Spinning Certificate Program

Spinning Certificate Programs, no matter where they are held, are equal and interchangeable. Students may earn credit for Semester I through Prior Learning Assessment, an independent study format. No other home study is available in Handspinning.

Each unit covers material dependant on the previous level, therefore it is recommended that the Semesters be taken in order.

Contact the Spinning Education chair, Friedl Ballaban for more information.

Course Outline

Semester I

• Sheep as a fibre source, skirting, sorting, scouring, fleece preparation for spinning-carding by hand and machine.
• Woollen spinning techniques including long and short draw, and basic blending methods.
• Acid dyeing on wool creating the l0 step colour wheel with printers and painters primaries, Dye Safety.

Level II

• Sheep breeds and their wool types, choosing a fleece and recognizing faults
• Wool combing and worsted and semi-worsted spinning techniques, yarn finishing
• Colour blending with Thirty step gradations.
• History, Maintenance and operation of many types of spinning wheels
• Plant dyes on wool, safety, use of mordants. Dye Safety.

Semester III

• Preparation and spinning techniques for 5 fleece types twist and its relationship to diameter.
• Spinning to end use.
• Mohair, mohair blends
• Multi Strand Plying and Navajo plying
• Exotic and lichen dyes, use of after baths , dye tests , Dye Safety.

Semester IV

• Spinning silk in all forms, silk blends, reeling silk, making mawata
• Exotic fibers dog hair, alpaca, llama, camel, angora, cashmere, qiviut
• Indigo dyeing

Semester V

• Flax preparation and spinning, flax blends, other cellulose fibres such as ramie, hemp
• Cotton preparation and spinning all forms and many species of cotton fibres, cotton blends
• Fibre identification techniques,
• Synthetic and man-made fibres and their blends

Semester VI

• Novelty yarn construction, yarn analysis and duplication
• Creative dyeing. Dye Safety.
• Judging handspun yarns and projects
• Creating a resume and portfolio
• Indepth study proposals
• Design Challenge

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For more information about the Spinning Education program

contact: Friedl Ballaban

PROSPECTIVE STUDENTS

OHS SPINNING CERTIFICATE COURSE

LOCATION: Fleming College, Haliburton School of The Arts, P. O. Box 839, Haliburton, Ontario K0M 1S0 Canada
www.haliburtonschoolofthearts.ca
1-705-457-1680

Level II

Level II of the spinning certificate program will take place at the Haliburton School of The Arts, Haliburton, ON, beginning August 15 through Aug 23, 2009. Registrations for this course are now being accepted by the college. http://www.haliburtonschoolofthearts.ca. We plan to offer all 6 levels at the Haliburton School of The Arts. This course will be held in one-day sessions over seven full day and two half days.

COURSES OF STUDY: will include presentation of wheel studies, wool combing, worsted spinning, fleece count and grading, more colour theory and nature dyeing.

PRE-REQUISITES: OHS Spinning Certificate Level I.

TUITION: $255.36 for Canadian citizens. An additional fee for materials (approximately $40) will be paid to the instructors. (Bursaries are available through Haliburton School of The Arts.)

LOCATION: Fleming College, Haliburton School of The Arts, P. O. Box 839, Haliburton, Ontario K0M 1S0 Canada www.haliburtonschoolofthearts.ca 1-705-457-1680

U.S. STUDENT FEES: Please contact the registrar for US and international tuition fees.

ACCOMMODATIONS: A limited number of nearby cabins can be rented through the college, but these often fill up early. A list of private bed and breakfasts, motels and cabins to rent is available.

OHS REGISTRATION: You must be a current member of OHS in order to participate in this course. Email www.OHS.on.ca or telephone l-905-634-3234 or write Ontario Handweavers and Spinners 2097 Gary Crescent, Burlington ON L7R 1T1.