Kente Strip Clock

The colorful clock incorporates Kente cloth, which was originally woven for royalty in Africa. Figure A

Materials:

Kente cloth
unfinished wood clock
fusible web

Steps:

1. Paint clock as desired and allow to dry.
2. Cut cloth to fit inside clock front. Press piece, and then attach fusible web according to manufacturer's directions.
3. Remove backing and adhere cloth on clock. Trim material on top as needed and press cloth to clock (figure A).
4. Find hole for clock works and snip a small bit of material in that spot. Put clock mechanism together and add numbers.

Resources
fabric - HTC
HTC Inc. (formerly HTC- Handler Textile Corp.)
Company is no longer in business

clock-making supplies
Walnut Hollow
We apologize the company no longer carries this item.

African Accents: Fabrics and Crafts to Decorate Your Home
by Lisa Shepard (ISBN: 0873417895)
Krause Publications, 1999
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Krause Publications
Website: www.krause.com

Guests
Lisa Shepard
Author, Designer, Instructor
PO Box 3643
Union, NJ 07083
Phone: 866-683-2568
E-mail: lisa@lisashepard.com
Website: www.lisashepard.com
Also in this Episode

Decorating With Style : Episode DWS-912
•	Kente Strip Clock
•	Time Keeps Ticking Frames
•	Natural Photo Display
•	Ribbon Threaded Napkins