TRADITIONAL WEAVING IN THE PHILIPPINES

Abaca and piña cloth weaver of Kalibo, Aklan

This is the traditional weaving of abaca and piña cloth in the Philippines. The process is a slow and tedious one because everything is done by hands . From harvesting crops from which fiber for weaving will be stripped, to knotting and tying each fiber, it can take months before a final fabric or garment is produced. The final fabric is indeed a labor of love.

 

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5:45 AM

5:50 AM

5:55 AM

6:00 AM

WORDLESS WEDNESDAY: OLD AMERICAN FEEL

WORDLESS WEDNESDAY: EROTICA

Come slowly – Eden! 

by: Emily Dickinson 

Come slowly – Eden!

Lips unused to Thee –

Bashful – sip thy Jessamines –

As the fainting Bee –

Reaching late his flower,

Round her chamber hums –

Counts his nectars –

Enters – and is lost in Balms. 

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