Inabel, a traditional handwoven fabric, holds a significant place in Ilokano culture and identity. With its delicate and versatile patterns, the inabel has come a long way in its utilization in ...

PIOPIO, in Spanish, is the tweeting sound a bird makes. It’s also the name of Paloma Urquijo Zobel’s fashion line using indigenous Filipino fabrics, which is being previewed in a pop-up at the ...

The 65th Palarong Pambansa recently unveiled handwoven creations made by Inabel weavers from Paoay, showcasing the official icon to be used in the upcoming national games for student-athletes. Woven ...

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 ...

IN the early months of 2023, an unexpected encounter with a printed Inabel design on a cheap fabric in the United States had a profound and adverse impact on Ginalyn Brown-Tayag, the chief executive ...

Last March 4, Dr. Joven Cuanang invited friends to his Pinto Art Museum in Antipolo City to watch INABEL 2018, a fashion show for the benefit of cotton farmers and weavers of Ilocos Norte. Inabel ...

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.

The old woman finished her blanket in three months. Being in the winter of her time, no one knows how many more blankets she will be able to weave. Her children don’t weave, they work the farm, or ...

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 ...