I Am Big, You Are Small – Utilizing Mechanical Advantage In Suspension
Tying with notable size- and weight differences between person in ropes and person tying
Details
- Date: July 15, 2026
- Time: 6:30 PM – 9:30 PM
- Format: Class, Workshop
- Who is this for: Queer and Friends. Rope focus
- Duration: 3 hours
- Prerequisites: Intro to rope cycle or comparable. At least rudimentary suspension knowledge.
- Material to bring: Rope
- For individuals or pairs: The class will be primarily for pairs but solo participants absolutely welcome.
Tickets
Tickets also available at the door. Low barrier options like PWYC and our Pay-It-Forward-Board available at the door. For assistance, please ask us via info@studio-allegory.com
About This Event
Tying with a partner who is significantly taller or larger or heavier than the person tying comes with a lot of assumptions and presumptions. In this class, CJ and Barkas will tackle those and provide systems and techniques that help with a tying experience that is neither othering nor excluding.
Contents include
- Myths about pulleys.
- Friction in suspension-line systems
- mechanical advantage
- CJ’s O-ring technique.
Facilitator
Amnesia Jane
Hi, I’m Amnesia Jane! I’m a tall, fat, muppety human who’s been doing terrible things with uplines since 2017. I tie, am tied, and self tie, with a particular specialization in dubious suspensions for the sake of science. The word “can’t” makes my brain itchy, which has led me to adopt a creative, pragmatic, and slightly irreverent approach to my tying. It would be my honour to help you bring your best bad rope ideas to life.
Facilitator
Georg Barkas
Georg Barkas (They/Them) is an intimacy educator, researcher, and rope bondage performer based in Vancouver, Canada. Their focus lies in the deconstruction of established norms and approaches to kink, intimacy, and sexuality. Their background in academics (physics, mathematics, history, and philosophy) is used to approach historically psychological aspects from different perspectives. Author of “Archaeology of personalities – a linguistic approach to erotic rope bondage”, as well as several articles in international magazines.
Fine Print
Accessibility
Studio Allegory is on the ground floor and there are no steps anywhere in the space. There is a single washroom for all with a handle bar and an air hand dryer. We have unscented soap, and we run an industrial air purifier automatically. Studio Allegory has a kitchen corner with a kettle and a coffee maker, as well as a mini fridge and a microwave. Studio Allegory also has a quiet room equipped with fidget toys, colouring books, blankets, noise cancelling earmuffs, and stuffed animals. Upon request we can provide closed captions for our workshops running on a screen. We have masks for a small donation.
Cancellation & Refund
If Studio Allegory has to cancel an event: We will either refund ticket holders or transfer tickets to similar events in the future, depending on the wishes of the ticket holder.
Cancellation by participants: Cancellation before 48h prior to the start of the event entitles the ticket holder to a full refund. Between 48h and the start of the workshop, we can provide a partial refund (50% minus payment processing fees) or transfer of the ticket to a similar event in the future.
No refund or transfer can be offered for no-shows or cancellation after the event has started.
Terms & Conditions
Please be aware that this event falls under our current terms and conditions.
Studio Rules
Please be aware that this event falls under our current studio rules.