PIOPIO, in Spanish, is the tweeting sound a bird makes. It’s also the name of Paloma Urquijo Zobel’s fashion line using indigenous Filipino fabrics, which is being previewed in a pop-up at the ...

SAN FERNANDO CITY—A craft, a business and a social enterprise. Artist Al Valenciano has intertwined these endeavors in his “inabel” projects in the last 15 years, and one of the good outcomes he likes ...

The old woman finished her blanket in three months. Being in the winter of her time, no one knows how many more blankets she will be able to weave. Her children don’t weave, they work the farm, or ...

LAOAG CITY, Ilocos Norte (PIA)—Mariano Marcos State University (MMSU) has unveiled a groundbreaking innovation that utilizes a mathematical algorithm to generate unlimited new patterns for inabel ...

Dina Bonnevie tells the story of how she helped reviving the dying art of Inabel in Ilocos. There was once a time when Inabel or Abel Iloco textiles were traded for gold. However, with the rise of ...

Artist Al Valenciano of the Balay ni Atong artisanal shop, said it takes about two weeks to finish two rows of 14 embroidered designs, or one embroidered art piece per day. It thus takes months to ...

MANILA, Philippines — The San Pedro Cathedral collection depicts how significant a role the Roman Catholic iconography plays in showcasing the splendor of the Inabel textile, especially the woven ...