MANILA, Philippines — The provincial government of Ilocos Norte inaugurated on Sunday a new weaving center in Barangay Lumbaan-Bicbica of Pinili, the cotton capital of Ilocos Norte. This was made as a ...

Once a common fabric used for bed covers, skirts and kimonas, inabel weaving in the Ilocos region has been transformed into highly sought-after, even luxury, items through Al Modesto Valenciano’s ...

MANILA, Philippines - Handwoven textiles done on traditional wooden looms by Ilocano artisans using weaving techniques passed on through generations are showcased in “Inabel: Ilocano Handwoven ...

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

SEVERAL years ago, a group of Japanese businessmen arrived in the agricultural town of Bangar in La Union and offered to help mass- produce inabel, the handwoven fabric that the town has been creating ...

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 ...

PINILI, ILOCOS NORTE—The next Magdalena Gamayo, a National Living Treasure for her mastery in weaving the Ilocano cloth “inabel,” could just be around the corner. At 13, Arabela Gampong, a student of ...

LAOAG CITY, Ilocos Norte (PIA)—The 100th birthday of Manlilikha ng Bayan Magdalena Gamayo on August 13 brought together weaving enthusiasts and industry stakeholders in the Ilokano textile tradition ...

Inabel is a weaving tradition of the Ilocos provinces (Pangasinan, La Union, Ilocos Sur and Ilocos Norte). It is a dying tradition, with weavers getting older, and fewer young people willing to learn.

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 ...