HABI: The
Philippine Textile Council is excited to take you through the #HABIJourney at
the 9th Likhang HABI Market Fair on October 11 to 13 at the
Glorietta 3 Activity Center in Makati City.
With the theme The Highlights of our HABI Journey, this
year’s edition of the pioneer in artisan market fairs and textile
advocacy promises to be an immersive experience.
The three-day fair will feature a HABI Craft Corner where visitors
can learn the basics of weaving using pure Philippine cotton and other natural
local fibers, and create their own woven products. HABI goers can also
participate in the Community Craft Loom and learn modern weaving using different
materials, textures, colors, and weaving techniques. There will also be
workshops on macramé, the art of knotting.
In keeping with its goals of promoting Filipino culture and
heritage, the Likhang HABI Market Fair will also have a Baybayin workshop
with lessons on writing and understanding the pre-colonial ancient writing
script of the Philippines. Cultural dance performances, traditional Filipino
music from different regions of the country, and Filipino art installations
will also be part of the fair.
“We encourage Likhang HABI fairgoers to
immerse themselves in the beautiful weaving communities and traditional
textiles of our country,” says HABI Chair Maribel Ongpin. “We will have
participating weavers from Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao so the opportunity to
learn at the fair is endless.”
With 52 participating
merchants from all over the Philippines, the 9th Likhang HABI Market Fair will
showcase sustainable and ethical fashion and other lifestyle products using
traditional textiles such as habol negrense from Negros Occidental, yakan
from Basilan, inaul from Maguindanao, binubudan from Ifugao, binakol
and abel from Ilocos, tepina from Palawan, and many more.
Several merchants
will also present contemporary Filipino fabrics such as cotton ikat and
cotton abaca, a result of combining pure Philippine cotton with other indigenous
fabrics. Promoting the use of pure Philippine cotton is one of the long-term
commitments of HABI.
“There is
an abundance of beautiful fabrics in the Philippines and we want to show that
these fabrics from different corners of the Philippines can be a part of our
modern lifestyle,” says HABI President Adelaida Lim.
Another
highlight of the fair is the awarding of the 2nd Lourdes Montinola
Piña Prize, which recognizes exceptional craftsmanship and mastery of the
delicate process of turning pineapple threads into works of art.
Likhang
HABI Market Fair 2019 will also feature a talk on sustainable shoemaking and
why it is important to support the local shoemaking industry.
Since 2009,
HABI has been providing traditional
weavers and local weaving communities a platform to further enhance their
skills in creative design and modern marketing by exchanging ideas with
consumers, designers, and traders. The Likhang HABI Market Fair allows them to
innovate and to level up to modern trends.
For more information, please visit www.habitextilecouncil.ph or follow
www.facebook.com/HabiThePhilTextileCouncil and
Instagram @habifair.
About HABI: The Philippine Textile Council:
HABI the Philippine Textile Council, will preserve, promote and enhance
Philippine Textiles Education,
Communication and Research using public and private resources. We are all about
sustaining weaving communities all over the country.
LIKHANG HABI FAIR is an annual event held every October at
Glorietta Activity Center, that promotes the preservation and creative
enhancement of the indigenous textile industry through entrepreneurship and
synergy.
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