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Sunday, February 01, 2009 |
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SPECIAL REPORT:NATURAL FIBERS |
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Saluyot, natural fibers make fashion statement |
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We lead in this sunshine business and industry, but
we can’t afford to be complacent
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By Paul M. Icamina, Special Reports Editor
SALUYOT is coming out of the culinary closet into the world of high
fashion.
“Saluyot has passed all the initial
prerequisites for textile in terms of fineness, tensile strength,
residual gum properties—among the most critical
characteristics,” says Nora Mangalindan, head of research and
development at the Philippine Textile Research Institute (PTRI).
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O T H E R R E P O R T S
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Competitors at the gate
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THE Philippines is the world’s leading producer of natural
fiber—except cotton, flax (from which linen is made) ramie, silk
and wool—for apparel, paper currency, luxury car upholstery and
other uses.
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Sabutan chic is rare and wild
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BANGA, Aklan: Found only in the wild, in the forests of the Sierra
Madre mountains in Aurora province and in Batanes, sabutan is highly
priced in the world of high fashion.
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Ancient fabrics weave hope for the poor
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NATURAL fibers ease the pain of poverty.
In many developing countries, proceeds from the
sale and export of natural fibers contribute significantly to the
income and the food security of poor farmers and those working in
fiber processing and marketing.
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The ABCs of abaca farming
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DURING World War II when most Philippine abaca farms were destroyed,
the US Navy was so panicked for lack of strong marine cordage that
it turned to marijuana, or cannabis hemp.
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