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to our Basic Weaving Workshop in Washington, D.C.! 🇵🇭From learning the fundamentals of weaving to discovering the stor...
04/08/2026

to our Basic Weaving Workshop in Washington, D.C.! 🇵🇭

From learning the fundamentals of weaving to discovering the stories behind Philippine textiles, every workshop is an opportunity to connect people through culture, creativity, and hands-on experiences.

Looking for a unique activity for your next event?

✨ Hibla Philippines offers weaving workshops for:

• Corporate team-building activities
• Conferences and cultural programs
• Schools and universities
• Private gatherings and celebrations
• Museums, embassies, and community organizations

Whether in the Philippines or abroad, we’d love to bring the experience of Philippine weaving to your community.

📩 Send us a message to book your next workshop.

Binatog, taho, o sapin-sapin? 🤔Which Pinoy snack are you getting? 😍—Now available: Philippine Postage Hat Collection 🤠In...
01/08/2026

Binatog, taho, o sapin-sapin? 🤔
Which Pinoy snack are you getting? 😍

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Now available: Philippine Postage Hat Collection 🤠

Inspired by Philippine postage stamps with Binakol weave from Abra, this collection reimagines familiar Filipino symbols, flora, food, cultural icons, everyday objects, and heritage motifs as embroidered wearable pieces.

Available in two styles:

Reversible Bucket Hat and Fisherman’s Hat

Get yours now! ❤️

Fun fact: Hibla’s founder and co-founder both grew up in Bayawan City. 🤎This made our recent visit to Bayawan’s weaving ...
24/07/2026

Fun fact: Hibla’s founder and co-founder both grew up in Bayawan City. 🤎

This made our recent visit to Bayawan’s weaving community last July 18, 2026 especially meaningful.

Our team met local weavers working with cotton and abaca, grown and harvested in Bayawan.

Coming back to Bayawan through Hibla felt like returning home with a deeper purpose, to reconnect with the place that shaped us while supporting the people who continue to sustain local craft and livelihood.

We are grateful to the weavers and community partners who welcomed us, shared their stories, and allowed us to witness how Bayawan’s agricultural resources can be transformed through skill, creativity, and collective work.

This visit is only the beginning, and we look forward to sharing more about the people and organizations helping Bayawan’s weaving and natural-fiber traditions grow.

Turn your celebration into something creative with our Basic Weaving Kit Party & Event Favors! 🧶Each set comes with the ...
09/07/2026

Turn your celebration into something creative with our Basic Weaving Kit Party & Event Favors! 🧶

Each set comes with the essential tools and materials for a fun DIY weaving activity, perfect for birthdays, school events, workshops, corporate gatherings, cultural programs, and special occasions.

You may also customize the gift tag to match your event theme or message.

It’s more than a giveaway, it’s a hands-on experience your guests can enjoy and remember.

Open for bulk orders. Send us a message for quantities, customization, and event packages.

July in the Philippines is Nutrition Month. And today, we look back to 1521.When Magellan’s expedition arrived in the Ph...
05/07/2026

July in the Philippines is Nutrition Month. And today, we look back to 1521.

When Magellan’s expedition arrived in the Philippines, food was one of the first forms of exchange.

Before “Filipino cuisine” was named, our islands already had rich foodways shaped by land, sea, trade, ritual, and community.

Food is history. Food is heritage.

The oldest surviving textile in the Philippines was not just fabric.The Banton Burial Cloth, found in Banton Island, Rom...
30/06/2026

The oldest surviving textile in the Philippines was not just fabric.

The Banton Burial Cloth, found in Banton Island, Romblon, was woven from abaca, world’s strongest plant fibers. Discovered in a burial cave, it reminds us that cloth was not only used to cover the living body, but also to honor the dead.

Before fashion, textile was already memory, ritual, and care.

From the Babaylan and Katalonan to the Asog and Bayoguin, historical records reveal a society where women could hold spi...
19/06/2026

From the Babaylan and Katalonan to the Asog and Bayoguin, historical records reveal a society where women could hold spiritual authority and where certain gender-nonconforming individuals occupied respected ritual roles.

Here’s why we think pre-colonial Philippines was more progressive in these aspects!

When we think of heritage, we often think of traditions, languages, food, or textiles. Yet some of the Philippines’ most...
16/06/2026

When we think of heritage, we often think of traditions, languages, food, or textiles. Yet some of the Philippines’ most remarkable treasures are living quietly in our forests, mountains, and islands.

As one of the world’s biodiversity hotspots, the Philippines is home to thousands of plant species found nowhere else on Earth. From the iconic Waling-Waling of Mindanao to the turquoise Jade Vine, the Kapa-Kapa featured on the Philippine ₱10 coin, and the giant Rafflesia of Panay, these plants are part of a natural heritage that is uniquely ours.

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Check out Hibla Philippines’ newest bucket & fisherman’s hats featuring these beautiful flowers! 🌸

Now available: Philippine Postage Hat Collection ✨Inspired by Philippine postage stamps with Binakol weave from Abra, th...
14/06/2026

Now available: Philippine Postage Hat Collection ✨

Inspired by Philippine postage stamps with Binakol weave from Abra, this collection reimagines familiar Filipino symbols, flora, food, cultural icons, everyday objects, and heritage motifs as embroidered wearable pieces.

Available in two styles:

Reversible Bucket Hat and Fisherman’s Hat

*Each design is translated from artwork into embroidery, so the final stitched version may vary slightly from the digital mockup.

Wearable heritage, made for everyday use.

Now available at Hibla Philippines. 🇵🇭

Beyond the lessons we learned in school are questions that historians, conservators, and researchers continue to explore...
12/06/2026

Beyond the lessons we learned in school are questions that historians, conservators, and researchers continue to explore.

One of the most intriguing debates surrounds the so-called “original” Philippine flag.

For decades, a flag preserved at the Gen. Emilio Aguinaldo Museum in Baguio was believed to be the very flag unfurled during the Declaration of Independence on June 12, 1898.

However, later studies raised questions about its materials and construction, leading some historians to suggest that it may be an authentic revolutionary-era flag, but not necessarily the exact flag raised in Kawit.

Whether original or not, the discussion reminds us that textiles are more than symbols. They are historical objects that carry stories, evidence, and traces of the people who made and used them.

This Independence Day, we look beyond the familiar narrative and revisit some lesser-known facts behind one of the Philippines’ most enduring symbols.

Sources:

• National Historical Commission of the Philippines (NHCP)
• Inquirer Archives, “Original or Not, It’s Still the Flag of Our Fathers” (2010)
• Esquire Philippines, “Fast Facts About the Original Philippine Flag” (2023)

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