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Caring for African Textiles: 10 Skills in 90 Seconds · Episode 3 of 10
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Washing Kente and Aso-oke by Hand

Why should you support the full length of a kente strip when lifting it from the water?
Unsupported weight stresses the woven seams between strips, pulling the joins apart and distorting the weave structure.
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