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Related Keywords: abaca, Department of Trade and Industry, Hablon, hand-loomed fabric, joined the event, made from cotton, more than two thousand eight hundred producers, other indigenous fibers, Otop Silapacheep in Bangkok, regional office in Iloilo City, specialized in hand-woven fabrics, Thailand Otop Fair, two DTI-assisted enterprises in Western Visayas

At the Thailand Otop Fair (Otop Silapacheep 2016) in Bangkok, Thailand, the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) regional office in Iloilo City sent two DTI-assisted enterprises in Western Visayas that specialized in hand-woven fabrics joined the event where more than 2,800 producers from other parts of the world also participate.

Related Keywords: abaca, beautiful labor intensive products, by various indigenous tribes, cotton, growing market for weaving tradition, handwoven and hand-embroidered clothes and textiles., Likhang Habi Market Fair, pina, using locally sourced natural material

The recent held Likhang Habi Market Fair at Glorietta was an indication that there is a growing market the country’s weaving tradition that makes beautiful and labor-intensive products mostly by various indigenous tribes using locally sourced natural materials like cotton, piña and abaca.

Launched in 2009, the three-day annual textile fair provided a venue for traditional weavers and embroiderers from Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao to showcase their products, touch base with old customers and develop new clientele.