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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>Mix and match skirt ensemble. A) Jacket #1. Jacket of bright yellow wool knit with single white faced lapel on right side. Single large white plastic button closure. Long sleeves. Three patch pockets. Lined in self; padded shoulders. Designer: "Bill Blass" Care tag attached to base of designer label. Evidence of other removed tags. B) Jacket #2. Jacket of black and white houndstooth with yellow horizontal and vertical window pane stripes. Rounded neckline. Center front opening with 5 square black and white plastic buttons. Two welt pockets with flaps at sides. Long sleeves. Lined in cream wool knit; padded shoulders. Designer's label at center back neckline: "Bill Blass" Fabric tag: "Pure Wool / Made in Italy/ Professional / Dry Clean Only" Care tag. Evidence of removed tag. C) Blouse of yellow and white horizontally striped silk knit fabric. Wide, bateau neckline. Long sleeves gathered into 2" cuffs, with circular white plastic button on each cuff. Center back zipper with hook &amp;amp; eye. Unlined; padded shoulders. Designer's label at back neckline: "Bill Blass" Fabric: "Made in USA / of Imported Fabric" Care: Professional dry clean. Evidence of union tag, removed. Evidence of removed tag (Size?) D) Skirt of bright yellow wool knit. Knee-length, with gathers and short vertical seaming at waistband. Center back zipper with two hook &amp;amp; bars on 1-1/2" waistband. Unlined. Designer's label at back waistband: "Bill Blass" Size "10" tag and content/care tags attached to base of designer label. E) Blouse of black and white horizontal stripe silk knit. Rounded neckline. Hidden button closure with two snaps at neckline. Short sleeves with 1" band of same fabric turned to vertical angle. Padded shoulders; unlined. Designer's label at neckline: "Bill Blass / Made in U.S.A / of Imported Fabric" Size "10" tag, cleaning instructions and union label at side seam. Fabric: Pure wool, made in Italy, dry clean only. Care label: Dry clean only, with instructions.</text>
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