QUIZ: WEAVING

What is fabric weaving?

• A painting method on cloth

• A way to carve patterns on fabric

• A method of interlacing two sets of threads to form a fabric

• A dyeing technique using natural colors

What is the name of the traditional Ilocano handwoven fabric?

• Batik

• Abel or Inabel

• Barong

• Sinamay

What is the name of the weaving device still used by Ilocanos today in traditional textile production?

• T'nalak table

• Spindle machine

• Pedal loom

• Warping board

Among the Muslim communities in Mindanao, which groups are known for continuing the cotton and silk weaving traditions?

• Ifugao, Kalinga, and Tagbanua

• Magindanaon, Maranaw, and Yakan

• Tausug, Bagobo, and Subanen

• Tagalog, Visayan, and Bicolano

Liza visits a weaving community in Ilocos and sees an old woman skillfully weaving threads into fabric using a wooden pedal loom. The woman tells her that the design has been in her family for generations. What traditional art technique is Liza witnessing?

• Embroidery

• Dyeing

• Fabric weaving

• Stamping