Tinalak is a special kind of hand-woven abaca fabric unique to the ethnic T'boli tribe of Southern Mindanao in the Philippines. The rich color comes from vegetable dyes and the natural pigments from tree barks. There aren't many tinalak weavers anymore, in fact Philippine cultural institutions have declared the weavers from the T'boli tribe as national creative artists to support their weaving tradition. We were lucky enough to get our hands on some of this amazing fabric and made these gorgeous coco clutches! So cute and so perfect for summer!
Tuesday, May 11, 2010
Tinalak
Tinalak is a special kind of hand-woven abaca fabric unique to the ethnic T'boli tribe of Southern Mindanao in the Philippines. The rich color comes from vegetable dyes and the natural pigments from tree barks. There aren't many tinalak weavers anymore, in fact Philippine cultural institutions have declared the weavers from the T'boli tribe as national creative artists to support their weaving tradition. We were lucky enough to get our hands on some of this amazing fabric and made these gorgeous coco clutches! So cute and so perfect for summer!
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3 comments:
Nice! Do they come in different colors?
No just brown. This is the traditional color way.
Its' nice to know that others really appreciate and give honor to the filipino creativeness. Where particular in mindanao can we find the source of tinalak?
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