Shibari Academy

While these Diamond Shorts get their name from the diamond pattern at their front, it is the back of these shorts that really hits a home run. The single strands of rope contour the bottom beautifully, you won't want to take them off! 

Most modern Shibari ties begin by folding the rope in half and use both strands of rope to tie and create a pattern (See Simple Waist Harness, Frog Tie, or Spiral Futomomo for examples). That said, in the case of the Diamond Shorts, the technique chosen to create the diamond pattern requires tying with single strands. 

The diamond (sometimes referred to by its Japanese name "hishi") is a popular pattern in Shibari and can be tied using several techniques. The one used in this tie requires: 

1. Start with the rope tied around a solid anchor, in this case your partner's waist (That said, it could be your partner's neck as used in the Hishi Karada tie or a around the thigh as in the Fishnets).

2. Tie two  overhand knots about a hand's width apart (with the fingers extended). 

3. Go between your partner's legs, separate the strands, and go around their hips so you are back at the front and facing the two overhand knots you tied in step 2.

4. With each strand, go between the ropes that connect the overhand knots and reverse the tension. By doing this on both sides, you will have created a diamond shape. 

That's it.

The diamond pattern is a Shibari staple. It is most famously used in the Hishi Karada but now that you've learned it, you can use it however you like. 

Have fun tying!

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