Article Alert: Bearded Ladies will have Ned Kelly in Stitches

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There is an article in the Border Mail called "Bearded Ladies will have Ned Kelly in Stitches."

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The Ned’s Needles competition, inspired by Ned Kelly’s beard and the winter cold, aims to find the best, most creative and most realistic knitted beard.

Indigo Council’s art and culture development officer Susan Reid said there would be no lack of inspiration about town.

“We seem to have a disproportionate number of bearded men in Beechworth, and always have,” she said.

In fact, the idea for the competition arose from that very observation.

“We were having a conversation with our tour guides, those guys all have very interesting beards, and I offered to knit a woman a beard to keep her warm, and the idea took off,” Ms Reid said.....

To read more:http://www.bordermail.com.au/news/local/news/general/bearded-ladies-will-have-ned-kelly-in-stitches/2571921.aspx