BOUNDLESS

A Queer SM & Leather Weekend

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Saturday

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10:30-12:00 Workshop Stream 1

Humiliation! What!? How!? WHY!? with BEST_IN_SHOW & HATHOR

Often incredibly personal and subjective, considered as edge-play by many: Humiliation play is rather the slippery fish of BDSM. Thankfully, someone well versed in bringing questionable seafood into the dungeon is Best_in_show. This talk/demo visits such hot topics as… What is humiliation play, + why one should/n’t do it. Developing humiliation scenes + top tips on making them super effective. Creating/utilizing audiences ethically + how to minimize risk when invited into scenes …hopefully aiding others in their own understanding and journey into what is an often misunderstood fetish.

Rituals in Play with RISSEN

A ritual can be as mundane as a morning paper, or as intense as a baptism of fire. A ritual can be personal, like how you get in and out of a scene, mark an important event between loved ones, or foster unity in a wider community. The uses of ritual in play, D/s relationships and your private kink journey are endless. In this workshop, participants will have the opportunity to share ideas and try some hands-on ritual crafting. Participants are encouraged, but not required to to bring an object or toy that could be part of a ritual.

Decorative Sharps with RADICALLY DARK

Like to add a touch of beauty to your sadism or just want to make pretty needles for photography? Then this class is for you!

We will be covering a wide range of topics in relation to pretty & sadistic needle & staple play: a recap on types and gauges of hypodermic needles; medical asepsis (clean technique) and how to apply it to decorative elements; scene prep, risk profiles & negotiation; techniques to make different types of pretty needles & staples and how to make them sadistic or painful (Needle stacks like pain & adrenaline buttons, dermal slides, cilices, corsets ect…); other pretty needle play techniques (Flowers, Corsets Wings, other designs ect); demo and Q&A.

 

13:30-15:00 Workshop Stream 2

Beyond Brute Force: Techniques for Physical Control and Body Manipulation with DELTA & THELIONSMOUTH

Coming from a rope background but offering techniques that work with and without bondage, we will teach a number of ways to physically move a bottom/be moved by a top in a scene. We focus on tips and tricks for non-verbally moving a bottom, with variations that allow for size differences, dis/abilities and differing play dynamics. This is a hands-on class with exercises that will require a workshop partner.

Thriving not surviving in long-term D/s relationships with JACK

What makes for thriving long term D/s relationships? In this workshop, we’ll get together and share our tips, tricks and strategies for keeping D/s and power exchange healthy and hot over time, after the new relationship energy has changed into something else. We will focus on getting in touch with what we really long for, imagining that future, and sharing what WORKS to help get us there.

Levelling up your bootblack game with PINE & PARKER

So you’re a bootblack who knows how to give a bar shine, work on oil tans and garments, but want to take it to the next level? This is the workshop for you!

We will teach you quick and easy techniques for repairing holes, gouges and scuffs. Whether you just want to do simple repairs and restorations or you’re thinking about taking on a competition ‘tech boot’, we’ll help you gain advanced bootblacking skills that will amaze and impress anyone. Come learn and try using things like burnishers, sandpaper, cobblers wax, leather dust and dye! 

15:30-17:00 Workshop Stream 3

Living Leather - Loving Protocols with DK LEATHER

More info coming soon!

Sexual and Alternative Freedoms with FAYE & BEASTIE

Taboo – what is it to you? What limits your sexual freedom? “Emancipate yourself from mental slavery” This quote by Bob Marley has always resonated and inspired both O/our own journey and this workshop. This workshop is for anyone wanting to be more open and honest with themselves and have greater freedom within their current or future relationships about their desires.

W/we will explore subjects such as barriers and limits to sexual freedom, open communication, power exchange, perceptions of what’s taboo, getting to know your/your partner’s body, and how to love the adult and nurture the child within.

Fire Play with TARA RED

We will cover a lot of SAFETY first, then move onto tuition: the practice of playing with a fire torch on both yourself and your play partner safely and effectively.

This two hour class (NO breaks) with loads of safety advice on how to choose fuel and torches, then use them safely and effectively for differing effects. Packed full of useful tips whether you want to top others, play with fire on yourself, or just have it done to you. 

N.B. this workshop is 2 hours and will run 15:15-17:15. Ten tops max for the practical element. 

Buy Tickets

Only 40 tickets available. Early bird prices available till 1 July.

Our last Queer Leather event sold out in 9 days so don’t delay! 

We want this to be a community event that is as economically accessible as possible with low ticket prices and explicitly welcoming of POC through its pricing structure. You can buy day tickets or a full weekend ticket, which represents the best value. 

FRIDAY TICKETS: £16 (£20 after 1 July)

SATURDAY TICKETS: £45 (£50 after 1 July

WEEKEND TICKETS: £55 (£65 after 1 July). POC £45.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

AND Bootblacks

“We’re the real leather…

Everyone else just…wears it”

(The Killer Wore Leather, Laura Antoniou. Photo by Darth Tee Photography)

What IS BOOTBLACKING?

At its most basic bootblacking is the care of worn leather, but it can be far more than that: it’s tradition with queer roots; it’s about care for the person, their leather, and their history; it can offer service, solace and connection, or be charged with power exchange. Bootblacks are at the heart of Leather culture and will be central to Boundless.

BOOTBLACK CHALLENGE

Whatever your level of skill there will be workshops and opportunities for you.

Come earn your participatory hanky by participating in a bootblack challenge – choose from a timed shine or tech boot!

Indicate your interest when you buy your ticket and we will be in touch.

WORK THE STANDS & SIT FOR A BOOTBLACK

There will be bootblacks working the Friday night social and the Saturday play party. Come sit for them or work alongside them! You are especially welcome if you are looking for your first experience of working publicly. 

Indicate your interest when you buy your ticket and we will be in touch.