Ontario Handspinning Seminar
Locations, Themes, & Newsletters
2022
Virtual
Spinning Joyful Communities: Spinning to Satisfy our Souls
Exploring how spinning can promote joy and wellness while building a supportive community of creative fibre makers.
2004
University of Guelph
Botanical Twists
2003
University of Guelph
Camelid Carnival Spinning camelids
(llama, alpaca, buffalo, yak; blending with camelids)
2002
Queen’s University at Kingston
Inspiration
Spinning
The seasons, earth, Monet garden, stone walls, flowers or the desert.
Sunday
End use of handspun or other related topics of needle felt, wet felt, sweater design, spinning alpaca, Inkle weaving.
2001
Queen’s University at Kingston
From Start to Finish
Beginning spinning or dyeing, Pushing the limits in spinning or dyeing, Blending on the drum carder, Spinning for lace, Spinning for Fair Isle
Sunday Spinning for Needlework, Finishing techniques, Beginning knitting, Embellishment
Sweater Design
2000
Glendon College, Toronto
Blending in the New Millenium
1999
Glendon College, Toronto
Yarn Construction
1998
King’s College, London
Sensuous Silk
1997
King’s College, London
Wool - Yours to Discover
1996
Loyalist College,
Belleville
Glorious Mohair
1995
Loyalist College,
Belleville
Cotton
1994
Loyalist College,
Belleville
Exotic Luxury Fibres
Cashmere and Quivet
1993
Wilfred Laurier
University, Waterloo
Spinning to End Use
1992
Wilfred Laurier
University, Waterloo
Blending Boring? Just You Wait and See
1991
Scarborough College
Colour and Dyeing
1990
Scarborough College
Wool – Beginners and Advanced workshops
1989
Queen’s University at Kingston
Silk and Flax
1988
Queen’s University at Kingston
Yarn Design – Colour, Design and Construction
1987
Queen’s University at Kingston
Camel and Angora
1986
No Seminar due to Convergence ‘86
1985
University of Guelph
Blending – Summer Yarns – Winter Yarns
1984
University of Guelph
Mohair
1983
York University
Silk
1982
York University
Wool – Handling Specialty Fleeces
1981
York University
Cotton/Linen workshops, Introduction to Felting,
1980
York University
Dyeing and Colour
1979
York University
Cotton?
1978
York University
Protein Fibres other than Wool
Using your Handspun
1977
York University
Dyeing Wool and Silk
1976
York University
Spinning and Equipment
1975
York University
Angora, Synthetics and Flax
1974
York University
Cotton
1973
The Guild Inn, Scarborough
Silk and its Culture, Flax and its Culture, Unusual Wheels and Hand Wool Combing
1972
Talisman Lodge, Kimberley
Silk Reeling, Fleece to Skein, Blending Fibres and Colours, Sheep Breeds and Wool Types, Wool Combing,
1971
Royal Botanical Gardens, Hamilton
Flower Power Seminar
History of Fibres, Sorting a Fleece, Dye Plant Identification Walk, Workshops on dyeing with Cochineal, Indigo, Madder, Plants and synthetic dyes.
1970
Robert McLaughlin Gallery
Flax,
Dye Workshops
Barks and Roots, Cochineal and Indigo, Commercial Dyes
1969
Little Hills, RR1 King City
Make Your Own Spindle, Speaker from Dupont Canada, Unusual Wheels, Bus Tour of Spinning Mill, Panel Discussion, The Economics of Handspinning, Stateside Spinning, Repair and Care of Your Spinning Wheel
1968
Hosted by Ted Carson, 5219 – 9th Line, Oakville
Sorting Fleece, Washing Fleece, Lets Spin, Plying. Dyeing with Commercial Dyes (Guest speaker). Putting your handspun to use.
1967
Edna Blackburn’s Farm Caledon East
1966
Edna Blackburn’s Farm
Caledon East
1965
Edna Blackburn’s Farm
Caledon East
1964
Edna Blackburn’s Farm
Caledon East
1st Ontario Handspinning Seminar