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                <text>Please browse the more than 8000 knit- and crochet-related treasures in the CKC Collections Resource &lt;a href="http://digital.centerforknitandcrochet.org/collections/show/1"&gt;Museum and Library Collections&lt;/a&gt; (drawn from &lt;a href="https://dp.la/info/developers/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"&gt;Digital Public Library of America&lt;/a&gt;). CKC is seeking new partner organizations to share their collections of knitting and crochet with visitors to this resource. Contact us at &lt;a href="mailto:collections@centerforknitandcrochet.org"&gt;collections@centerforknitandcrochet.org&lt;/a&gt; for more information about participating. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/11Hb_Y75HnhkCE5i4mKpcTlB8Msp_lB0XUtQr5S8XXKA/edit?usp=sharing" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"&gt;Learn more about criteria for Share Your Treasures.&lt;/a&gt;</text>
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              <text>Twelve tubes or spools of various ramie yarns for weaving; Superior Thread &amp;amp; Yarn Co. NYC; 1912</text>
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              <text>Twelve tubes or spools of ramie yarns for weaving, in a variety of colors, weights, and textures; Superior Thread &amp;amp; Yarn Co. NYC; 1912. Part of group of many samples of ramie fibers and yarns; Superior Thread &amp;amp; Yarn Co., NYC and Pluckamin, NJ; 1912.</text>
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              <text>.354 One hank of Crude ramie fiber, in the gum (location on card: 31.2 Suit)</text>
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              <text>.355 One hank of degummed ramie filasse ( " " )</text>
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              <text>.356 One hank of bleached ramie filasse ( " " )</text>
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              <text>.357 One hank of ramie-silk filasse ( " " )</text>
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              <text>.358 One hank of ramie sliver ; from combed shorts ( " " )</text>
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              <text>.359 One hank of ramie fiber; from combed longs ( " " )</text>
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              <text>.360 One package of ramie noils ( " " )</text>
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              <text>.362 One bobbin ramie roving, from combed longs ( " " )</text>
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              <text>.363 Two skeins Ramie roving; dyed ( " " )</text>
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              <text>.364 Eight hanks Ramie sliver; dyed ( " " )</text>
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              <text>.366 Two bobbins Ramie yarn; Twisted. ( " " )</text>
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              <text>.368 Twelve tubes of Ramie thread; for weaving ( " " )</text>
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              <text>.369 Two cones Ramie thread; for knitting ( " " )</text>
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              <text>.370 Fifteen skeins Ramie thread ( " " )</text>
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              <text>Samples from various stages of production of yarns from ramie fiber. Donated by the SUperior Thread &amp;amp; Yarn Co., Dec. 19, 1912. Company trademark was STYCOS. Sales office and HQ: Everett Buildinng, 17th St. and Fourth Ave., New York City; Mills in Pluckamin, NJ. In 1915 the company would donate another ramie sample, called STYCOS wool substitute, to the US National Museum (Acc. 57996) [Copied from duplicate deleted XG record TE.T354-T370, ramie fiber and yarn samples]</text>
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