Hablon, taken from the Hiligaynon word “Habol,” meaning “to weave,” refers to both the process of making the fabric and the end product. It is traditionally made of locally-made fibers such as piña, abaca, and cotton
Made of fibrous natural materials, which consisted of jusi (banana fiber), piña (pineapple fiber), and abaca, as well as locally grown silk threads, cotton, rayon, and other indigenous materials3, the hand woven textile known as hablon (from the Hiligaynon term habol, meaning to weave)4 was used to make beautiful
