Crossing Generations: The Weaving of Ilocos Sur
The Ilokano have one of the richest weaving practices in the Philippines. Characterized by their vivid colors and precisely woven patterns, their g...
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The Sea Woven: The Badjao Pandan Mat
The design of the Badjao mat is undoubtedly one-of-a-kind. Colorful, intricate, with strong geometries that are reminiscent of mountain and horizon...
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The Evolution of Modern Filipiniana: A Brief History of Philippine Fashion
Clothing and fashion are signifiers of identity, the social fabric of society, and markers of cultural beliefs and historical change. Filipiniana c...
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The Textile and Epic Traditions of the Panay-Bukidnon
Residing along the mountainous regions of the island of Panay in Visayas are the Panay-Bukidnon, also known as the Suludnon. They comprise a divers...
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The Visayan Patadyong and the Interlacing of Color
The balanced simplicity of the Visayan patadyong is as steadfast as the fabric’s illustrious role in Visayan history and daily life. The patadyong ...
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Rice and Cosmogonies Carried by the Tingkop
The tingkop is a sacred collaboration between nature and its people. Lidded and conical in shape, its name stems from the words tinakep (covered) o...
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Magdalena Gamayo: Weaving history and inabel for over 80 years
In Pinili, Ilocos Norte, centuries-worth of history and tradition find their finest incarnation in the hands of 96 year old Magdalena Gamayo. Born ...
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The Geometry of Philippine Textiles
For many, the new year signals one of the most important unions of the celestial and the earthly. A renewed cycle of the Earth coincides with renew...
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Returning to Roots: Homegrown HABI Cotton
The Philippines has a wide variety of weaving traditions, with nearly every single region in the archipelago taking pride in their own distinct tra...
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The Legacy of a Family Business: The New Susing Instruments of Cebu
The New Susing brand of string instruments continues to be highly regarded in the Philippines; their compound in Mactan Island where their world-re...
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Philippine Natural Dyes - Part 1
Dyeing using plants has long been part of the process of textile production. It is a tradition in itself, with knowledge and techniques passed down...
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The Filipino Language and Its Austronesian Roots: Five Things You Should Know
If you’ve ever had the opportunity to travel in multiple Southeast Asian countries, then you might be familiar with how there are words in one coun...
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