(EMBROIDERY)

Hook and Needle Work

An ancient craft that reached the Philippines ( through ancient Chinese and Indian connections ) even

before the arrival of the Spaniards. It is a method of decorating a cloth background by the

needlework .

One Filipino tradition wherein Filipino olden times , It is said ,knew their worth by the way they pushed the needles and thread and sometimes, fine wire, with their fingers.

Embroidery

Historical Background

Embroidery during the Spanish Period

Spanish educational reform of 1863 – embroidery took place of geography, history, and agriculture in the women’s curriculum in the country .

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Embroidery during the American Period

June 1912 – the School of Household Industries opened in Manila and was first established in Intramuros and later in Herran, Sta. Ana.

They gave academic training to certain women of each province as would make them fit to return to their home upon graduation and start industrial centers.

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Embroidery during the American Period

Pensionados - government scholars selected from all over the country to give ample opportunity to all those interested.

Asilo de Molo – in Iloilo by the 1920s became noted for it’s delicate embroidered vestments with traditional liturgical symbols and embellishments.

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Philippine Embroidery Corporation

South Seas Trading Corporation

Shalom and Company

Malloy and CompanyBlanca Nieve

Philippine Hand Embroidery Corporation and Dressmaking

Largest Embroidery Manufactures in Manila

1930’s – when machine-made embroidery was introduced in the Philippines

 

Machine –Made Embroidery

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