Spinning Education
Throughout the province, there are over 50 guilds. Most of them have spinners who are usually happy to teach the basics of spinning to anyone who is interested. By becoming a member of a guild, you will find even more opportunities to learn, through workshops, spin-ins, and small group meetings.
For those who wish to work in a more structured way, the Ontario Handweavers and Spinners Certificate courses have long been esteemed for the breadth and depth of the units, as well as their high standards. Over the years, these programs have produced the backbone of teachers and experts in the fields of handweaving and spinning in the province of Ontario.
The OHS Spinning Certificate program consists of six consecutive semesters (Levels I – VI). It is usually offered, one semester each year, during the summer months. Completion of each level of study involves 8 days of instruction at an educational institution, followed by independent homework assignments that are completed and evaluated throughout the year. The Spinning Certificate Program is offered when there is sufficient interest from potential students and where facilities, co-ordinators, and instructors are available. At present, one class of students is part-way through the Certificate course at Haliburton School of The Arts (graduating in 2014) and a new class began in 2011 (graduating in 2017).
Please click here for an outline of the spinning program.
Contact the Spinning Education chair, (friedl.ballaban at gmail.com) for more information.
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