Fleming College

OHS Spinning Certificate Program - Level II

Course Code: ARTS0338

The Ontario Spinning Certificate Program is a six-level program developed by the Education Committee of the Ontario Handweavers and Spinners (OHS). With sufficient registration, each of the six levels will be offered in succession.
The OHS program courses are non-credit with Fleming College and are not eligible as elective credits toward Fleming College's Visual and Creative Arts Diploma (VCAD) or Art Certificates.
Prerequisites: Participants are required to have successfully completed ARTS1012 OHS Spinning Certificate Program - Level I.
Completion of each level of study involves 8 days of instruction, followed by independent homework assignments that are completed, mailed to instructors, and evaluated throughout the year.
Course of Study: Sheep breed classification, wool grading, spinning wheels, wheel paper presentations, semi-worsted and worsted spinning, combing and preparation, colour study with thirty-step blending, mordanting and nature dyes.