HABI Book 4 - Piña Futures: Weaving Memories and Innovations

By Dr. Randy M. Madrid

Published by HABI The Philippine Textile Council and Far Eastern University, 2023.

This new book acknowledges the place of piña—the textile and the craft—in Philippine culture through its long history and its trajectory into the future. Authored by Dr. Randy M. Madrid, a passionate mover for the preservation of our national textile heritage, the book leads up to potential developments for the next generations. Many excellent full color photographs—both archival and current—are featured in the book but of course these do not replace the experience of actually touching the treasure that piña cloth is. 

Piña Futures: Weaving Memories and Innovations is the fourth book in HABI’s publication series of books on Philippine weaving. 

HABI: The Philippine Textile Council is one of the pioneering nonprofit organizations in the Philippines that focuses its efforts towards the preservation of our local Philippine weaving heritage.⁠ Read more about their advocacy here.

 The HABI series includes: 

1. HABI BOOK 1: A Journey Through Philippine Handwoven Textiles
2. HABI BOOK 2: Rara: Art & Tradition of Mat Weaving in the Philippines
3. HABI BOOK 3: Weaving Ways: Filipino Style and Techniques,
4. HABI BOOK 4: Piña Futures: Weaving Memories and Innovations