We joined HABI six years ago after the HABI team visited Aklan to check out the Aklan Piña and Fiber Festival and meet artisans in the province. As a family...

In 2015, I was gifted with DVDs that featured our T’boli T’nalak textiles and indigo-dyeing in India. I watched how abaca was naturally dyed in Lake Sebu, South Cotabato, and was fascinated...

Niña Corpuz is the founder and owner of Nina Inabel, a clothing brand that uses indigenous handwoven fabric from Ilocos Norte with the aim of supporting Ilocano farmers and weavers....

Since HABI: The Philippine Textile Council was organized 10 years ago, there has been a resurgence in the handloom weaving industry not just in the Cordillera but all over the...

HABI, the Philippine Textile Council has collaborated with a sewing group from Taguig to produce these Christmas Angels. These are upcycled from textile scraps and cut offs made by the...

In 1967, when I was taking a special study on Chinese Painting at the Chinese Artist Guild under Professor Chen Bing Sun, I was using silk imported from China which...

Catch the exclusive rerun of THREADED TRADITIONS: Textiles of Panay Island on October 22, 2021, at 5:00 p.m.

Join us on October 15, 2PM for our next webinar: Piña and the Philippine Garments

Tune in on October 8, 10AM as Sandra Castro talks about Philippine textiles (abaca and piña) from the 19th to the early 20th-centuries and Piña Catalog in museums abroad.

For the final episode of Asia Society’s Eyes on Southeast Asia: Textiles & Identity, we discuss the future of our textiles and how we can protect them. 

Join us this Wednesday, 15 September 2021 at 5:00 p.m. (PHT), for the second episode of Asia Society‘s series, Eyes on Southeast Asia: Textiles & Identity, in partnership with SoFA...

Tune in this Wednesday at 5:00 p.m. (PHT) for the first episode of Eyes on Asia: Textiles & Identity, as Asia Society Philippines and SoFA Design Institute explore Filipino textiles and identity.

Already honored locally multiple times for her work, Aklan-based piña weaver Raquel R. Eliserio is now also honored internationally for her creations.   In February, she won the Global Eco...

Even before the Covid-19 pandemic hit the country, major challenges have already been confronting the Philippine weaving industry. Some of these challenges include issues involving the supply chain, the lack...

Since 2009, the annual Likhang HABI Market Fair has been an exciting venue for this, offering a social experience of discovering handwoven crafts, watching live demonstrations and cultural showcases, and...

Handweaving textile is one of the most interesting crafts of the Philippines, weighed with immense cultural significance. Many people may not know it, but weaving is a sacred art. It...

Have you ever been to a textile shop in the province and wondered where those beautiful patterns came from or how they were made? HABI: The Philippine Textile Council invited...

With the theme “The Highlights of Our HABI Journey,” the fair will feature a HABI Craft Corner that lets visitors learn the basics of weaving using different local fibers and...

“Highlights of our HABI Journey,” the 9th Likhang HABI Market Fair, will kick off on October 11, 2019, at the Activity Center, Glorietta, Makati City. Immerse yourselves in this three-day event,...

Check out our awesome collaboration with Shangri-La Plaza, A Pop Up of Culture, happening on June 28, 29, and 30, 2019, at the Shangri-La Plaza Grand Atrium. Spend the weekend shopping...

The 6th ASEAN Traditional Textiles Symposium was held in Bandar Seri Begawan, capital of Brunei Darussalam on November 2017. The official Philippine delegation was composed of Maribel Ongpin and Adelaida Lim,...

Irene Bawer-Bimuyag (extreme left) from Kalinga province and Nanay Myrna Pula (extreme right), a T’boli artist from Mindanao, were the proud Philippine representatives to the 3rd Annual ASEAN Tea and Textile...

The sixth Likhang HABI Market Fair, showcasing traditional Philippine weaves, will bring into focus the amazing development of locally woven products and their growing ability to survive and thrive in...

Going on its fourth year, the Likhang HABI Market Fair will be held on October 24 to 26, 2014, at Glorietta 2 Activity Center, Palm Drive, Makati City.

Check out the interesting events lined up at the 2017 Likhang HABI Market Fair. Learn about the local weaving industry, get some hands-on experience creating art, be entertained with song...

HABI: The Philippine Textile Council, together with Nooks Manufacturing International Corp. conducted a workshop on the hand-spinning of cotton on February 1 to 7 in Oton, Iloilo, to teach and...

Happening on October 20 to 22, 2017, at the Glorietta Activity Center in Makati City, the 7th Likhang HABI Market Fair this year puts the spotlight on traditional Filipino weavers to...

Senior high school (SHS) students at the only public school in the municipality of Lubuagan in Tabuk City, Kalinga will soon be taught in their Home Economics classes the laga, or the traditional...

The Lourdes Montinola Piña Weaving Competition is on! The contest is open to all artisans regardless of the location who weave, dye, embroider, or embellish piña, and get a chance...

HABI; The Philippine Textile Council holds its eighth installment of the Likhang HABI Market Fair to preserve the indigenous textile industry and reintroduce cotton to local weavers. The three-day fair...

When travelling, some of us make it a habit to buy locally made products for authentic souvenirs. Typically, they include food, beverages, and even textiles, which are most commonly found...

The weaving of indigenous textiles with cotton fiber is an integral part of the country’s culture, but it has been in trouble for some time. Thus, HABI: The Philippine Textile...

HABI; The Philippine Textile Council and Kultura Filipino will, for the first time, together weave stories with a common thread to promote locally grown Philippine cotton, textiles, traditional crafts, and...

One of the best things about market and trade fairs that highlight local artistry and craftsmanship is that they help to close the gap between artisans and designers. These artisans...

Manila (CNN Philippines Life) — Beside the Peace Museum in Kiangan, Ifugao—the site of Yamashita’s surrender—is a school housing some of the local community’s most treasured possessions: artefacts, hymns, musical...

In these modern times, traditional textiles or fabrics have found their way into the spotlight, in exhibits or come Heritage Month and Buwan ng Wika. More recently, these fabrics have...

Now on its seventh year, the Likhang HABI Market Fair continues to educate and empower. The focus is less on bigger and more on better, for the artisans and their...

The House of Inabel by Magdalena Gamayo was recently launched in the town of Pinili in Ilocos Norte to preserve and strengthen the Ilocano weaving tradition, called pinagabel in the...

Irene Bimuyag, a weaver from Kalinga in the Cordillera region, will be one of the sixty vendors who will be participating in the 6th Likhang HABI Market Fair, which will...

The 6th Likhang HABI Market Fair, happening this October 14 to 16, 2016, at the Glorietta Activity Center, will once again showcase traditional Philippine weaves that will shine a light...