Thanks so much for the detailed reply! To give you a clearer picture of my setup: the silk is rigged to a soft shackle (webbing sling) wrapped around a wooden beam, closed with a carabiner, with a rescue 8 attached to the carabiner as the spin point for the silk. There’s also a safety strap/webbing as backup.
Based on what you described, it sounds like this should fall into the “safe” category since it’s a rigid point (beam + webbing + carabiner + rescue 8) rather than a rope. Does this setup sound okay for spinning without a swivel? Also, is there anything specific I should be checking regularly (wear on the webbing at the beam contact point, etc.) to make sure it stays safe for spins over time?
Looking forward to hearing what Clara thinks too!