Baronardi Constrictor & Hair Tie
By Lazarus
A fast and flashy hair tie, this technique is smooth and impressive. It looks complicated but is straight-forward once you understand it. It can be a great element in public tying or a performance.
This method was developed by Ivan Baronardi who runs a shibari school in St. Petersburg. He posted two videos to Instagram demonstrating this process with style and flair! (Find links to them in “Inspiration” below.) People were asking for a slower, more step-by-step version and thus, with his gracious permission, was this tutorial created!
You can follow him on Instagram and contact him via Telegram.
First, I will show you Baronardi’s technique for creating a double stranded Constrictor Knot, then his method of applying it.
Credits
The Inspiration
This method was developed by Ivan Baronardi who runs a shibari school in St. Petersburg. He posted these two videos demonstrating this process with style and flair! People were asking for a slower, more step-by-step version and thus, with his gracious permission, was this tutorial created!
You can follow him on Instagram and contact him via Telegram.
This is a fun and flashy demo of it being tied.
This one is a slower step-by-step breakdown of him showing the technique.
Video
Video Content:
- Creating a Constrictor Knot using the Baronardi Method (0:19)
- Using it to create a Hair Tie (2:09)
- [A cool trick for tightening the knot (2:24)]
Creating the Constrictor
A Constrictor Knot is basically an Overhand Knot with an additional band of rope over top of it. When pulled tight, it tends to keep a very firm grip. To see how to create one with a single-strand see our Constrictor Knot tutorial in Flogger Forge.
When using a Constrictor Knot for a hair tie, it does not have to be perfectly formed. The strands do not have to lay perfectly flat. They can be twisted around each other a little and it will still work fine. It is quite forgiving that way. For those that just want something that will work, follow the pictures and don’t worry if the lines twist a little. For the perfectionists among us, the text provides extra step-by-step detail on how to keep the lines parallel and flat to maximize symmetry and grip.