Strips of bark were soaked and beaten with a mallet, joined together to make large sheets of fabric and block printed with tropical designs. During World War II, when Hollywood movies popularized ...

PHILIPPINE tropical fabrics — abaca, bandala, piña, banana, kawayarn and other textiles — were showcased in a 100-piece collection designed by the Davao Fashion and Design Council Foundation Inc.

Legarda further noted that strengthening the tropical fabrics industry ... I have seen how these hand-woven local fabrics were stitched with intricate designs, each thread, each fabric telling ...