Entry and Selection Rules

 Each stories entry must clearly and creatively address the theme "Preservation and
Acknowledgment of the Ancient Art of Textile Weaving Across ASEAN".
 Entries must be written in English of 250 (minimum) to 500 words (maximum) that fit
onto two A4 pieces of paper recto-verso.
 Entries must be typed using Calibri 12-point regular font and 1.15 line spacing.
 Entries must be original piece, must not have won award or must not under
consideration in other competitions.
 Authors must exercise stringent care to avoid plagiarism. Entries containing any
forms of plagiarism will not be tolerated.
 Stories must reflect on the values of inclusivism, anti-discrimination, equality, and
gender responsive.
 Entries must reflect on the inclusive, peaceful, and sustainable future of Eco weaving
tradition.
 Drawings and illustrations are optional.
 Entries depicting violence, sexism, racism, or other inappropriate content such as
smoking, drinking, or other vices, including messaging deemed to advocate
curtailment of the rights of others, will be disqualified.

Maybank Women Eco-Weavers is a programme that promotes traditional textiles

globally in a sustainable manner whilst creating economic independence and financial
inclusion for women weavers across the ASEAN region. Currently running in Indonesia,
Cambodia, Laos and Malaysia, Maybank Women Eco-Weavers has a key objective of
creating economic independence and financial inclusion for women weavers through
sustainable woven textile production. As part of a holistic approach to ensure
sustainability in the weaving ecosystem, we also infuse sericulture programmes to help
mulberry farmers who play a major part in the silk supply chain in selected countries.
Ultimately, whilst focusing on the women weavers, this award-winning programme aims
to provide financial uplift to as many people as possible in the art of textile weaving.

Inclusivism, one of several approaches to understanding the relationship

between religions, asserts that many different sets of beliefs are true. It stands
in contrast to exclusivism, which asserts that only one way is true and all
others are in error.

Weaving through literature, Preservation and acknowledgement of the ancient art of

textile weaving across ASEAN

Stories, people and societies are intertwined and weaved to form a beautiful
pattern.
Weave - synonyms entwine, lace, work,twist, knit, interlace, intertwine, interwork,
intertwist, crisscross, braid, twine, plait, invent, make up, fabricate, put together,
construct, create, contrive, spin, tell, recount, relate, narrate, unfold
Weave, woven, so as to form a fabric or material
It involves the production of fabric or cloth by interlacing two distinct sets of yarns
or threads in a right angle.
The idea of interlacing materials together to create a weave was probably inspired
by nature; by observing birds’ nests, spider webs and various animal constructions,
the early civilization artisans discovered they could manipulate bendable materials
and create objects that would make their life easier.
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Culture is seen through the weaving pattern or tecnique?
We are all connected to each other like threads that form a fabric.
The students expected to see a few elders preserving a lost art; instead, they found a
mix of women and men, elders and younger weavers, producing traditional textiles
for a thriving industry.
Handloom weaving is considered a traditional craft in various regions. It is an
intricately practiced, centuries-old tradition performed by tribes all over the country.
It’s labor intensive, and depending on what region it’s produced in, it will utilize
materials such as buri, inabel, raffia, pineapple, abaca and more.
Tradition has always been a source of inspiration for contemporary designers and
artists. In the ethnic tradition of textile, each motif, each pattern represents a re-
connection to a people’s heritage, customs, practices, and belief systems. So much
to learn by merely looking at the surface of a cloth.
They aren’t just your ordinary, colorful textile patterns. Textiles are essential to the
personal, socio-political and religious lives of the indigenous groups. Each textile had
a functional use — either to represent rank, power, wealth, virtue or incorporated in
sacred ceremonies. It’s used to enhance an individual’s character. Philippine weaving
really is more than just the beautiful patterns you see.
Nonetheless, there’s a lot more to them. These “lines” actually tell the whole
biography of the weave. From which tribe it came from to what the true purpose of
the weave is, this is what the creator wants to tell you. It’s not that we’re ignorant.
Sometimes, people are just too stubborn to allow this knowledge to touch their lives.
Always sat looking at her grandmother weave the most beautiful cloths / fabric she
has ever seen. Awe,