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Tony is a professional whipmaker of 35 years selling artistic & finely plaited whips to collectors in Australia, South Africa, Japan, US and beyond. Forty years ago he first disassembled old stockwhips, so he could understand how they were put together. In 1985 he became a founding member of the Australian Plaiters & Whipmakers Association started by the late Ron Edwards. Tony is also an experienced in visual artist & designer.

Plaiting is a unique tradition of Australian bushcraft which utilises leather & fibres such as grasses, linen & nylon. In these classes you will practise the art and creative potential of 4, 8 and 12 strand plaiting,Turk’s head, decorative cover knots, hitches, fastenings & cutting out strands. Learn the preparations for completing decorative items such as jewellery, dog lead, belt, hatband & stockwhip in a variety of colours & textures. Produce work with a unique & highly artistic outcome combining discipline & dexterity. Demonstrations include leatherworking tools such as knives, fids, needles, splitters & lacing devices, leather maintenance & preservation.