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Furniture
Making
Antique-motif and contemporary wood, metal and bamboo
furniture are produced in the province. Adequate
raw material supply and skilled labor force provide
critical advantages for buyers and investors. |
Furniture
– using wood from trees like molave, acacia,
narra & others, furniture makers, especially
in San Vicente, Ilocos Sur, creatively produce tables,
chairs, coffee table, telephone table and other
types of furnitures. |
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Ceramics
Abundant local sources of a variety of clay, skilled
and creative workers and a legacy in pottery and
earthenware production create impetus for the ceramics
industry. |
Burnay
Jars -- famous craft made of clay to form jars and
other decorative and practical purposes, a favorite
pasalubong for tourists done in Pagburnayan, Vigan
City. |
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Loomweaving
The province is famous for its very high quality
production of handwoven cloth known as the “ABEL-ILUKO”,
a fabric used for Filipino formal wear. Also popular
are the handwoven placemats, table napkins and blankets. |
Abel
– a hand loom-woven fabric with unique design.
Binakol is the most common thread used which is
made in Mindoro, Vigan City |
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Food
Processing
The province’s large volume of agricultural
produce can sustain a thriving food processing industry.
This includes the growing chichacorn-making industry,
wine and vinegar making, coffee-making, and gingertea
making. |
Ilocano
Longganisa – ground beef mixed in soy , garlic
and ground pepper, it is then inserted in pig intestines
and dried. |
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Handicrafts
A generous mix of indigenous talent and international
tastes enable Ilocos Sur artisans to weave, carve
and design different lines of handicraft items from
woodcraft, bamboocraft to fiber bags and baskets.
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Buri
Crafts – bags and fans made of buri, these
crafts are made in San Juan Ilocos Sur. |
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Metalcraft
and Blacksmithing
To complement the increasing needs of the agricultural
sector for farm implements and the other service
facilities like automotive, mill supplies and metal
components in the housing sector, the province’s
pool of skilled craftsmen along the metalcraft and
blacksmithing sectors are gradually increasing. |
Getteng
– metal craft done manually. The getteng or
scissor maker can be found in Brgy. Pandayan, San
Juan. |
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