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Suk Design Technique To Create Figurative Designs Such As Tiny Birds

Abaca is one of the strongest natural fibers, stronger than cotton and nearly twice as strong as sisal. It is harvested from the trunks of Musa textilis trees in the Philippines. Traditional weaving communities in the Bicol region of the Philippines use abaca fiber to create fine cloth called sinamay through handlooming techniques like suk-suk design which features tiny motifs. While there are fewer weavers now due to modernization, some communities continue weaving with abaca and other natural fibers due to a renewed appreciation for handmade products.

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Suk Design Technique To Create Figurative Designs Such As Tiny Birds

Abaca is one of the strongest natural fibers, stronger than cotton and nearly twice as strong as sisal. It is harvested from the trunks of Musa textilis trees in the Philippines. Traditional weaving communities in the Bicol region of the Philippines use abaca fiber to create fine cloth called sinamay through handlooming techniques like suk-suk design which features tiny motifs. While there are fewer weavers now due to modernization, some communities continue weaving with abaca and other natural fibers due to a renewed appreciation for handmade products.

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Abaca 

is considered the strongest of natural fibres being three times


stronger than cotton and two times stronger than sisal fibres. Abaca fibre is
one of the sturdiest natural fibres. Its quality (tensile strength) is one major
factor that gives the commodity highly competitive among other natural
hard fibres in any given market.
According to my research in the internet I found a blog about the weaving
communities in Philippines which is they promote the traditional local
weaving product, The Bicolano weavers of the island of Catanduanes are
known to use abaca along with bast and plant fiber when making textiles on
their pedal looms. They wove fine sinamay cloth and employed the suk-
suk design technique to create figurative designs such as tiny birds,
butterflies, leaves, and peonies. Sinamay is made from abacá fibers which
are harvested by hand from the trunks of Musa Textilis Trees also known
as abacá trees.
According to Ma. Isabel Ongpin of manila times there are weaving
communities in Bicol and they are hard at work producing woven artifacts in
abaca, piña silk, polyester and jute, Nowadays There may be less weavers
now compared to the past, which is natural considering modernization,
ready-to-wear clothes and the new materials being introduced. This has
happened elsewhere, but with the new appreciation for handmade products
and natural fibers, there is a new perspective that has influenced weaving
communities to continue making a living from weaving.

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