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 ...

Magdalena Gamayo is a living national treasure, Gawad Manlilikha ng Bayan (GAMABA) awardee for inabel weaving. Now in her 90s, she has inspired her neighbors in Lumbaan-Bicbica, a poor barangay in ...

The Regional Development Council (RDC) Ilocos has strengthened its support for the region’s inabel industry through a resolution aimed at preserving the Ilocano weaving tradition while expanding ...

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 ...

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 ...

Make this your preferred source to get more updates from this publisher on Google. Artist Al Valenciano of the Balay ni Atong artisanal shop, said it takes about two weeks to finish two rows of 14 ...

MANILA, Philippines - ASEAN Master Craftsman Al Valenciano of Balay ni Atong remembers abel all over his house when he was young. The textile was used for mundane everyday items such as napkins and ...

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 ...

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 ...

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.

WEAVERS of Dumalneg, Ilocos Norte, display their craft to visitors on April 4, 2025. Some of their products, such as placemats, are popular as souvenir items among tourists. DUMALNEG, Ilocos ...