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The Ontario Handspinning Seminar is Ontario's annual three day gathering for spinners. Founded in 1964, the Seminar provides a location for spinners of all levels of experience to meet, take workshops, share their work, learn new techniques, shop and be inspired by each other. The Seminar moves around the Province to allow easy access for all. Each year the organizing committee selects a theme for the event and all workshops and activities focus on this main idea. Most importantly, the Ontario Handspinning Seminar brings together our community of spinners for a weekend of sharing, creativity and collaboration.
The 56th Ontario Handspinning Seminar
As the days turn colder, greyer and we find ourselves confronted by snow on the ground, it's always fun to look forward to June and the next Ontario Handspinning Seminar. The Committee is busy planning a weekend that will inspire you to look in new directions and bring more sustainability to your spinning.
Sustainable Fibres
Supportable, Renewable Choices: The Options are Endless
June 12 to 14, 2020
Holiday Inn, Burlington Hotel and Conference Centre
3063 South Service Road | Burlington, ON L7N 3E9
The Ontario Handspinning Organizing Committee is very happy to announce that our 2020 Keynote Speaker will be:
Helen Knibb
Doctoral Candidate in Canadian Studies, Trent University
Helen Knibb's thesis explores the history of wool growing in Ontario and the prospects for re-generating a regional wool industry. She has been studying a culture of change among small-to-medium scale fibre producers, processors and consumers in the UK, Europe and USA. These studies are being compared, through the Ontario Wool Study led by Dr Nicole Klenk, to the challenges of wool growing and processing in Ontario. Helen's work on the challenges and sustainability of the Ontario wool chain and her interest in the conservation and uses of heritage breeds will be highlighted in this year's keynote address.
Join us for an informative, interesting and fun Seminar that explores and delves into incorporating sustainable fibres in your spinning!
As the days turn colder, greyer and we find ourselves confronted by snow on the ground, it's always fun to look forward to June and the next Ontario Handspinning Seminar. The Committee is busy planning a weekend that will inspire you to look in new directions and bring more sustainability to your spinning.
Sustainable Fibres
Supportable, Renewable Choices: The Options are Endless
June 12 to 14, 2020
Holiday Inn, Burlington Hotel and Conference Centre
3063 South Service Road | Burlington, ON L7N 3E9
The Ontario Handspinning Organizing Committee is very happy to announce that our 2020 Keynote Speaker will be:
Helen Knibb
Doctoral Candidate in Canadian Studies, Trent University
Helen Knibb's thesis explores the history of wool growing in Ontario and the prospects for re-generating a regional wool industry. She has been studying a culture of change among small-to-medium scale fibre producers, processors and consumers in the UK, Europe and USA. These studies are being compared, through the Ontario Wool Study led by Dr Nicole Klenk, to the challenges of wool growing and processing in Ontario. Helen's work on the challenges and sustainability of the Ontario wool chain and her interest in the conservation and uses of heritage breeds will be highlighted in this year's keynote address.
Join us for an informative, interesting and fun Seminar that explores and delves into incorporating sustainable fibres in your spinning!