This event is for ropes and other general kink play. Please keep your bottoms on during your scenes. This is an ASK FIRST event and the rules of respectful and consensual behavior WILL be enforced. You will be responsible for reading the policy and behaving appropriately. Please click here to read our consent policy in full.

💜Membership: This event is open to the public. We reserve the right to refuse entry if needed. Hit Me Up also hosts private events which are invite only, and anyone new to Hit Me Up must apply and be approved to attend—no guests or plus ones. If you’d like to apply or invite a new member, please see our website for more information. You are welcome to inquire as to your status or that of your friends, but please do not act as if you have an entitlement to access our space or members. Building special spaces is hard, and while we are inclusive and welcoming, we reserve the right to curate our membership as needed to maintain our flourishing community.

💜Please stay home if you are feeling ill or if you have had recent close contact with someone who tested Covid positive (within the past 5 days). You could be incubating and still test negative. Any requests for refunds for any reason will be honored up to the day of the party. Remember: safe, sane, and sanitary Just email hello@hitmeupnyc.com and we will give you a full refund, no questions asked.