The OHS has compiled a list of Guilds and Private Studios that teach fibre arts including spinning, weaving, dyeing, felting and much more.
Guilds Offering Instruction
- Burlington Weavers and Spinners Guild
- Burr House Weavers and Spinners
- Kingston Handloom Weavers and Spinners Guild
- Kitchener-Waterloo Weavers and Spinners Guild
- Niagara Handweavers and Spinners Guild
- Nottawasaga Guild (Alliston area)
- Peterborough Weavers and Spinners Guild
- Pottawatomi Guild of Weavers and Spinners of Grey and Bruce Counties
- Ottawa Valley Weavers' and Spinners' Guild
- Sarnia Handweavers and Spinners Guild
- Sudbury and District Weavers and Spinners
- Thunder Bay Weavers and Spinners Guild
Private Studio Instruction
The following OHS members offer courses in various aspects of fibre. Please click on a name below to see more details about their studios and expertise:
Wendy E. Bateman – Spinning
Harriet Boon – Spinning, Natural dyes
Inge Dam – Tablet (card) weaving
Valerie Davis – Kumihimo
Patricia Gilles - Spinning
Diane Gonthier – Felting, Spinning
Lisa Graves - Weaving
Laurie Harkin-Chiasson – Kumihimo
Carol James– Sprang, Fingerweaving
Julia Lee– Spinning
Susi Reinink – Weaving
Terryl Ryan Basketry, Colour theory
Karen Shields – Weaving
Beth Showalter- Spinning
Jette Vandermeiden - Weaving
If you are a member of the OHS and would like to be included on the Instructors List, please submit your contact and workshop/course information by emailing it to: edu-spinning@ohs.on.ca and/or edu-weaving@ohs.on.ca