Traditional Forms of
Weaving
PPT 2
► Weaving- Is the craft or action of forming
fabric by interlacing threads.
► It is the process of combing warp and wept
components to make a woven structure.
► In Weaving lengthwise yarns are called
warp; Crosswise yarns are called wept or
filling.
Weaving in the Philippines
► Weaving in the Philippines dates back to the
13th century. It makes use of local cotton,
fibers, abaca, and pineapple as raw material.
► Weavers can be classified as either traditional
or non-traditional, which vary depending on
area and region. Some weavers use synthetic
cotton, fiber , or abaca.
Who Introduced weaving in the
Philippines
► In a Panayanon legend, ten datus from
Borneo landed on Panay Island, established
settlements and ushered in an area of
development.
► One of the Legendary datus was Datu
Lubay, who is said to introduce the art of
weaving textiles.
What is the traditional method of
weaving?
► The concept of weaving is simple: interlace
perpendicular sets of threads to form a
fabric. Most traditional Indonesian textiles
are woven on backstrap looms. The loom
holds the lengthwise threads, called warps,
under tension, while the weaver passes a
crosswise thread, called a weft, between
them
What are the three traditional forms of
weaving?
► Three types of weaves:
► Plain-plain weave, also called Tabby Weave, simplest and most common of
the three basic textile weaves. It is made by passing each filling yarn over and
under each warp yarn, with each row alternating, producing a high number of
intersections.
► Twill-Twill is a type of textile weave with a pattern of diagonal parallel
ribs. ... It is made by passing the weft thread over one or more warp threads
then under two or more warp threads and so on, with a "step," or offset,
between rows to create the characteristic diagonal pattern.
► Satin- Satin weave is characterized by
four or more weft threads going over one
warp thread, or the opposite: four or more
warp threads going over a weft thread. In
weaving, the warp thread or threads are
held stationary on the loom, and the weft
thread or threads are woven over and under
the warps.
Pina leaves and its process
► Since piña is from a leaf, the leaf is cut
first from the plant. Then the fiber is
pulled or split away from the leaf. Most
leaf fibers are long and somewhat stiff.
Each strand of the Piña fiber is hand
scraped and is knotted one by one to form a
continuous filament to be hand-woven and
then made into a Piña cloth.
What can be made from pineapple
leaves?
► Ananas Anam has developed Piñatex, a
plant-based material made of fibers
extracted from pineapple leaves, which is
used as an alternative to leather. Piñatex is
a plant-based, non-woven textile made
from fibers found in pineapple leaves and
bonded together without knitting or
weaving.
Where weaving Pina leaves originated
► Piña were woven into lustrous lace-like nipis fabrics
usually decorated with intricate floral embroidery
known as calado and sombrado. The fabric was a luxury
export from the Philippines during the Spanish colonial
period and gained favor among European aristocracy in
the 18th and 19th centuries.
Origin of Pina weaving in the Philippines
► The first historical traces of weaving in the
Philippines was found in a cave in Cagayan
Province and Palawan Island dated 1255 – 605 BCE
► First Pina weave is produced mostly by Aklanon in
province of Aklan.
► The underlying process, piña weaving, has a much
longer history in the Philippines, particularly in
Aklan in the Western Visayas where native
pineapple plants have been cultivated for their
fibre for generations.
