Ep198: Decorative Rope as wearable art: An interview with Mistress J (part 1)

Mistress J, best known internationally for the decorative rope
designs she creates, particularly beautiful, wearable rope art has
been part of her local scene in Melbourne, Australia, for eleven
years. She has been teaching skillshares in her community for nine
years, drawing on her background in design and education, and she
facilitates a group called ‘The Art of Rope’. Identifying as a
Sensualist, she loves touch, and always tries to incorporate it in
her scenes. She also enjoys learning, most recently focusing on
chaos rope and more strenuous and torturous types of tie,
continually expanding her skills. Fox and Mya enjoyed hearing her
thoughts about decorative rope and authentic perspective, along
with her very thorough approach to whatever she’s doing. Listen to
the episode to hear the hosts explore with her: • How she was first
introduced to rope bondage • What attracted her to rope even though
initially it didn’t make se • How she initially fit in rope around
looking after her two kids • What is decorative rope or ‘wearable
art’ • How she integrates other crafting techniques into her
ropework • Her collection of mannequins (including their names - we
love this so hard!) • How a variety types of mannequins help with
practicing different ties • Examples of some of her decorative ties
• Complimentary skills that support her abilities in rope • How her
neurodivergence is an asset in rope • How she enjoys a broad
skillset - including other rope practices such as circus rope • Why
decorative rope is so appealing to a wide variety of people • Tying
her suitcase when travelling • And more… Listen now on all podcast
platforms! Ps - Fun crossover: Mistress J talks about devouring the
excellent book Shibari you can use by Lee Harrington
(@passionandsoul) - who was our last interviewee in episodes 193-4