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EDUCATION/CULTURE--YEAR OF NEEDLE ARTS KICK-OFF ----------------------------------------------------------------- The work of 7 South Shore stitchers is displayed in the Year of the Needle Arts kick-off exhibit, The Journey of the Threaded Needle, in Halifax. The rich traditions and bright future of needle arts will be celebrated this year, said Education and Culture Minister Robbie Harrison, as he officially declared 1997 the Year of Needle Arts at the recent opening of the exhibit The Journey of the Threaded Needle at the Mary E. Black Gallery in the Nova Scotia Centre for Craft and Design, Halifax. "Needle craft is the magic of one person taking a thread and using their skills and talent to create a piece that bears their dedication, ideas and emotions," said Mr. Harrison. Each year the province of Nova Scotia declares a craft medium as a theme for the year. The exhibition kicks off 1997 as the Year of Needle Arts. The focus of the year will be on fine embroidery, canvas work, smocking, needle lace, machine embroidery and many other crafts done by use of a needle, including knitting. Over the year needle arts will be highlighted through exhibitions, workshops, demonstrations, and other events throughout the province. A brochure listing the events for the year will be available in March. Four Nova Scotian embroidery guilds and a knitting guild have joined forces to organize events that will highlight the important past and future of needle arts in Nova Scotia. Organizers of the Journey of the Threaded Needle were overwhelmed by the number of entries, and a selection committee chose 151 items for the exhibit, representing the work of 101 stitchers. The Journey of the Threaded Needle will be on display at the gallery until March 1. For more information call (902) 424-4062 or fax (902) 424-0670. -30- Contact: Catherine MacIsaac 902-424-2795 NOTE TO EDITORS: For the names of stitchers in your area contact Catherine MacIsaac at 902-424-2795. trp Feb. 13, 10:10 a.m.