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Ep154: Get more bang for your buck from your rope : An interview with The Accidental Rigger (Pt 2)

Ep154: Get more bang for your buck from your rope : An interview with The Accidental Rigger (Pt 2)

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Mel, known as the Accidental Rigger, is a rope sw…

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Mel, known as the Accidental Rigger, is a rope switch with a lot of
experience handling and maintaining large amounts of rope. A
neurodiverse, queer, rope customisation professional from the
Middle East who laid down roots in London, she began by treating
ropes for Anatomie’s Shibari Store, modelling for classes, and as a
teaching assistant for rope bottoms. In this second part of our
interview with her, focusing more on the practicalities of looking
after your rope and making sure it’s as safe as possible for as
long as possible, she shares: • Her preferences for the types and
customisation of rope she uses as a bottom and as a top • How
should we store regularly-used-rope v rarely-used-rope • Can you
clean rope that’s been in contact with bodily fluids, including
blood? • The challenges you need to handle when rope gets wet and
risk implications • Keeping an eye on your rope for potential
breakages • The secret behind her name, the Accidental Rigger!
After dedicating years to learning from a variety of practitioners,
Mel has become a teacher for both riggers and bottoms. She has been
offering rope customisations services and education, and rigging
services for productions and events since 2021. As a teacher, she
finds joy in introducing people to rope, working with them to
encourage curiosity and to teach them in the best way possible for
them as individuals. Mel’s style is often described as ‘meeting
bottom’s where they’re at and seeking to give them what they need”.
She is committed to her growth in her rope practice and developing
her style.