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 ...

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.

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.

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 ...

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 ...

At 100 years old, National Living Treasure and Ilocano master weaver Magdalena Gamayo continues to schedule her days around her craft. She wakes up as early as 3:00 or 4:00 a.m. at her home in Pinili, ...

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 ...

An eight-year-old girl showcased her talent in weaving at the Gumaba Cultural Center in Pinili, Ilocos Norte. The girl is known as “AC.” Edwin Antonio, the training program director, said that AC ...