Barbara Fawcett was fascinated as a child about the story of the girl who, with magical help from an imp named Rumpelstiltskin, could spin straw into gold. About 10 years ago she embarked on a journey to turn that fascination into reality. A recent OHS Spinning Certificate graduate, Barb is currently exploring many concepts presented over the program’s six years, primarily focussing on the design of yarns using Ramie fibre. A lover of all types of textiles, she spins, weaves, knits, crochets, quilts, and makes clothes for her grandchildren. She is a passionate dyer using both natural and commercial dyes and can’t wait until warm weather returns to explore new dye stuff possibilities from her husband’s gardens and the world around her in Haliburton.