DIY: The Art Of Mat Weaving As Cultural Heritage

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Hello everyone! How are you all my friends? It's been awhile since my last post here due to bad internet connectivity due to the previous typhoon. There were massive disconnection and all we did was wait and wait until all the toppled posts were changed to concrete posts! Anyways, the home based school activities was resumed and as a guardian of Antonia, granny me has to assist her with her outputs. One of which is Mat Weaving. The parents are expected to help their students when it comes to home projects but of course, we leave the academics on their hands. MAPEH subjec involves Music, Arts, Physical Education and Health.

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Needed materials:

1. Construction papers
2. Pair of scissors
3. Glue
4. Graphing paper
5. #2 Carbon pencil

Weaving falls under Arts subject. It is one of the cultural arts of the olden times with cultural and traditional history attached to it especially in the Philippines and other Asian countries. Well, it's easy as eating pie because it's my forte as you've seen in my previous works of art, right? Antonia also loved watching me while I do the weaving and she often volunteers in helping me just like my kids during their younger days.:)

To start with, we must cut the construction papers into strips according to desired size. Here, I've cut it about 1cm which is the ideal size in mat weaving.

As illustrated in their modules, mat weaving was one of the livelihood of various tribes in the Philippines wherein they used the kind of materials that are present in their localities such as tikog, pandan, nipa, bamboo, nito,rattan, etc. Each have specialties on how they're weaved and molded into lovely and beautiful mats, bags, baskets, chairs, hummocks, etc. You only need to use your creativeness and the willingness to learn this work of art!

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As you can see, the strips are cut into the same sizes for consistency and uniformity. While inserting the strips, make it as close as possible to make a fine and durable mat.

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After all is done, it's time to follow the pattern you've chosen by inserting the strips. This style is done for small pieces such as placemats and centerpieces.

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The insertion of red strips must start from the middle too.

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The actual design is now wider compared to that in the graphing paper.

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That is now the finished product. Beautiful color combinations will certainly bring harmony to your finished product.

I hope you like it guys and thank you once again for your time. Doing it yourself will surely lead to a small business given the chance!

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Nice project for the kids. These activities will stimulate both sides of the brain and are always good for bonding sessions with the family. And yes, it can be turned into a good business especially for the foreign market in the west where they like woven products. :)

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Thank you! Indeed. Doing their projects together will inspire them to do better. Who else would teach them in the absence of the teacher:) Granny me is also inspired because she's top 4 in their Special Science Class! Weaving plays a relevant role in our community especially in rural areas which has been promoted by our government agencies via Tourism Dept and other NGO's.

That's great. At least you have support from the government and NGOs.

That’s a good idea and looks so beautiful! My mother used to teach me how to make mats and other materials from palm leaves when I was a child and I really enjoyed it. That’s a great memory for me with my mother but I think I forgot how to it some because it’s a long time ago. Have a great day.

Oh wow! It's something to remember with your mom. I remember using coconut leaves in making a ball or dice in four strips! Perhaps a native bag using mat as shown in Antonia's module will be nice too ^_^

I used to have this project when I was in elementary school. Ahhh I miss doing arts and crafts.

Yeah, me too. Actually, it reminded me to the good old days while doing this project. Lol!

Hang ganda Sis! Especially the panda materials I like the mat result.

Thanks sis. They always have this woven materials either in their Arts and/or AP subjects. One of these days, I'd like to try the mat designs in Tacloban especially the flowers.:)

back in my elementary days, I really enjoy craft works especially weaving. I love the effects, the color combination, and its process. The end product always amazes me regardless of what color of paper we use. I know there are other fun materials out there we can use for weaving we sometimes use coconut leaves and it's also a fun activity.

Indeed my friend. Using a bit of our imagination will enhance our creativeness in arts such as this.

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Thank you so much!

Beautiful project! Weaving is so interesting, the creativity and craftsmanship of those who do it is really admirable. I don't remember having made such project. I may try making one with my kids.

Thank you! Indeed it is. You can use it afterwards too and make more as well for your table setting. The kids will surely enjoy doing this. You may cover it with plastic and iron the edges over thin cloth or paper.

How creative 👍🏻👍🏻

Thank you. It only needs a lot of patience to get a better result. ^_^

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Ganon ba. Gusto ko talaga yan maglala ng banig sis. Sumasali Ako non sa mga weavers na Maranaos na tikog ang ginagamit.Nganga Ako kasi ang bilis nila humabi. 😁

What a great activity for people to do! Children especially would be engage a lot in doing this and will allow their creativity to run wild. Keep safe always and have a great week ahead!

Hi there. You're right. Kids will enjoy doing their own designs too not only in mat weaving but also in making organizers. Thank you for visiting my page!

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