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.