President: Lindsay Whiteman   Vice President:
Rodney Botfield   Secretary:
Kerri Barr   Treasurer:
Bill Glasgow  

Committee: Peter Clarke, Dennis
Gardner, Anthony Rennick, Ron Tribe

 Editor:
Chris Barr.

                        The Australian
Plaiters and Whipmakers Association is a non profit making association
dedicated to the sharing of knowledge about the finer points
of our craft. It was founded in October 1985 and is the only association of its
type in the country. We publish a journal every 12 weeks ( four times a year )
in which we try to include as many how-to-do-it articles as we can. Many of the
tips and techniques published in the journal cannot be found in any books. Back
issues of the journal are available to members only.

                 Annual subscription
entitles members to four issues of the journal. Articles are welcomed from
anyone who has any interesting information to pass on, especially tips on how to
do things.

                 Among our members we
have some of the top crafts people in the country. Most of the major prizes for
both whipmaking and plaiting ( or braiding as it is called in America ) have
been won by our members in recent years at the major shows. Not only that but
some of our well known members are also called on to judge many of the important
competitions in the country.

           Membership of the Australian
Plaiters and Whipmakers Association is open to anyone who has an interest in the
subject. It is very cheap as we are a non profit making group and only need
enough to get out the journal and keep the wheels rolling.

          We have members from all over
the world, and because the journal has to go Air Mail the overseas joining fee
is a little higher. Because the banks sometime impose a fee to deposit overseas
cheques we find that payment by credit card seems the best way to go.