Name: ELLEN A.

PESALBON
SUBJECT/ COURSE: CRAFTS DESIGN ( HANDICRAFT)
PROGRAM, YEAR & SECTION: BTLED 3 DAY

1. Give/ provide the brief background of basketry and weaving.

Basketry is an ancient craft (8,000-6,000 BCE) – pre-dating pottery or stone carving.

Few actual examples exist because baskets are made of biodegradable materials. The
earliest evidence we have found of basketry is pottery shards, dated before 8,000 BCE,
found in Gambols Cave, Kenya. The two largest islands in the Philippines, Luzon in the
north, and Mindanao in the south, comprise about 65 percent of the total land area of
the archipelago. The mountainous northern part of the Philippine island of Luzon is
referred to as the Cordillera Central. For centuries, basketry formed an essential part of
all aspects of daily life in this area. Baskets range in form and size, from portable lunch
containers to woven jars. Winnowing trays, carrying baskets, and covered containers
allowed people to harvest, transport, store, and serve food and crops. Basketry hats
and rain capes protected against sun and rain.

Weaving began in ancient Egypt around 3400 before Christ (B.C). The tool
originally used for weaving was the loom. From 2600 B.C. onwards, silk was spun and
woven into silk in China. Later in Roman times the European population was clothed in
wool and linen. The weaving culture in the Philippines dates back to the 13th century.
The tradition makes use of raw materials like local cotton, abaca, fibres, and
pineapples. Many Filipinos are very spiritual people; in fact, our traditions are rooted in
beliefs that were passed on by our ancestors.

2. What are the forms of basketry & weaving?

BASKET FORMS

-The Burden Basket

The burden basket was a large, conical basket used, as its name implies, to
carry or gather food or materials.

- The Cooking Basket

They made these baskets waterproof by tight weaving and/or the application of
pinion gum (pine resin) or other such similar material.

- The Storage Basket

These baskets were made to store food year round.
- A Hopper
The hopper was used to grind seeds and was simply a conical basket without a
bottom. The hopper was placed on the rock on which the seeds were ground.

- The Winnowing Tray

The seeds would be placed on the tray with hulls, and the winnowing tray would
be shaken gently to separate the parts.Winnowing trays were usually twined
loosely.

- Fishing Baskets
Baskets were also used to fish. The basic fishing basket (left) had an inner
basket and an outer basket. The inner basket had a hole in the center, which the
fish would swim through.
- Hats
The purpose behind these hats is not entirely understood, some believe it was for
fashion while others believe they wore the hats to resemble the acorns that were
the center of their diet.

- Baby Carriers
Baby carriers were also woven. The child would be placed inside the carrier and
it could be strapped to the mothers back.

- Gift Baskets
The Gift baskets did not need to be as decorated as this Pomo basket; they
could be simple as well.

WEAVING FORMS

Plain Weave

- A plain weave is the simplest, most basic type of fabric weave pattern,
assembled by the weft thread running through the warp thread in an ‘over and
under’ sequence. The criss-cross pattern resulting from a plain weave forms a
very strong, versatile, and durable cloth.
Twill

- Twill is one of the most commonly used weave patterns in textile

production. This type of weave creates a pattern of diagonal lines, or ribs, by
passing the weft yarn under and over several warp yarns in an alternating
pattern. Twill weave patterns are ideal for applications requiring strong, high-
density fabrics.
 Satin

- Satin weaves create a soft and smooth fabric. There are two types of
Satin weaves – Four-Harness & Eight-Harness – the exact weave to use is
determined based on the end use application. To achieve a satin weave, the
warp or weft yarn ‘floats’ over three or more of the opposite threads.
Basket Weave
- Basket weave is similar to plain weave but uses two or more warp and
weft threads combined and woven as one. This creates a more textured fabric
with an emphasized checkerboard appearance. Although the basket weave is not
quite as stable as the plain weave, it is flatter, stronger, and more pliable.
Leno Weave

- Leno weaves are most suitable for applications requiring lower aerial weights but
specific thicknesses must be maintained. To achieve the leno weave pattern, yarns are
locked in place by crossing two or more warp yarns over each other and interlacing with
one or more fill threads. 3.What are the fundamentals of basket weaves and weaving?

3. There are four types of weaving to create a basket: coiling, twining ,

plaiting and wicker.

- Coiling uses two types of material the bundle and the splint. The bundle
makes up the bulk of the basket and coils outward from the center of the
basket.

- Twining uses two types of material as well - the warp and the weft. The warp
makes the base and comes out like the spokes of a wheel. The weft is
wrapped around these spokes to create the basket.

- Plaiting is simply layering material over and under other pieces. It is the
simplest type of weaving and is often done in grade school art classes.

- A wicker basket is a basket which has been woven from a stiff fiber such as
plastic, twisted paper fiber, willow branches, canes, or reeds.

Fundamental work in weaving is also composed of three parts:

 dividing and opening lengthwise warps (opening),

 inserting wefts widthways between warps (widthway insertion), and

 And beating the inserted wefts with a reed (beating), which completes the three-
part process..

3. What are the indigenous materials for basket making and weaving?

 Rattan

 Bamboo

 Nipa leaves

 Abaca

 Piña

 Nito

 Tikog

 Buri

 Pandan

 Tule

 Coconut leaves and Stick

 Palm leaves

 beeswax

4. What are the industrial materials for basket making?

Some of the more common materials used in basketry include cedar bark, cedar
root, spruce root, cattail leaves and tule. Elements used for decoration include
maidenhair fern stems, horsetail root, red cherry bark and a variety of grasses. These
materials vary widely in color and appearance.
5. Please provide the information about the Hablon de Cebu.

Hinablon, or shortened to hablon, is a product in a traditional process of weaving

known in the town of Argao. The weaving process itself is
called hablon. Produced with local fibres such as piña, cotton, and abaca, the
“hablon” comes from the Visayan word “habol,” which means blanket.
The program started as a community extension project by students from the Cebu Technological
University – Argao Campus (CTU) in 2013 to provide weavers with a better livelihood through
better pay and an improved working environment to save the weaving industry. Hinablon sa
Cebu has helped many weavers by providing training workshops to create better products. It
also gives weavers a more stable source of income, as weaving before the project started did
not generate as much. Today, weavers stay at the CTU-Argao Campus, creating various
products, from bags, pillowcases, scarves, and dresses, on a daily basis. You can find many of
their products at the showroom inside CTU. They also have embroidery and sewing machines to
make even more intricate designs. Hablon products have also been featured in multiple DTI
trade fairs in shopping malls like Ayala Center Cebu. These exhibits bring hablon to an even
more accessible location where people around the city can see the local product without having
to travel far. The weaving industry in Argao may be understated and lesser-known even among
Cebuanos, but it is an essential part of Cebu culture. Hablon carries the Cebuano brand of
creativity through mesmerizing works of art in fashion, architecture, and design.